TABLE 3.

Sterol content in the plasma, liver, and gallbladder contents of preterm piglets after 22 days

	ENT	IL	SMOF	EXP
Plasma (μM)
β-Sitosterol	9.61 ± 1.06	60.0 ± 1.81a	19.7 ± 1.97a,b	21.0 ± 1.93a,b
Campesterol	4.95 ± 0.31	10.4 ± 0.47a	4.18 ± 0.48b	3.54 ± 0.30b
Stigmasterol	0.86 ± 0.06	13.5 ± 0.74a	2.22 ± 0.23b	2.27 ± 0.20b
Total phytosterols	15.4 ± 1.36	84.0 ± 3.0a	26.1 ± 2.64a,b	26.8 ± 2.40a,b
Total phytosterol pool (μmol/kg body weight)	0.99 ± 0.09	5.37 ± 0.19a	1.67 ± 0.17a,b	1.71 ± 0.15a,b
Cholesterol	581 ± 25.6	625 ± 21.6	534 ± 25.9	515 ± 38.6b
Liver (nmol/g)
β-Sitosterol	17.0 ± 3.51	97.3 ± 25.3a	31.6 ± 7.31b	38.2 ± 7.91b
Campesterol	11.9 ± 1.45	17.9 ± 4.04	10.8 ± 0.55	11.7 ± 1.01
Stigmasterol	9.97 ± 0.42	24.3 ± 5.71	10.3 ± 0.42	10.7 ± 0.33
Total phytosterols	39.1 ± 4.80	132 ± 35.6a	53.1 ± 8.77b	70.3 ± 10.7b
Total phytosterol pool (nmol/kg body weight)	1.55 ± 0.18	8.52 ± 2.25a	2.54 ± 0.32b	2.89 ± 0.44b
Cholesterol	1,514 ± 319	1,484 ± 319	1,427 ± 328	1,680 ± 294
Gallbladder contents (μM)
β-Sitosterol	595 ± 56.6	598 ± 112	1173 ± 241	1139 ± 192
Campesterol	73.5 ± 18.6	50.1 ± 10.9	133 ± 35.3	125 ± 20.4
Stigmasterol	95.3 ± 24.0	133 ± 46.2	181 ± 37.4	173 ± 37.1
Total phytosterols	765 ± 72	801 ± 175	1488 ± 307	1439 ± 244
Total phytosterol pool (µmol/kg body weight)	584 ± 127	459 ± 113	1200 ± 252	955 ± 226
Cholesterol	3,327 ± 950	2,570 ± 653	7,326 ± 2236	7,225 ± 1424

Values given are mean ± standard error of the mean.

^aP < 0.05 versus ENT, Holm-Bonferroni adjusted pairwise t-test.

^bP < 0.05 versus IL, Holm-Bonferroni adjusted pairwise t-test.