2001
Cl−-dependent secretory mechanisms in isolated rat bile duct epithelial units
Singh S, Mennone A, Gigliozzi A, Fraioli F, Boyer J. Cl−-dependent secretory mechanisms in isolated rat bile duct epithelial units. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2001, 281: g438-g446. PMID: 11447024, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.281.2.g438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmmonium ChlorideAnimalsBariumBicarbonatesBile Ducts, IntrahepaticBumetanideCarbon DioxideCarrier ProteinsCell PolarityCells, CulturedChloridesColforsinEpithelial CellsHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIon TransportMaleModels, BiologicalRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySodiumSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersConceptsCO2/HCOFluid secretionCotransport activityIntrahepatic bile duct epitheliumBile duct epitheliumDependent fluid secretionHigh intracellular Cl(-) concentrationIntracellular Cl- concentrationBile duct unitsApical Cl(-) secretionNH entryInitial acidification rateIntracellular cAMP concentrationNH4Cl exposureDuct epitheliumInhibitor bumetanideChannel inhibitorsCl(-) secretionCanalicular bileDuct unitsSecretionDependent secretionSecretory mechanismBumetanideForskolinIsolation of functional polarized bile duct units from mouse liver
Cho W, Mennone A, Boyer J. Isolation of functional polarized bile duct units from mouse liver. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2001, 280: g241-g246. PMID: 11208546, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.280.2.g241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasoactive intestinal peptideBile duct epitheliumMurine animal modelBile duct unitsPortal perfusionIntestinal peptideSecretory responseAnimal modelsBlunt dissectionDuct epitheliumSecretory stimuliFluid secretionDuct unitsCholangiocyte secretionFurther enzymatic digestionMouse liverSecretionMurine animalsIBDUMice
1999
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide is a potent regulator of bile secretion from rat cholangiocytes
Cho W, Boyer J. Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide is a potent regulator of bile secretion from rat cholangiocytes. Gastroenterology 1999, 117: 420-428. PMID: 10419925, DOI: 10.1053/gast.1999.0029900420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile duct unitsEffect of VIPBile flowBile secretionDuct unitsIntestinal polypeptideFluid secretionBile duct-ligated ratsBile salt outputVasoactive intestinal polypeptideHepatocyte coupletsDose-dependent increaseDuct-ligated ratsBile pHVIP antagonistSite of actionSubstance PSecretory responseVIP responsesReceptor inhibitorsCAMP-independent pathwayBicarbonate secretionPotent stimulantSalt outputAbstractText
1989
Voltage-driven, taurocholate-dependent secretion in isolated hepatocyte couplets
Weinman S, Graf J, Boyer J. Voltage-driven, taurocholate-dependent secretion in isolated hepatocyte couplets. American Journal Of Physiology 1989, 256: g826-g832. PMID: 2719107, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1989.256.5.g826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile secretionBile acidsSecretion rateFluid secretionIntracellular current injectionCanalicular areaHepatocyte coupletsMembrane potentialRat hepatocyte coupletsAbsence of taurocholateMicroM taurocholateFluid secretion rateBile formationSecretionCarrier-mediated transportTaurocholateLiverIntracellular voltage