Figure 5.

Intestinal bile transporters and markers of hepatic BA synthesis. A–E: mRNA relative levels of apical sodium bile acid transporter (ASBT) (A), ileal bile acid binding protein (IBABP) (B), organic solute transporter α (OST α) (C), organic solute transporter β (OSTβ) (D), hepatic enzyme and BA transporters (E), and C4 plasma concentration (nM) (F). Statistical analysis: (A–D) Kruskal–Wallis test; (E) Mann–Whitney test; and (F) one-way ANOVA. *P < 0.05. BA, bile acid.