title: Effects of bile salt infusion on chlorpromazine-induced cholestasis in the isolated perfused rat liver.
abstract: The present study has demonstrated that tauroursodeoxycholate (TUDC), but not taurocholate, can reverse chlorpromazine (CPZ)-induced cholestasis in the isolated perfused rat liver. At an infusion rate of 1.5 mumol/min, TUDC led to restoration of bile flow in the perfused rat liver made cholestatic by the addition of 250 microM CPZ. This reversal was accompanied by an increased excretion of CPZ and its metabolites. A higher infusion rate of 5.0 mumols TUDC/min, however, led to only a transient increase in bile flow and to no increase in CPZ excretion. In contrast to the effects of TUDC, infusion of taurocholate led to an exacerbation of CPZ-induced cholestasis. The differences in the efficacy of the two bile salts may be due to their relative detergent (hydrophobic) properties.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Therapy, University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Utili
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Tripodi
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Abernathy
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gillespie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001646:Bile / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002746:Chlorpromazine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000633:toxicity*; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007536:Isomerism; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D010477:Perfusion; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013655:Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013656:Taurocholic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D013655:Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid; D013656:Taurocholic Acid; C031655:ursodoxicoltaurine; D002746:Chlorpromazine