Relation between bile acids and myocardial damage in obstructive jaundice

Table 1 Changes in serum total bile acid (TBA) and biochemical liver function test

	SO group	BDL1 group	BDL2 group
TBA(μmol/L)	60.83 ± 14.8	243.12 ± 129.72a	355.30 ± 238.38ac
TB(μmol/L)	5.37 ± 3.16	108.24 ± 38.33a	80.03 ± 37.62a
DB(μmol/L)	1.71 ± 1.20	76.19 ± 26.43a	57.57 ± 33.45a
AKP(u/L)	29.27 ± 8.96	51.49 ± 15.05a	55.21 ± 18.94a
γ-GT(u/L)	5.77 ± 4.32	31.43 ± 20.15a	31.00 ± 23.87a
ALT(u/L)	49.38 ± 24.53	235.57 ± 235.36	153.22 ± 148.39a
AST(u/L)	209.46 ± 104.47	1112.86 ± 1138.88a	622.33 ± 536.56a

^aP < 0.05, significant difference from sham value;

^cP < 0.05, significant difference from BDL1 group. TB: Total bilirubin; DB: Direct bilirubin; AKP: Alkaline phosphatase; γ-GT: γ-glutanyl transpeptidase; ALT: Alanine transaminase; AST: Asparatate transaminase.