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American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2018

Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2019

e13155 Background: Next generation sequencing (NGS) technology is transforming the diagnosis and ... more e13155 Background: Next generation sequencing (NGS) technology is transforming the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. However, the massive scale of data has overwhelmed pathologists who need streamlined tools to process this data, automate report generation and minimize human errors. Methods: We developed the Variant interpretation station for ONCology, VONC, as an end-to-end solution for moving from NGS whole exome and transcriptome data to actionable clinical reports that support cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and personalized treatment strategies for solid and hematologic malignancies. Results: VONC integrates all steps for moving from raw NGS data, variant calling and LIMS, to comprehensive annotation of variants. The main functional feature of VONC is a transparent process that effectively combines automated and expert curation to identify clinically relevant and actionable driver variants. VONC also enables efficient management of multi-group, -role, -system and -site curation p...

American Journal of Physiology-renal Physiology, Feb 1, 2004

Plasma membrane Ca 2ϩ-ATPases (PMCAs) are a ubiquitous system for the expulsion of Ca 2ϩ from euk... more Plasma membrane Ca 2ϩ-ATPases (PMCAs) are a ubiquitous system for the expulsion of Ca 2ϩ from eukaryotic cells. In tight monolayers of polarized Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells representing a distal kidney tubule model, PMCAs are responsible for about one-third of the vectorial Ca 2ϩ transport under resting conditions, with the remainder being provided by the Na ϩ / Ca 2ϩ exchanger. Vitamin D3 (VitD) is known to increase PMCA expression and activity in Ca 2ϩ-transporting tissues such as the intestine, as well as in osteoblasts and Madin-Darby bovine kidney epithelial cells. We found that VitD upregulated the expression of the PMCAs (mainly PMCA4b) in MDCK cell lysates at the RNA and protein level in a time-and dose-dependent manner. Interestingly, VitD caused a decrease of the PMCAs in the apical plasma membrane fraction and a concomitant increase of the pumps in the basolateral membrane. Functional studies demonstrated that transcellular 45 Ca 2ϩ flux from the apical-to-basolateral compartment was significantly enhanced by VitD. These findings demonstrate that VitD is a positive regulator of the PMCAs in MDCK epithelial cells. The correlation of decreased apical/increased basolateral expression of the PMCAs with an increase in transcellular Ca 2ϩ flux from the apical (urine) toward the basolateral (blood) compartment indicates the physiological relevance of VitD function in kidney tubular Ca 2ϩ reabsorption. calcium transport; kidney distal tubule; Madin-Darby canine kidney; transcellular ion flux MAINTENANCE OF overall Ca 2ϩ homeostasis is essential for proper organ function in higher eukaryotes. A delicate balance between Ca 2ϩ loss and absorption exists in vertebrates to provide the necessary amount of Ca 2ϩ for structural (e.g., bone, teeth) and signaling functions (e.g., muscle contraction, neuronal communication). Accordingly, uptake and excretion of Ca 2ϩ are finely tuned to the physiological needs of the body. Ca 2ϩ uptake primarily occurs through the intestine, whereas Ca 2ϩ loss is associated with urinary excretion. As the major organ involved in Ca 2ϩ excretion, the kidney plays a crucial role in the regulation of Ca 2ϩ homeostasis (28). Although the majority of filtered Ca 2ϩ reabsorption occurs in the proximal tubules via a passive paracellular pathway, the remaining 10-15% are reabsorbed in the distal nephron by an active transcellular and highly regulated pathway (16, 28). Ca 2ϩ influx into epithelial cells lining the distal tubules occurs through specific channels, such as ECaC1, expressed on the apical membrane (14, 15). Transcellular Ca 2ϩ transport may be

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Sep 12, 2000

Bile secretion involves the structural and functional interplay of hepatocytes and cholangiocytes... more Bile secretion involves the structural and functional interplay of hepatocytes and cholangiocytes, the cells lining the intrahepatic bile ducts. Hepatocytes actively secrete bile acids into the canalicular space and cholangiocytes then transport bile acids in a vectorial manner across their apical and basolateral plasma membranes. The initial step in the transepithelial transport of bile acids across rat cholangiocytes is apical uptake by a Na ؉-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT). To date, the molecular basis of the obligate efflux mechanism for extrusion of bile acids across the cholangiocyte basolateral membrane remains unknown. We have identified an exon-2 skipped, alternatively spliced form of ASBT, designated t-ASBT, expressed in rat cholangiocytes, ileum, and kidney. Alternative splicing causes a frameshift that produces a 154-aa protein. Antipeptide antibodies detected the Ϸ19 kDa t-ASBT polypeptide in rat cholangiocytes, ileum, and kidney. The t-ASBT was specifically localized to the basolateral domain of cholangiocytes. Transport studies in Xenopus oocytes revealed that t-ASBT can function as a bile acid efflux protein. Thus, alternative splicing changes the cellular targeting of ASBT, alters its functional properties, and provides a mechanism for rat cholangiocytes and other bile acidtransporting epithelia to extrude bile acids. Our work represents an example in which a single gene appears to encode via alternative splicing both uptake and obligate efflux carriers in a bile acid-transporting epithelial cell. H epatocytes produce ''primary'' bile that is delivered to the intestine via the biliary system (1). Primary bile then is modified as it moves through the intrahepatic bile ducts by secretory and absorptive processes of cholangiocytes (2). The ''ductal bile'' that is formed accounts for Ϸ40% of total bile in humans (3). Bile acids are polar molecules that require carrier proteins (i.e., transporters) to achieve vectorial transport across plasma membranes. We and others have shown that cholangiocytes absorb bile acids at their apical domain via an apical, sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT) (4, 5) identical to the 348-aa protein expressed in rat ileum (6) and kidney (7). Because excessive intracellular accumulation of bile acids may lead to cell damage (8), it is imperative that bile acidtransporting epithelia such as cholangiocytes, enterocytes, and renal tubule cells also possess mechanisms to efflux bile acids. Indeed, a previous study supported the existence of a Na ϩindependent mechanism for the transport of bile acids at the basolateral domain of biliary epithelia (9). Furthermore, we have reported that normal rat cholangiocytes exhibit apical to basolateral transcellular transport of taurocholate in vitro (4). To date, however, the putative transporter that accounts for the extrusion of bile acids at the basolateral domain of cholangiocytes, enterocytes, and renal tubular epithelia has not been identified. Materials and Methods Animals. Male Fisher 344 rats (225-250 g) were obtained from Harlan-Sprague-Dawley. Xenopus laevis toads (sexually mature female) were purchased from Xenopus I (Ann Arbor, MI). Animals were maintained according to approved protocols by the Mayo Foundation Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.

PubMed, Mar 1, 2005

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is becoming an increasingly common medical problem in the develo... more Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is becoming an increasingly common medical problem in the developed countries which, unfortunately, still is associated with the lack of any effective treatment. However, recent data favor a model in which a pathologically increased rate of hepatocytic apoptosis and the subsequent induction and upregulation of inflammation and fibrosis in the liver provide both a rationale for the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, as well as a clue for designing first effective therapeutic strategies. In order to illuminate this context, this article focuses on the pathogenesis and possible new therapeutic options in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

American Journal of Physiology-lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Apr 1, 2008

Regulation of intracellular Ca 2ϩ concentration ([Ca 2ϩ ]i) in airway smooth muscle (ASM) during ... more Regulation of intracellular Ca 2ϩ concentration ([Ca 2ϩ ]i) in airway smooth muscle (ASM) during agonist stimulation involves sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca 2ϩ release and reuptake. The sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca 2ϩ-ATPase (SERCA) is key to replenishment of SR Ca 2ϩ stores. We examined regulation of SERCA in porcine ASM: our hypothesis was that the regulatory protein phospholamban (PLN) and the calmodulin (CaM)-CaM kinase (CaMKII) pathway (both of which are known to regulate SERCA in cardiac muscle) play a role. In porcine ASM microsomes, we examined the expression and extent of PLN phosphorylation after pharmacological inhibition of CaM (with W-7) vs. CaMKII (with KN-62/KN-93) and found that PLN is phosphorylated by CaMKII. In parallel experiments using enzymatically dissociated single ASM cells loaded with the Ca 2ϩ indicator fluo 3 and imaged using fluorescence microscopy, we measured the effects of PLN small interfering RNA, W-7, and KN-62 on [Ca 2ϩ ]i responses to ACh and direct SR stimulation. PLN small interfering RNA slowed the rate of fall of [Ca 2ϩ ]i transients to 1 M ACh, as did W-7 and KN-62. The two inhibitors additionally slowed reuptake in the absence of PLN. In other cells, preexposure to W-7 or KN-62 did not prevent initiation of ACh-induced [Ca 2ϩ ]i oscillations (which were previously shown to result from repetitive SR Ca 2ϩ release/reuptake). However, when ACh-induced [Ca 2ϩ ]i oscillations reached steady state, subsequent exposure to W7 or KN-62 decreased oscillation frequency and amplitude and slowed the fall time of [Ca 2ϩ ]i transients, suggesting SERCA inhibition. Exposure to W-7 completely abolished ongoing ACh-induced [Ca 2ϩ ]i oscillations in some cells. Preexposure to W-7 or KN-62 did not affect caffeine-induced SR Ca 2ϩ release, indicating that ryanodine receptor channels were not directly inhibited. These data indicate that, in porcine ASM, the CaM-CaMKII pathway regulates SR Ca 2ϩ reuptake, potentially through altered PLN phosphorylation. sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum calcium-ATPase; phospholamban; calmodulin; calmodulin kinase IN AIRWAY SMOOTH MUSCLE (ASM), regulation of intracellular Ca 2ϩ concentration ([Ca 2ϩ ] i) under basal conditions and with agonist stimulation is important in controlling airway tone. Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca 2ϩ release and reuptake is a key component in ASM [Ca 2ϩ ] i regulation and agonist response (22, 43, 52). In ASM, SR Ca 2ϩ release involves inositol trisphosphate (IP 3) and ryanodine receptor (RyR) channels (1, 43, 45). Ca 2ϩ influx, via multiple mechanisms (22),

Gastroenterology, Dec 1, 2000

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Circulation Research, Apr 29, 2005

Cardiovascular complications are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in autosomal domina... more Cardiovascular complications are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Pkd2 ϩ/Ϫ vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) have an abnormal phenotype and defective intracellular Ca 2ϩ ([Ca 2ϩ ] i) regulation. We examined cAMP content in vascular smooth muscles from Pkd2 ϩ/Ϫ mice because cAMP is elevated in cystic renal epithelial cells. We found cAMP concentration was significantly increased in Pkd2 ϩ/Ϫ vessels compared with wild-type vessels. Furthermore, reducing the wild-type VSMC [Ca 2ϩ ] i by Verapamil or BAPTA-AM significantly increased cellular cAMP concentration (mainly by phosphodiesterase [PDE] inhibition), the rate of VSMC proliferation (determined by direct cell counting, 3 H-incorporation, FACS analysis of cells entering S phase, and quantitative Western PCNA and ERK1/2 analyses), and the rate of apoptosis (by Hoechst staining, FACS analysis of the Annexin-V positive cells, and quantitative Western Bax, cytochrome c, and activated caspase 9 and 3 analyses). The low [Ca 2ϩ ] i induced VSMC proliferation was independent of cAMP/B-Raf signaling, while that of apoptosis was promoted by cAMP. In summary, Pkd2 ϩ/Ϫ VSMCs have elevated cAMP levels. This elevation can also be induced by reducing [Ca 2ϩ ] i in wild-type VSMCs. The [Ca 2ϩ ] i reduction and cAMP accumulation can cause an increase in both cellular proliferation and apoptosis, resembling Pkd mutant phenotype.

The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 2018

Bioinformatics pipelines are an integral component of next-generation sequencing (NGS). Processin... more Bioinformatics pipelines are an integral component of next-generation sequencing (NGS). Processing raw sequence data to detect genomic alterations has significant impact on disease management and patient care. Because of the lack of published guidance, there is currently a high degree of variability in how members of the global molecular genetics and pathology community establish and validate bioinformatics pipelines. Improperly developed, validated, and/or monitored pipelines may generate inaccurate results that may have negative consequences for patient care. To address this unmet need, the Association of Molecular Pathology, with organizational representation from the College of American Pathologists and the American Medical Informatics Association, has developed a set of 17 best practice consensus recommendations for the validation of clinical NGS bioinformatics pipelines. Recommendations include practical guidance for laboratories regarding NGS bioinformatics pipeline design, development, and operation, with additional emphasis on the role of a properly trained and qualified molecular professional to achieve optimal NGS testing quality.

Blood, Nov 16, 2007

Following 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina there has been a concerted effort to prepare and organize fo... more Following 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina there has been a concerted effort to prepare and organize for disasters. Blood transfusion, a key element of disaster response, has been previously documented to be an important factor in decreasing fatalities from disaster-related injuries, provided there is an organized system of transfusion. Reviews of blood usage following other domestic disasters have generally revealed only modest use of transfusable products that generally do not overwhelm local supplies of blood. We conducted a survey to enumerate the amount of blood and blood products used in Minnesota following the I- 35W bridge collapse that took place on 8/1/07. The bridge is for a major interstate highway that crosses the Mississippi river collapsed under the weight of evening commute traffic. The bridge normally carries 140,000 vehicular trips daily. About 100 individuals presented to local hospitals the evening or day following the incident and 9 individuals died at the scene or by the time of arrival at the trauma center. All critically injured were brought to Minnesota’s largest level 1 trauma hospital that fortuitously was adjacent (less than 1/2 mile) to the disaster site. Within 1/2 hour of the event, the local community blood center sent additional blood to all customer hospitals likely to receive patients, prior to any estimates of the number of injured patients expected at that hospital. However, no blood products were transfused for bridge accident victims at the other surrounding hospitals. Of 25 patients presenting by ambulance to the level 1 trauma center, only 5 received blood following the event. Only 2/5 received emergency group O units, and since both were male, they each received 2 group O Rh(D) + before being switched to type specific units. In total, 14 units of red cells were transfused the evening of the disaster to four of those patients. 30 additional units were required for the 5 patients requiring transfusion over the ensuing week-10 days following hospitalization. One apheresis platelet, 2 jumbo cryoprecipitate units (derived from 600 ml plasmapheresis donations) and 4 FFP were also administered to these same 5 patients the evening of 8/1. The FFP included 2 units of thawed AB plasma that are maintained in the transfusion service for immediate release to emergency patients at all times. Media response uniformly encouraged blood donation and community response was overwhelming resulting in one local community blood center receiving over 11,000 phone calls in the two days following the disaster. The usual collection of ∼400 units/day was doubled to almost 800 units and on the second day after the disaster (8/3/07) the blood center issued press releases noting that the immediate needs had been met. Lessons learned include the importance of disaster drills to prepare staff for such events. In addition, the best disaster preparation is to have adequate supplies at all times, since components from donations that follow the event may not be available for several days.

Renal cell cancer (RCC) is not a single disease but is made up of a number of cancers, each with ... more Renal cell cancer (RCC) is not a single disease but is made up of a number of cancers, each with a unique histology, biology, clinical course and response to therapy. Alterations in at least 16 hereditary genes have been attributed to the risk of developing RCC. In this study, we describe the prevalence and spectrum of germline variants among these genes and highlight correlations between germline genotype with tumor phenotype. Using the Geisinger MyCode cohort, we sequenced the whole exomes of 42,933 subjects. Subjects were divided into those with a renal cancer diagnosis, other cancer diagnosis and no cancer diagnosis. We analyzed the DNA sequences of 16 hereditary renal cancer genes from each of these groups. The damaging mutations was determined by following ACMG guidelines. Among the 42,933 subjects in the Geisinger MyCode cohort, 168 were diagnosed with RCC. None of these subjects had a family history of RCC. Clear cell RCC (ccRCC) was the most predominant histology (77%), followed by Type 1 papillary RCC (7%), chromophobe RCC (6%), and Type 2 papillary RCC (5%). Mutations in all the predisposing genes were identified in all the renal cancer subtypes but only a subset were deemed damaging. The top 2 ccRCC predisposing genes with damaging or likely damaging mutations were TSC2 (8%) and SDHD (4%). While TSC2 damaging variants were also found in the other histologies, novel TSC2 variants were differentially associated with high grade and metastatic disease in ccRCC as compared to those with low grade or non-metastatic disease. The genes harboring damaging or likely damaging variants in Type 1 and Type 2 papillary RCC were MET and FH respectively. Predisposing RCC germline mutations were found in a significant number of subjects with sporadic RCC. Family history was unhelpful in predicting the affected subjects. Knowledge of these mutations would be beneficial in counseling patients and their families as well as improving our understanding of the disease to direct patient care. Citation Format: Heinric Williams, Raghu Metpally, Mahmoud Mohamed, Sarath Krishnamurthy, Sertac Kip, David J. Carey, Aris Baras, John Overton. Germline mutations in renal cancer predisposing genes: Analysis of the Geisinger MyCode population. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2016 Apr 16-20; New Orleans, LA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(14 Suppl):Abstract nr 2557.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Feb 15, 2007

Na + /Ca 2+ exchangers (NCXs) and plasma membrane Ca 2+ pumps (PMCAs) are crucial for intracellul... more Na + /Ca 2+ exchangers (NCXs) and plasma membrane Ca 2+ pumps (PMCAs) are crucial for intracellular Ca 2+ homeostasis and Ca 2+ signaling. Elevated [Ca 2+ ] i is a hallmark of neurodegenerative disease and stroke. Here we studied the short-term effect of oxidative stress on the plasma membrane Ca 2+ extrusion systems in hippocampal neurons and found that after 2-3 hours exposure to 300 μM H 2 O 2 , all NCXs and PMCAs were significantly downregulated at the RNA (NCX) and protein (PMCA) level. Rapid internalization and aggregation of the PMCA was also observed. Our data show that the plasma membrane calcium extrusion systems are sensitive early targets of neurotoxic oxidative stress.

The American Journal of Surgical Pathology, Apr 1, 2014

Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) has been postulated to be a smoking-related non-ne... more Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) has been postulated to be a smoking-related non-neoplastic condition, distinct from extrapulmonary LCH, which is generally regarded as a clonal, neoplastic process. Recent genomic studies demonstrated BRAF V600E mutation in 38% to 57% of extrapulmonary LCH cases by polymerase chain reaction. We evaluated the BRAF V600E expression by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in PLCH and extrapulmonary LCH cases. We compared BRAF V600E expression in PLCH and extrapulmonary LCH with BRAF V600E mutation status. Our study included 25 PLCH (age 42.0 ± 11.4, 10 men) and 54 extrapulmonary LCH (age 27.6 ± 21.8, 37 men) cases. Seven of 25 (28%) PLCH cases were positive for BRAF V600E expression (age 45.3 ± 8.1, 2 men); 6 of 7 cases with BRAF V600E expression were also positive by mutation analysis. Nineteen of 54 (35%) extrapulmonary LCH cases were positive for BRAF V600E expression (age 27.6 ± 22.1, 13 men) as well as mutation. Two IHC-negative cases, however, were positive by mutation analysis. All PLCH cases were current or former smokers, whereas 28 of 54 extrapulmonary LCH patients were never-smokers. The cumulative tobacco exposure at the time of diagnosis was significantly higher in BRAF V600E-positive than in BRAF V600E-negative PLCH patients (mean pack-years 48.3 vs. 23.7, 2-tailed t test P = 0.01). BRAF V600E expression by IHC correlated with BRAF V600E mutational status in most of the cases in our study except in 3 patients (4.4%). In conclusion, a subset of PLCH with BRAF V600E expression may be a clonal proliferative process, in which cigarette smoking might play a role.

Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), 2006

Spatial and temporal control of intracellular calcium signaling is essential for neuronal develop... more Spatial and temporal control of intracellular calcium signaling is essential for neuronal development and function. The termination of local Ca 2+ signaling and the maintenance of basal Ca 2+ levels require specific extrusion systems in the plasma membrane. In rat hippocampal neurons developing in vitro, transcripts for all isoforms of the plasma membrane Ca 2+ pump (PMCA) and the Na/Ca 2+ exchanger (NCX), and the major non-photoreceptor Na + /Ca 2+ ,K + exchangers (NCKX) were strongly upregulated during the second week in culture. Upregulation of PMCA1, 3, and 4 mRNA coincided with a splice shift from the ubiquitous b-type to the neuronspecific a-type with altered calmodulin regulation. Expression of all PMCA isoforms increased over five-fold during the first two weeks. PMCA immunoreactivity was initially concentrated in the soma and growth cones of developing hippocampal neurons. As the cells matured, PMCAs concentrated in the dendritic membrane and often co-localized with actin-rich dendritic spines in mature neurons. In the developing rat hippocampal CA1 region, immunohistochemistry confirmed the upregulation of all PMCAs and showed that by the end of the second postnatal week, PMCAs 1, 2 and 3 were concentrated in the neuropil, with less intense staining of cell bodies in the pyramidal layer. PMCA4 staining was restricted to a few cells showing intense labeling of the cell periphery and neurites. These results establish that all major Ca 2+ extrusion systems are strongly upregulated in hippocampal neurons during the first two weeks of postnatal development. The overall increase in Ca 2+ extrusion systems is accompanied by changes in the expression and cellular localization of different isoforms of the Ca 2+ pumps and exchangers. The accumulation of PMCAs in dendrites and dendritic spines coincides with the functional maturation in these neurons, suggesting the importance of the proper spatial organization of Ca 2+ extrusion systems for synaptic function and development.

World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2004

AIM: We have previously demonstrated that cholangiocytes, the epithelial cells lining intrahepati... more AIM: We have previously demonstrated that cholangiocytes, the epithelial cells lining intrahepatic bile ducts, encode two functional bile acid transporters via alternative splicing of a single gene to facilitate bile acid vectorial transport. Cholangiocytes possess ASBT, an apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter to take up bile acids, and t-ASBT, a basolateral alternatively spliced and truncated form of ASBT to efflux bile acids. Though hepatocyte and ileal bile acid transporters are in part regulated by the flux of bile acids, the effect of alterations in bile acid flux on the expression of t-ASBT in terminal ileocytes remains unclear. Thus, we tested the hypothesis that expression of ASBT and t-ASBT in cholangiocytes and ileocytes was regulated by bile acid flux. METHODS: Expression of ASBT and t-ASBT message and protein in cholangiocytes and ileocytes isolated from pairfed rats given control (C) and 1% taurocholate (TCA) or 5% cholestyramine (CY) enriched diets, were assessed by both quantitative RNase protection assays and quantitative immunoblotting. The data obtained from each of the control groups were pooled to reflect the changes observed following TCA and CY treatments with respect to the control diets. Cholangiocyte taurocholate uptake was determined using a novel microperfusion technique on intrahepatic bile duct units (IBDUs) derived from C, TCA and CY fed rats. RESULTS: In cholangiocytes, both ASBT and t-ASBT message RNA and protein were significantly decreased in response to TCA feeding compared to C diet. In contrast, message and protein of both bile acid transporters significantly increased following CY feeding compared to C diet. In the ileum, TCA feeding significantly up-regulated both ASBT and t-ASBT message and protein compared to C diet, while CY feeding significantly down-regulated message and protein of both bile acid transporters compared to C diet. As anticipated from alterations in cholangiocyte ASBT expression, the uptake of taurocholate in microperfused IBDUs derived from rats on TCA diet decreased 2.7-fold, whereas it increased 1.7-fold in those on CY diet compared to C diet fed groups. CONCLUSION: These data demonstrate that expression of ASBT and t-ASBT in cholangiocytes is regulated by a negative feedback loop while the expression of these transporters in terminal ileum is modified via positive feedback. Thus, while transcriptional regulatory mechanisms in response to alterations in bile acid pool size are operative in both cholangiocytes and ileocytes, each cell type responds differently to bile acid supplementation and depletion.

The FASEB Journal, Mar 1, 2008

Gastroenterology, Apr 1, 2000