1998
Nitric oxide and guanosine 3′,5′‐cyclic monophosphate stimulate bile secretion in isolated rat hepatocyte couplets, but not in isolated bile duct units
Trauner M, Mennone A, Gigliozzi A, Fraioli F, Boyer J. Nitric oxide and guanosine 3′,5′‐cyclic monophosphate stimulate bile secretion in isolated rat hepatocyte couplets, but not in isolated bile duct units. Hepatology 1998, 28: 1621-1628. PMID: 9828227, DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuctular bile secretionBile secretionBile duct unitsNitric oxideRat hepatocyte coupletsExchanger activityNO synthesisCl-/HCO3Bile acid-independent bile flowCell-permeant cGMP analogDuct unitsEndogenous NO synthesisHepatocyte coupletsEffect of NOCell-permeant cAMP analogsLevel of hepatocytesCyclic monophosphateHepatic NO synthesisRemoval of HCO3Canalicular bile secretionNG-monomethylBile flowCholeretic effectDuctular luminaL-arginine
1995
Vesicle targeting to the apical domain regulates bile excretory function in isolated rat hepatocyte couplets
Boyer J, Soroka C. Vesicle targeting to the apical domain regulates bile excretory function in isolated rat hepatocyte couplets. Gastroenterology 1995, 109: 1600-1611. PMID: 7557144, DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(95)90649-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsertion of vesiclesTranslocation of vesiclesMembrane transport activityVesicle trafficApical domainIsolated rat hepatocyte coupletsAcid transportersTransport activityNocodazoleRat hepatocyte coupletsVesiclesIndependent mechanismsEpithelial cellsBile acid transporterSite of residenceHepatocyte coupletsTransportersCanalicular membraneRat hepatocytesImmunocytochemical localizationCyclic monophosphateAdenosine triphosphataseBile excretory function
1990
DBcAMP stimulates vesicle transport and HRP excretion in isolated perfused rat liver
Hayakawa T, Bruck R, Ng O, Boyer J. DBcAMP stimulates vesicle transport and HRP excretion in isolated perfused rat liver. American Journal Of Physiology 1990, 259: g727-g735. PMID: 2173414, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1990.259.5.g727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiliary excretionBile acidsBile acid excretionLiver 1Effects of adenosineRat liverElectron microscopic morphometric analysisTranscytotic vesicle pathwayLate peakHRP excretionHorseradish peroxidaseMin infusionBile flowExcretory functionAcid excretionO-dibutyryl cAMPPrimary hepatocyte culturesExcretionLiverDbcAMPCyclic monophosphateInfusionPericanalicular area