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
1994
Expression and characterization of a functional rat liver Na+ bile acid cotransport system in COS-7 cells
Boyer J, Ng O, Ananthanarayanan M, Hofmann A, Schteingart C, Hagenbuch B, Stieger B, Meier P. Expression and characterization of a functional rat liver Na+ bile acid cotransport system in COS-7 cells. American Journal Of Physiology 1994, 266: g382-g387. PMID: 8166278, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1994.266.3.g382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOS-7 cellsCotransport systemBile acid transporterUrsodeoxycholic acidTaurochenodeoxycholic acidAcid cotransport systemTauroursodeoxycholic acidBile acidsRat hepatocytesAbsence of sodiumChenodeoxycholic acidCOS cellsEmpty plasmidPMAMneo vectorCholic acidBile acid cotransporterMicroM bilirubinRat liverEvidence of expressionCell linesAcid transportersPosttranslational factorsProgressive uptakeCotransporterAcid cotransporter
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