1999
Hepatic Toxicity and Persistence of ser/thr Protein Phosphatase Inhibition by Microcystin in the Little Skate Raja erinacea
Runnegar M, Seward D, Ballatori N, Crawford J, Boyer J. Hepatic Toxicity and Persistence of ser/thr Protein Phosphatase Inhibition by Microcystin in the Little Skate Raja erinacea. Toxicology And Applied Pharmacology 1999, 161: 40-49. PMID: 10558922, DOI: 10.1006/taap.1999.8783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose-dependent inhibitionSkate hepatocytesUptake of microcystinNear complete inhibitionPP activityInflammatory changesHepatic toxicityHepatocyte necrosisHistological changesAccompanying inhibitionHepatic lesionsBile acidsHigh dosesOnly organSignificant inhibitionSkate Raja erinaceaLittle skate Raja erinaceaInhibitionLiverRectal gland
1996
Disruption of Cell Volume Regulation by Mercuric Chloride Is Mediated by an Increase in Sodium Permeability and Inhibition of an Osmolyte Channel in Skate Hepatocytes
Ballatori N, Boyer J. Disruption of Cell Volume Regulation by Mercuric Chloride Is Mediated by an Increase in Sodium Permeability and Inhibition of an Osmolyte Channel in Skate Hepatocytes. Toxicology And Applied Pharmacology 1996, 140: 404-410. PMID: 8887458, DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.0237.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
ATP depletion and inactivation of an ATP-sensitive taurine channel by classic ion channel blockers.
Ballatori N, Truong A, Jackson P, Strange K, Boyer J. ATP depletion and inactivation of an ATP-sensitive taurine channel by classic ion channel blockers. Molecular Pharmacology 1995, 48: 472-6. PMID: 7565627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIon channel blockersChannel blockersVolume-activated anion channelsATP levelsATP contentActivity of ATPPhysiologic alterationsIntracellular ATP levelsCellular ATPTaurine effluxBlockersIntracellular ATP contentTaurine channelCellular ATP levelsATP/ADP ratioIntracellular organic osmolytesSkate hepatocytesIntracellular ATPATP depletionCell volume regulationDifferent cell typesEffluxCellular ATP concentrationMetabolic poisonsCell types