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Bile acid synthesis and secretion by rabbit hepatocytes in primary monolayer culture: comparison with rat hepatocytes. 1989

M J Whiting, and R A Wishart, and M R Gowing, and M E McManus, and A M Mackinnon
Department of Biochemistry and Chemical Pathology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Australia.

Rabbit hepatocytes isolated after liver perfusion with collagenase were maintained in primary monolayer culture for periods up to 96 h. Bile acid synthesis and secretion was measured by capillary gas-liquid chromatography and by a rapid enzymatic-bioluminescence assay. As expected from the bile acid profile of rabbit gallbladder bile, cholic acid was the only bile acid synthesized in detectable amounts and was produced at a linear rate of 170 pmol/h per mg cell protein from 24 to 96 h in culture. Ketoconazole (20 microM) inhibited cholic acid synthesis and secretion by 78%, whereas the bile acids chenodeoxycholic acid (100 microM), deoxycholic acid (100 microM) or lithocholic acid (2 microM) had no effect. When rat hepatocytes were cultured under identical conditions, the rate of bile acid synthesis was found to be only 12 pmol/h per mg cell protein, a value in agreement with previous work. The large difference in rates of bile acid synthesis between rabbit and rat hepatocytes may be due to rapid loss of cytochrome P-450 from rat hepatocytes when placed in monolayer culture. Although reportedly active in cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylation, form 4 cytochrome P-450 levels in rabbit hepatocytes did not correlate with rates of bile acid synthesis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D011817 Rabbits A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes. Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D002784 Cholesterol The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. Epicholesterol
D002793 Cholic Acids The 3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha-trihydroxy-5 beta-cholanic acid family of bile acids in man, usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. They act as detergents to solubilize fats for intestinal absorption, are reabsorbed by the small intestine, and are used as cholagogues and choleretics. Cholalic Acids,Acids, Cholalic,Acids, Cholic
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001647 Bile Acids and Salts Steroid acids and salts. The primary bile acids are derived from cholesterol in the liver and usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. The secondary bile acids are further modified by bacteria in the intestine. They play an important role in the digestion and absorption of fat. They have also been used pharmacologically, especially in the treatment of gallstones. Bile Acid,Bile Salt,Bile Salts,Bile Acids,Acid, Bile,Acids, Bile,Salt, Bile,Salts, Bile
D013045 Species Specificity The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species. Species Specificities,Specificities, Species,Specificity, Species
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus

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