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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2006

Taurolithocholate impairs bile canalicular motility and canalicular bile secretion in isolated rat hepatocyte couplets.

Norihito Watanabe, Tatehiro Kagawa, Seiichiro Kojima, Shinji Takashimizu, Naruhiko Nagata, Yasuhiro Nishizaki, Tetsuya Mine

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Norihito WatanabeDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Bohseidai, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan. norihito@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp
Tatehiro Kagawa
Seiichiro Kojima
Shinji Takashimizu
Naruhiko Nagata
Yasuhiro Nishizaki
Tetsuya Mine
Tokai University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the effects of taurolithocholate (TLC) on the canalicular motility in isolated rat hepatocyte couplets (IRHC).

methodsTLC was added to IRHC at concentrations of 10 and 50 mumol/L, respectively. In each group, five time-lapse movies containing 3 representative bile canaliculi were taken under phase-contrast microscopy for 12 h. The number of bile canalicular contractions and the intervals between consecutive canalicular contractions were calculated. Furthermore, the effects of TLC on IRHC were examined by transmission electron microscopy.

resultsThe bile canalicular contractions were spontaneous and forceful in the controls. Active vesicular movement was observed in the pericanalicular region. Immediately after the addition of TLC, the bile canaliculi were deformed, and canalicular bile was incorporated into the vacuoles. The canaliculi were gradually dilated, and canalicular contractions were markedly inhibited by TLC. The vesicular movements became extremely slow in the pericanalicular region. The number of canalicular contractions significantly decreased in the TLC-treated groups, as compared with that in the controls. The time intervals were prolonged, as the TLC dosage increased, indicating that bile secretion into the canaliculi was impaired with TLC. Transmission electron microscopy revealed the lamellar transformation of the canalicular membranes in IRHC treated with TLC.

conclusionTLC impairs both the bile canalicular contractions and the canalicular bile secretion, possibly by acting directly on the canalicular membranes in TLC-induced cholestasis.

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AnimalsBile CanaliculiBile DuctsCell MovementCholagogues and CholereticsCholestasisDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHepatocytesLiverMicroscopy, ElectronRatsRats, WistarTaurolithocholic AcidTime FactorsCholagogues and CholereticsTaurolithocholic Acid

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PMID16981261
PMCPMC4088198
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