2023
Human vascularized bile duct-on-a chip: a multi-cellular micro-physiological system for studying cholestatic liver disease
Du Y, de Jong I, Gupta K, Waisbourd-Zinman O, Har-Zahav A, Soroka C, Boyer J, Llewellyn J, Liu C, Naji A, Polacheck W, Wells R. Human vascularized bile duct-on-a chip: a multi-cellular micro-physiological system for studying cholestatic liver disease. Biofabrication 2023, 16: 015004. PMID: 37820623, PMCID: PMC10587873, DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/ad0261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCholestatic liver diseasePrimary sclerosing cholangitisLiver diseaseBile ductBile duct tissuesDuct tissuePeripheral blood mononuclear cellsEndothelial cellsBlood mononuclear cellsNormal bile duct tissuesHuman vascular endothelial cellsVascular endothelial cellsPSC patientsSclerosing cholangitisIL-17ATh17 cellsMononuclear cellsVascular channelsBiliary organoidsCholangiocyte organoidsBlood vesselsCholangiocytesDiseaseFlow of bloodTight junctions
2015
Canalicular membrane MRP2/ABCC2 internalization is determined by Ezrin Thr567 phosphorylation in human obstructive cholestasis
Chai J, Cai SY, Liu X, Lian W, Chen S, Zhang L, Feng X, Cheng Y, He X, He Y, Chen L, Wang R, Wang H, Boyer JL, Chen W. Canalicular membrane MRP2/ABCC2 internalization is determined by Ezrin Thr567 phosphorylation in human obstructive cholestasis. Journal Of Hepatology 2015, 63: 1440-1448. PMID: 26212029, PMCID: PMC4686151, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBile CanaliculiCase-Control StudiesCholestasisCytoskeletal ProteinsFemaleGallstonesGene Knockdown TechniquesHep G2 CellsHumansLiverMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalMultidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2Multidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein Kinase CReceptors, Autocrine Motility FactorRNA, MessengerThreonineConceptsObstructive cholestasisCholestatic liverMRP2 expressionMrp2 internalizationHepG2 cellsHuman obstructive cholestasisMRP2 protein expressionMembrane expressionHepatic MRP2 expressionNon-cholestatic controlsExpression of PKCαTotal protein levelsBile ductCholestatic patientsCholestasisBile acidsPatientsAbstractTextHuman liverProtein expressionProtein levelsLiverMRP2JaundiceAIMS
2013
Adult sea lamprey tolerates biliary atresia by altering bile salt composition and renal excretion
Cai S, Lionarons DA, Hagey L, Soroka CJ, Mennone A, Boyer JL. Adult sea lamprey tolerates biliary atresia by altering bile salt composition and renal excretion. Hepatology 2013, 57: 2418-2426. PMID: 23175353, PMCID: PMC3604052, DOI: 10.1002/hep.26161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal excretionBile salt compositionBiliary atresiaBile saltsPlasma bile salt levelsEvidence of necrosisAdult liverBile salt levelsBile salt homeostasisNormal plasma levelsForms of cholestasisBile salt transportersCollection of urineAdult lampreysPredominant bile saltProgressive diseaseExogenous organic anionsBile ductPlasma levelsMajor bile saltsAnimal modelsC27 bile alcoholsCholestasisSalt transportersBile alcohols
2001
Cellular localization and up‐regulation of multidrug resistance–associated protein 3 in hepatocytes and cholangiocytes during obstructive cholestasis in rat liver
Soroka C, Lee J, Azzaroli F, Boyer J. Cellular localization and up‐regulation of multidrug resistance–associated protein 3 in hepatocytes and cholangiocytes during obstructive cholestasis in rat liver. Hepatology 2001, 33: 783-791. PMID: 11283840, DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2001.23501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive cholestasisMultidrug resistance-associated protein 3Bile duct-ligated animalsMultidrug resistanceToxic bile acidsModel of cholestasisDuct-ligated animalsExpression of MRP3Intensity of stainingHepatocytes of liverWestern blot analysisBile ductHepatic expressionCentral veinCholestasisMRP3 expressionNormal liverBile acidsPericentral regionsIndirect immunofluorescenceProtein 3Days postligationMRP3Mrp2 proteinLiver
1995
Isolation of small polarized bile duct units.
Mennone A, Alvaro D, Cho W, Boyer J. Isolation of small polarized bile duct units. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 6527-6531. PMID: 7541542, PMCID: PMC41551, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.14.6527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic AcidAnimalsBicarbonatesBile DuctsBucladesineChloridesCholestasisColforsinFluoresceinsGluconatesHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsLiverMaleMicroscopy, ElectronMicroscopy, VideoRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySecretinTime FactorsConceptsBile duct unitsInterlobular bile ductsBile ductDuct unitsSmall interlobular bile ductsBile duct syndromeBile duct segmentsCholestatic liver disordersCl-/HCO3- exchange activityRat liverLiver disordersPrimary siteForskolin administrationMicroM forskolinDextran 40Duct segmentsDibutyryl cAMPUseful preparationLiverSecretionForskolinImaging techniquesDuctLuminal spaceSyndrome
1989
Hepatic immunohistochemical localization of the tight junction protein ZO-1 in rat models of cholestasis.
Anderson J, Glade J, Stevenson B, Boyer J, Mooseker M. Hepatic immunohistochemical localization of the tight junction protein ZO-1 in rat models of cholestasis. American Journal Of Pathology 1989, 134: 1055-62. PMID: 2719075, PMCID: PMC1879891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZO-1 proteinZO-1Tight junctionsConsecutive daily subcutaneous injectionsFrozen sectionsReflux of bileDaily subcutaneous injectionsBile duct obstructionCommon bile ductMale Sprague-DawleyHepatocyte tight junctionsBile duct ligation resultsTight junction protein ZO-1Cholestatic modelsDuct obstructionBile ductSubcutaneous injectionCholestatic liverRat modelEthinyl estradiolSprague-DawleyProtein ZO-1Immunoperoxidase stainingZO-1 stainingImmunohistochemical localization
1978
Stimulation of thymidine incorporation in mouse liver and biliary tract epithelium by lithocholate and deoxycholate
Bagheri S, Bolt M, Boyer J, Palmer R. Stimulation of thymidine incorporation in mouse liver and biliary tract epithelium by lithocholate and deoxycholate. Gastroenterology 1978, 74: 188-192. PMID: 620891, DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(78)90793-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCertain bile acidsBiliary tractBile acidsBiliary tract epitheliumSingle oral dosesBile duct hyperplasiaBile acid poolBile saltsDuctular cell hyperplasiaPeliosis hepatisOral dosesHepatocellular necrosisBile ductCell hyperplasiaDuct hyperplasiaEnterohepatic circulationHepatic nodulesProliferative activityThymidine incorporationLiverEarly effectsLithocholateMouse liverDosesCell kinetics