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. 2012 Oct;53(10):2231–2241. doi: 10.1194/jlr.D028803

TABLE 3.

Bile acid concentrations in the human, rat, and mouse serum samples

Bile Acid Human Serum Rat Serum Mouse Serum
CA 440 ± 651 12,000 ± 5,600 1,240 ± 450
αMCA <LODa 2,800 ± 1,300 142 ± 95
βMCA <LOD 2,600 ± 2,700 1,080 ± 550
ωMCA <LOD 1,360 ± 700 1,450 ± 970
HCA 24 ± 19 78 ± 31 15 ± 12
CDCA 380 ± 410 1,700 ± 600 42 ± 23
DCA 320 ± 120 420 ± 250 390 ± 220
UDCA 43 ± 27 200 ± 120 74 ± 45
HDCA <LLOQb 230 ± 130 58 ± 31
MuroCA <LOD 45 ± 20 45 ± 21
LCA <LOD 54 ± 33 22 ± 11
DHCA <LOD <LOD <LOD
GCA 85 ± 55 730 ± 500 3.5 ± 0.5
GHCA 6.8 ± 3.3 0.13 ± 0.35 <LOD
GCDCA 450 ± 210 74 ± 33 0.08 ± 0.20
GDCA 104 ± 44 48 ± 27 <LOD
GUDCA 76 ± 40 4.1 ± 1.9 <LOD
GHDCA 2.1 ± 3.4 8.1 ± 4.0 <LOD
GLCA 17 ± 20 2.3 ± 1.5 0.42 ± 0.49
GDHCA <LOD <LOD <LOD
TCA 14 ± 12 660 ± 390 260 ± 110
TαMCA 2.9 ± 2.7 150 ± 210 102 ± 46
TβMCA <LOD 160 ± 170 230 ± 140
TωMCA <LLOQ 18 ± 11 290 ± 170
THCA 1.3 ± 1.1 1.44 ± 0.62 2.8 ± 2.7
TCDCA 69 ± 56 118 ± 73 12.3 ± 7.0
TDCA 21 ± 18 40 ± 21 55 ± 23
TUDCA 2.7 ± 2.7 6.9 ± 5.3 17 ± 12
THDCA <LOD 16.1 ± 6.3 18.8 ± 7.7
TLCA 0.33 ± 0.52 2.5 ± 1.4 0.33 ± 0.61
TDHCA <LOD <LOD <LOD
Nonconjugated 1,200 ± 1,100 22,000 ± 11,000 4,600 ± 2,300
Glycine-conjugated 740 ± 310 870 ± 550 4.08 ± 0.80
Taurine-conjugated 110 ± 88 1,480 ± 760 990 ± 500
Total 2,100 ± 1,100 24,000 ± 11,000 5,500 ± 2,800

The results are expressed in nM as mean ± SD (n = 8).

a

Under the limit of detection.

b

Under the limit of quantification.