Table 2

Hepatic metabolism measured by 31-phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy ( 31P MRS)

Jaundice group (n=10)
31P MRS measurementHealthy controls (n=10)At presentationAfter drainage
Data are median (interquartile range).
††p<0.01 healthy controls versus jaundice group at presentation.
**p<0.01 jaundice group after drainage versus value at presentation.
ATP, adenosine triphosphate; Pi, inorganic phosphate; PME, phosphomonoester; PDE, phosphodiester; TP, total visible phosphate; pHic, intracellular pH.
ATP/Pi1.25 (1.01–1.6)1.4 (1.17–1.69)1.97 (1.4–2.48)**
PME/PDE0.38 (0.36–0.5)††0.71 (0.54–0.82)0.93 (0.65–1.1)**
PME/TP %10.3 (8.7–11.5)††15.4 (13.1–17.7)17.6 (14.2–18.9)
PDE/TP %25 (22.1–26.7)25.2 (20.5–27.4)19.8 (16.6–24.5)**
pHic7.32 (7.16–7.38)7.44 (7.29–7.47)7.37 (7.27–7.45)