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
1987
Identification of a single sinusoidal bile salt uptake system in skate liver
Fricker G, Hugentobler G, Meier P, Kurz G, Boyer J. Identification of a single sinusoidal bile salt uptake system in skate liver. American Journal Of Physiology 1987, 253: g816-g822. PMID: 3425718, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1987.253.6.g816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile salt uptakeSkate liverAlpha-dihydroxy-5 betaBile salt derivativesAzo-3 alphaBile acid uptakeConcentration-dependent mannerPredominant bile saltHepatic uptakePhotolabile bile salt derivativeIndependent transport mechanismsAcid uptakeLiverApparent molecular weightBile saltsRat liverTaurocholate uptakeSkate hepatocytesAnion transport inhibitorUptake systemHepatocytesPhotoaffinity labelingTaurocholateDisulfonic acidIrreversible inhibition