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A simple method for the determination of lipid composition of human bile.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2066669     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The Entero-Test, a device for easy sampling of gastrointestinal contents, including bile, has been used for determination of biliary lipid composition. The device consists of a weighted gelatin capsule containing 140 cm of a highly absorbent nylon line. The capsule is swallowed while one end of the string is taped to the face. After 3.5 h, when the line has reached the duodenum, gallbladder contraction is stimulated by intramuscular administration of ceruletide. The line is pulled out, and the last 15 cm are eluted four times in methanol. Total bile acids (by 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid-dehydrogenase assay), individual bile acids (by high performance liquid chromatography), phospholipids (by assay of lipid-soluble phosphorus), and cholesterol (by gas-liquid chromatography) are determined in the eluate. Tests in vitro demonstrated no preferential binding and a good recovery of biliary lipids from the thread. Similar values of biliary cholesterol saturation were obtained by means of duodenal intubation and of the Entero-Test in a series of 12 subjects (r = 0.952). In 5 subjects, individual bile acids were also measured and were found to be similar with both techniques (r = 0.948). When the test was repeated over 3 days in a series of 7 subjects, biliary cholesterol saturation was found to be remarkably reproducible (CV = 7.6%). Thus, the Entero-Test is a convenient technique for the determination of biliary lipid composition, which can be particularly useful in longitudinal studies.
Authors:
M Muraca; M T Vilei; L Miconi; P Petrin; M Antoniutti; S Pedrazzoli
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Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of lipid research     Volume:  32     ISSN:  0022-2275     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Lipid Res.     Publication Date:  1991 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-08-12     Completed Date:  1991-08-12     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376606     Medline TA:  J Lipid Res     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  371-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Istituto di Medicina Interna Cattedra di Patologia Chirurgica, University of Padua, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bile / chemistry*
Bile Acids and Salts / analysis
Caerulein / administration & dosage
Cholesterol / analysis
Duodenum / chemistry*
Humans
Lipids / analysis*
Methods
Phospholipids / analysis
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bile Acids and Salts; 0/Lipids; 0/Phospholipids; 17650-98-5/Caerulein; 57-88-5/Cholesterol

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