title: Effects of bile acids on actin polymerization in vitro.
abstract: Bile acids are major determinants of canalicular bile secretion, and there are indications that choleretic bile acids increase bile canalicular contractions, in isolated rat hepatocytes. Therefore, we examined the influence of various bile acids on the rate of actin polymerization in vitro. The free forms of cholic acid, ursodeoxycholic acid, and chenodeoxycholic acid, as well as their taurine and glycine conjugates, were incubated with purified muscle actin, at a concentration of 100-300 nmoles/mg actin. The rate of actin polymerization was measured by viscometry and the fluorescence of the pyrene probe, linked to actin. Results showed that all bile acids slow the rate of polymerization, and that the effect was dose-dependent. However, the reduction by chenodeoxycholic acid was greater than that caused by the other bile acids. The results indicate that bile acids, particularly in high concentrations interact with actin, a finding that may be related to the increased bile canalicular contractility, and altered canalicular membrane morphology, induced by choleretic bile acids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tuchweber
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Desroches
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Yousef
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gicquaud
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loranger
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000818:Animals; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001648:Bile Canaliculi / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D019826:Cholic Acid; D002793:Cholic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D015636:Magnesium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D002793:Cholic Acids; D011108:Polymers; D015636:Magnesium Chloride; D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid; D019826:Cholic Acid