Bile salt infused | |||
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TC | UDC | DC | |
†Values are expressed as pmol/min/mg protein. | |||
‡Values are expressed as μmol/g liver. | |||
Livers were infused for 120 minutes with 40 or 60 μmol/h of taurocholate (TC; n=5), ursodeoxycholate (UDC; n=6), or deoxycholate (DC; n=4). | |||
*p<0.05 compared with the other groups with the same infusion rate. | |||
MAT activity† | |||
Infusion rate | |||
40 μmol/h | 150.7 (5.1) | 284.9 (13.3)* | 103.8 (9.5) |
60 μmol/h | 162.6 (15.8) | 328.4 (81.1)* | 109.8 (21.9) |
Glutathione content‡ | |||
Infusion rate | |||
40 μmol/h | 6.22 (0.15) | 7.53 (0.24)* | 5.21 (0.53) |
60 μmol/h | 6.49 (1.3) | 10.02 (1.0)* | 5.52 (0.8) |