2021
Adjunct Fenofibrate Up‐regulates Bile Acid Glucuronidation and Improves Treatment Response For Patients With Cholestasis
Gallucci GM, Trottier J, Hemme C, Assis DN, Boyer JL, Barbier O, Ghonem NS. Adjunct Fenofibrate Up‐regulates Bile Acid Glucuronidation and Improves Treatment Response For Patients With Cholestasis. Hepatology Communications 2021, 5: 2035-2051. PMID: 34558841, PMCID: PMC8631103, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum bile acidsSerum alkaline phosphataseBile acidsTreatment responseIncomplete responseTotal serum bile acidsElevated serum alkaline phosphatasePeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alphaProliferator-activated receptor alphaAlkaline phosphatasePrimary sclerosing cholangitisPrimary biliary cholangitisStandard of careSerum ALP levelsBile acid glucuronidationCytotoxic bile acidsPrimary human hepatocytesBA detoxificationFenofibrate therapySclerosing cholangitisAdult patientsBiliary cholangitisLiver failureCombination therapyImproved outcomes
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