1999
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide is a potent regulator of bile secretion from rat cholangiocytes
Cho W, Boyer J. Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide is a potent regulator of bile secretion from rat cholangiocytes. Gastroenterology 1999, 117: 420-428. PMID: 10419925, DOI: 10.1053/gast.1999.0029900420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile duct unitsEffect of VIPBile flowBile secretionDuct unitsIntestinal polypeptideFluid secretionBile duct-ligated ratsBile salt outputVasoactive intestinal polypeptideHepatocyte coupletsDose-dependent increaseDuct-ligated ratsBile pHVIP antagonistSite of actionSubstance PSecretory responseVIP responsesReceptor inhibitorsCAMP-independent pathwayBicarbonate secretionPotent stimulantSalt outputAbstractText
1997
Bombesin stimulates bicarbonate secretion from rat cholangiocytes: Implications for neural regulation of bile secretion
Cho W, Mennone A, Rydberg, Boyer J. Bombesin stimulates bicarbonate secretion from rat cholangiocytes: Implications for neural regulation of bile secretion. Gastroenterology 1997, 113: 311-321. PMID: 9207292, DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(97)70109-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile secretionBicarbonate secretionRat liverBile duct-ligated ratsRole of bombesinHepatocyte coupletsEffect of bombesinDose-dependent increaseDuct-ligated ratsBile duct unitsCanalicular bile secretionBile pHSite of actionBile flowSubstance PReceptor inhibitorsNeural regulationAbstractTextBombesinBiliary transportDuct unitsSecretionLiverLuminal pHRat cholangiocytes