Table 4

Effect of lipid on biliary lipid composition

LCTMCT/LCT
Time 0End (6 h)Post (9 h)Post (24 h)Time 0End (6 h)Post (9 h)Post (24 h)Control
CH4.1  (1.5)4.8  (2.4)5-150 3.0  (0.9)3.0  (0.7)3.6  (1.4)5.1  (1.8)5-150 4.0  (1.6)3.5  (1.4)4.2  (0.6)
PL8.8 (3.5)10.5 (5.2)5.7 (3.2)5.6 (2.7)9.0 (4.3)9.8 (5.5)7.3 (5.4)7.8 (4.9)7.0 (0.9)
BS28.9 (10.8)21.1 (12.2)22.6 (10.9)19.2 (6.7)37.8 (16.8)25.1 (16.9)23.6 (15.3)31.2 (11.8)28.0 (3.4)
CH:PL0.5 (0.2)0.6 (0.2)0.5 (0.2)0.6 (0.3)0.4 (0.1)0.5 (0.1)0.6 (0.2)0.5 (0.2)0.6 (0.1)
Total lipids23 (8)19 (6) 19 (11)15 (5)26 (12)16 (10) 9 (12)22 (10)21 (1)
CSI2.5 (2.0)3.4 (1.5)3.2 (1.8)2.6 (1.1)1.8 (0.6)3.9 (1.8)** 2.9 (1.4)1.3 (0.8)2.4 (0.4)
Bile flow0.5 (0.2)0.5 (0.2)0.4 (0.2)0.4 (0.1)0.5 (0.2)0.4 (0.0)0.4 (0.1)0.3 (0.1)0.4 (0.1)
  • Results are expressed as mean (SD). Control values represent means of three time points.

  • 5-150 p<0.05, **p<0.01, p<0.005 compared with time 0.

  • CH, total (free) cholesterol; PL, phospholipids; BS, bile salts; CSI, cholesterol saturation index.

  • CH, PL, and BS are expressed in mM, total lipids in g/l, bile flow in ml/min.