1997
Bile acid concentrations in human and rat liver tissue and in hepatocyte nuclei
Setchell K, Rodrigues C, Clerici C, Solinas A, Morelli A, Gartung C, Boyer J. Bile acid concentrations in human and rat liver tissue and in hepatocyte nuclei. Gastroenterology 1997, 112: 226-235. PMID: 8978363, DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(97)70239-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile acid concentrationsBile acid administrationBile duct ligationBile acid poolLiver tissueBile acidsAcid administrationRat liver tissueDuct ligationTotal bile acid concentrationTissue concentrationsBile acid compositionSham-operated ratsLiver tissue levelsMajor bile acidsHydrophobic bile acidsHepatocyte nucleiAcid poolHuman liver tissueExperimental cholestasisAbstractTextTissue levelsRat hepatic nucleiAcid concentrationAdministration
1996
Tauroursodeoxycholic acid activates protein kinase C in isolated rat hepatocytes
Beuers U, Throckmorton D, Anderson, Isales C, Thasler W, Kullak-Ublick G, Sauter G, Koebe H, Paumgartner G, Boyer J. Tauroursodeoxycholic acid activates protein kinase C in isolated rat hepatocytes. Gastroenterology 1996, 110: 1553-1563. PMID: 8613063, DOI: 10.1053/gast.1996.v110.pm8613063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect of TUDCATauroursodeoxycholic acidProtein kinase CHepatocellular Ca2Chronic cholestatic liver diseaseCholestatic liver diseaseAlpha-PKCPKC activityLiver diseaseLiver functionRadioenzymatic techniqueExperimental cholestasisPhorbol ester phorbolActivation of PKCKinase CTaurocholic acidImmunofluorescence techniqueAbstractTextMembrane-associated PKC activitySignificant increaseAIMSStimulation of exocytosisUnknown mechanismParticulate membrane fractionHepatocytes