1996
Tauroursodeoxycholic acid activates protein kinase C in isolated rat hepatocytes
Beuers U, Throckmorton D, Anderson, Isales C, Thasler W, Kullak-Ublick G, Sauter G, Koebe H, Paumgartner G, Boyer J. Tauroursodeoxycholic acid activates protein kinase C in isolated rat hepatocytes. Gastroenterology 1996, 110: 1553-1563. PMID: 8613063, DOI: 10.1053/gast.1996.v110.pm8613063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect of TUDCATauroursodeoxycholic acidProtein kinase CHepatocellular Ca2Chronic cholestatic liver diseaseCholestatic liver diseaseAlpha-PKCPKC activityLiver diseaseLiver functionRadioenzymatic techniqueExperimental cholestasisPhorbol ester phorbolActivation of PKCKinase CTaurocholic acidImmunofluorescence techniqueAbstractTextMembrane-associated PKC activitySignificant increaseAIMSStimulation of exocytosisUnknown mechanismParticulate membrane fractionHepatocytes
1993
Effects of tauroursodeoxycholic acid on cytosolic Ca2+ signals in isolated rat hepatocytes
Beuers U, Nathanson M, Boyer J. Effects of tauroursodeoxycholic acid on cytosolic Ca2+ signals in isolated rat hepatocytes. Gastroenterology 1993, 104: 604-612. PMID: 8425704, DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(93)90433-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect of TUDCATauroursodeoxycholic acidAdministration of TUDCAIP3-independent mechanismCytosolic free calciumIP3-sensitive Ca2Trihydroxy bile acidsCholestatic disordersHepatocyte secretionTreatment periodExtracellular Ca2Bile acidsTaurolithocholic acidMumol/Rat hepatocytesFree calciumBasal levelsTransient increaseCytosolic Ca2Levels of inositolFree mediumPhysiological concentrationsIsolated rat hepatocytesHepatocytesFourfold increase