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