1993
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
1980
Bone disease in primary biliary cirrhosis: Reversal of osteomalacia with oral 25-hydroxyvitamin D
Reed J, Meredith S, Nemchausky B, Rosenberg I, Boyer J. Bone disease in primary biliary cirrhosis: Reversal of osteomalacia with oral 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Gastroenterology 1980, 78: 512-517. PMID: 7351289, DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(80)90865-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary biliary cirrhosisBiliary cirrhosisBone biopsyBone diseaseIliac crest bone biopsiesMineralized bone massVitamin D deficiencyRelative osteoid volumeCrest bone biopsiesTrabecular bone volumeLow serum concentrationsD deficiencyD therapySerum concentrationsOsteoid volumeBone massTreatment periodOsteoid surfaceBone volumeOsteomalaciaHistomorphometric analysisCirrhosisPatientsBone mineralizationBiopsy