Abstract
Fragments of small interlobular bile ducts averaging 20 microns in diameter can be isolated from rat liver. These isolated bile duct units form luminal spaces that are impermeant to dextran-40 and expand in size when cultured in 10 microM forskolin for 24-48 hr. Secretion is Cl- and HCO3- dependent and is stimulated by forskolin > dibutyryl cAMP > secretion but not by dideoxyforskolin, as assessed by video imaging techniques. Secretin stimulates Cl-/HCO3- exchange activity, and intraluminal pH increases after forskolin administration. These studies establish that small polarized physiologically intact interlobular bile ducts can be isolated from rat liver. These isolated bile duct units should be useful preparations for assessing the transport properties of small bile duct segments, which are the primary site of injury in cholestatic liver disorders, known as "vanishing bile duct syndromes."
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine / pharmacology
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4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid / analogs & derivatives
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4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid / pharmacology
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Animals
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Bicarbonates / metabolism
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Bile Ducts / cytology*
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Bile Ducts / physiology*
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Bile Ducts / ultrastructure
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Bucladesine / pharmacology
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Chlorides / metabolism
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Cholestasis / pathology
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Cholestasis / physiopathology
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Colforsin / analogs & derivatives
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Colforsin / pharmacology
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Fluoresceins
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Gluconates / pharmacology
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Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
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Kinetics
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Liver / cytology*
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Liver / physiology*
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Male
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Microscopy, Electron
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Microscopy, Video / methods
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Rats
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Secretin / pharmacology
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Time Factors
Substances
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Bicarbonates
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Chlorides
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Fluoresceins
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Gluconates
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Secretin
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Colforsin
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dihydro-DIDS
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Bucladesine
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2',7'-bis(carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein
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1,9-dideoxyforskolin
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4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid
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gluconic acid
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1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine