2013
Adult sea lamprey tolerates biliary atresia by altering bile salt composition and renal excretion
Cai S, Lionarons DA, Hagey L, Soroka CJ, Mennone A, Boyer JL. Adult sea lamprey tolerates biliary atresia by altering bile salt composition and renal excretion. Hepatology 2013, 57: 2418-2426. PMID: 23175353, PMCID: PMC3604052, DOI: 10.1002/hep.26161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal excretionBile salt compositionBiliary atresiaBile saltsPlasma bile salt levelsEvidence of necrosisAdult liverBile salt levelsBile salt homeostasisNormal plasma levelsForms of cholestasisBile salt transportersCollection of urineAdult lampreysPredominant bile saltProgressive diseaseExogenous organic anionsBile ductPlasma levelsMajor bile saltsAnimal modelsC27 bile alcoholsCholestasisSalt transportersBile alcohols
1997
Enterohepatic circulation of scymnol sulfate in an elasmobranch, the little skate (Raja erinacea)
Fricker G, Wössner R, Drewe J, Fricker R, Boyer J. Enterohepatic circulation of scymnol sulfate in an elasmobranch, the little skate (Raja erinacea). American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 273: g1023-g1030. PMID: 9374698, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.273.5.g1023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnterohepatic circulationScymnol sulfateBile alcohol sulfatesBile flowBiliary secretionCholeretic effectMajor bile saltsHepatic uptakeHepatic eliminationIntestinal epitheliumBileLiverSkate liverHepatic transportSpecific transport mechanismsBile alcoholsMajor metaboliteFirst direct demonstrationBile saltsCholyltaurinePerfusateLittle skatePolar metabolitesCompetitive mannerDirect demonstration
1994
Characteristics of bile salt uptake into skate hepatocytes
Fricker G, Dubost V, Finsterwald K, Boyer J. Characteristics of bile salt uptake into skate hepatocytes. Biochemical Journal 1994, 299: 665-670. PMID: 8192655, PMCID: PMC1138072, DOI: 10.1042/bj2990665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrganic anion transport systemBile salt uptakeBile alcoholsBile saltsBeta-cholestane-3 alphaBile salt transportUnconjugated bile saltsTaurine-conjugated bile saltsHepatic uptakeAlpha-triolSkate bileInhibitory effectLiver cellsSkate hepatocytesIndependent transport systemsCholyltaurine transportCholyltaurineHepatocytesInhibitionAlphaUptakeSpecificity