1995
ATP depletion and inactivation of an ATP-sensitive taurine channel by classic ion channel blockers.
Ballatori N, Truong A, Jackson P, Strange K, Boyer J. ATP depletion and inactivation of an ATP-sensitive taurine channel by classic ion channel blockers. Molecular Pharmacology 1995, 48: 472-6. PMID: 7565627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIon channel blockersChannel blockersVolume-activated anion channelsATP levelsATP contentActivity of ATPPhysiologic alterationsIntracellular ATP levelsCellular ATPTaurine effluxBlockersIntracellular ATP contentTaurine channelCellular ATP levelsATP/ADP ratioIntracellular organic osmolytesSkate hepatocytesIntracellular ATPATP depletionCell volume regulationDifferent cell typesEffluxCellular ATP concentrationMetabolic poisonsCell types
1992
Taurine transport in skate hepatocytes. I. Uptake and efflux
Ballatori N, Boyer J. Taurine transport in skate hepatocytes. I. Uptake and efflux. American Journal Of Physiology 1992, 262: g445-g450. PMID: 1550234, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1992.262.3.g445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkate hepatocytesDependent uptake processIntracellular taurine levelsTaurine uptake systemsTaurine levelsMicroM taurineTaurine uptakeIsosmotic replacementTaurine transportEfflux pathwaySlow effluxExtracellular ClIndependent uptake systemAmino sulfonic acidI. UptakeTaurine accumulationHepatocytesUptake systemEffluxTaurineDisulfonic acidBeta-amino acidsDistinct mechanismsUptakeReplacement
1980
Aminopyrine n-Demethylation: A Prognostic test of liver function in patients with alcoholic liver disease
Schneider J, Baker A, Haines N, Hatfield G, Boyer J. Aminopyrine n-Demethylation: A Prognostic test of liver function in patients with alcoholic liver disease. Gastroenterology 1980, 79: 1145-1150. PMID: 6777231, DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(80)90906-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAminopyrine breath testAlcoholic liver diseaseBreath testLiver diseaseAlcoholic hepatitisClinical improvementHistologic severityLiver functionConventional liver function testsLiver function testsGroup of patientsShort-term survivalClinical featuresFunction testsHistologic confirmationClinical statusProthrombin timePatientsPrognostic testDiseaseHepatitisSeveritySurvivalSGPTSGOT
1978
Validation of 13CO2 breath analysis as a measurement of demethylation of stable isotope labeled aminopyrine in man
Schneider J, Schoeller D, Nemchausky B, Boyer J, Klein P. Validation of 13CO2 breath analysis as a measurement of demethylation of stable isotope labeled aminopyrine in man. Clinica Chimica Acta 1978, 84: 153-162. PMID: 639299, DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(78)90489-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAminopyrineBreath TestsCarbon DioxideCarbon IsotopesCarbon RadioisotopesDealkylationEvaluation Studies as TopicHumansLiver DiseasesTime FactorsConceptsLiver diseaseHepatic microsomal drug metabolismMicrosomal drug metabolismSimultaneous oral administrationDrug-drug interactionsNon-invasive assessmentN-demethylation activityOral doseCumulative excretionOral administrationEffects of diseaseExcretion of labelAdult subjectsDrug metabolismDiseaseExpired breathCumulative appearanceHuman subjectsPatientsReproducible increaseAminopyrineRadiation riskExcretionSubjectsHours