Table 2 Fecal neutral sterols and fecal bile acids from cecum collected at the end of the study
From: Characterization of a novel model for atherosclerosis imaging: the apolipoprotein E-deficient rat
Ctrl | apoE−/− | |
|---|---|---|
Fecal bile acids | ||
nmol/mg cecum content | ||
α-muricholic acid | 1.70 ± 0.55 | 4.56 ± 1.70* |
β-muricholic acid | 9.17 ± 4.95 | 10.87 ± 6.44 |
ω-muricholic acid | 3.38 ± 1.69 | 5.14 ± 4.16 |
Chenodeoxycholic acid | 0.08 ± 0.11 | 0.41 ± 0.36* |
Cholic acid | 3.10 ± 4.49 | 9.36 ± 8.53 |
Deoxycholic acid | 4.94 ± 2.70 | 15.05 ± 9.05* |
Lithocholic acid | 0.54 ± 0.14 | 0.98 ± 0.31* |
Total | 22.90 ± 8.81 | 46.37 ± 12.69* |
Fecal neutral sterols | ||
nmol/mg cecum content | ||
Coprostanol | 6.59 ± 2.35 | 8.76 ± 3.10 |
Cholesterol | 12.26 ± 5.82 | 8.91 ± 5.31 |
Dihydrocholesterol | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 0.16 ± 0.06 |
Total | 18.98 ± 5.09 | 17.82 ± 5.76 |