2013
Biosynthesis and trafficking of the bile salt export pump, BSEP: Therapeutic implications of BSEP mutations
Soroka CJ, Boyer JL. Biosynthesis and trafficking of the bile salt export pump, BSEP: Therapeutic implications of BSEP mutations. Molecular Aspects Of Medicine 2013, 37: 3-14. PMID: 23685087, PMCID: PMC3784619, DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2013.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis type 2Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2Cell biological aspectsBile salt export pumpTranslational regulationCell biologyMembrane transportersPrimary transporterBile salt-dependent bile flowType 2Bile acidsRate-limiting stepExport pumpDrug-induced cholestasisBiological aspectsBiosynthesisTraffickingTransportersBSEP mutationsMutationsCholestatic diseaseIntrahepatic cholestasisBile flowBiliary systemEnterohepatic circulation
2007
Clinical trial: modulation of human placental multidrug resistance proteins in cholestasis of pregnancy by ursodeoxycholic acid
AZZAROLI F, MENNONE A, FELETTI V, SIMONI P, BAGLIVO E, MONTAGNANI M, RIZZO N, PELUSI G, DE ALOYSIO D, LODATO F, FESTI D, COLECCHIA A, RODA E, BOYER J, MAZZELLA G. Clinical trial: modulation of human placental multidrug resistance proteins in cholestasis of pregnancy by ursodeoxycholic acid. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2007, 26: 1139-1146. PMID: 17894656, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03462.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrsodeoxycholic acid administrationBile acid levelsUrsodeoxycholic acidBile acidsAcid administrationIntrahepatic cholestasisCord bloodMaternal serum bile acidsCord blood bilirubinAcid levelsRNA expressionCholestasis of pregnancySerum bile acidsTotal bile acidsMRP3 protein expressionPregnancy patientsPhysiological pregnancyPregnant womenMultidrug resistance proteinBlood bilirubinMRP2 expressionMRP4 expressionCholestasisMultidrug resistancePregnancy
1998
Maternal cholestasis does not affect the ontogenic pattern of expression of the Na+/Taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (ntcp) in the fetal and neonatal rat liver
Arrese M, Trauner M, Ananthanarayanan M, Boyer J, Suchy F. Maternal cholestasis does not affect the ontogenic pattern of expression of the Na+/Taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (ntcp) in the fetal and neonatal rat liver. Hepatology 1998, 28: 789-795. PMID: 9731574, DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile duct ligationWeeks of ageBile acid transporterFetal lifeCommon bile duct ligationOntogenic patternMaternal obstructive cholestasisBile acid excretionMRNA levelsEffect of cholestasisSham-operated animalsSteady-state mRNA levelsFunction of NTCPAcid transportersNeonatal rat liverPostnatal time pointsDays of ageMaternal cholestasisBasolateral bile acid transportersPregnant ratsCholestatic ratsLiver weightObstructive cholestasisDuct ligationMC group