2023
Human vascularized bile duct-on-a chip: a multi-cellular micro-physiological system for studying cholestatic liver disease
Du Y, de Jong I, Gupta K, Waisbourd-Zinman O, Har-Zahav A, Soroka C, Boyer J, Llewellyn J, Liu C, Naji A, Polacheck W, Wells R. Human vascularized bile duct-on-a chip: a multi-cellular micro-physiological system for studying cholestatic liver disease. Biofabrication 2023, 16: 015004. PMID: 37820623, PMCID: PMC10587873, DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/ad0261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCholestatic liver diseasePrimary sclerosing cholangitisLiver diseaseBile ductBile duct tissuesDuct tissuePeripheral blood mononuclear cellsEndothelial cellsBlood mononuclear cellsNormal bile duct tissuesHuman vascular endothelial cellsVascular endothelial cellsPSC patientsSclerosing cholangitisIL-17ATh17 cellsMononuclear cellsVascular channelsBiliary organoidsCholangiocyte organoidsBlood vesselsCholangiocytesDiseaseFlow of bloodTight junctions
1999
Characterization of ion transport mechanisms involved in bombesin-stimulated biliary secretion in rat cholangiocytes
Cho W, Boyer J. Characterization of ion transport mechanisms involved in bombesin-stimulated biliary secretion in rat cholangiocytes. Journal Of Hepatology 1999, 30: 1045-1051. PMID: 10406182, DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(99)80258-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic AcidAcetazolamideAnimalsBarium CompoundsBileBile DuctsBombesinCarbonic Anhydrase InhibitorsChloride ChannelsChloridesIn Vitro TechniquesIon TransportMaleMicroscopy, VideoNitrobenzoatesPotassium ChannelsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTetraethylammonium
1998
Intracellular pH regulation in bombesin-stimulated secretion in isolated bile duct units from rat liver
Cho W, Mennone A, Boyer J. Intracellular pH regulation in bombesin-stimulated secretion in isolated bile duct units from rat liver. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 275: g1028-g1036. PMID: 9815033, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.275.5.g1028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntiportersBicarbonatesBile Ducts, IntrahepaticBombesinCarrier ProteinsChloride-Bicarbonate AntiportersChloridesFluoresceinsFluorescent DyesHEPESHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIn Vitro TechniquesMaleModels, BiologicalRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySodiumSodium-Bicarbonate SymportersSodium-Hydrogen ExchangersConceptsHCO-3 secretionBile duct unitsDuct unitsAcid-extruding mechanismsEffect of bombesinRat liverCl-/HCOBombesin-stimulated secretionRegulation of intracellularBiliary secretionNormal rat liverBombesinCholangiocytesSecretionUnderlying mechanismLiverBasalPH regulationCounterregulatoryNeuropeptidesExchange activityActivity