Research Article
Urinary BA Indices as Prognostic Biomarkers for Complications Associated with Liver Diseases
| Composition | Hepatic metabolism | Hydrophilicity | CYP8B1 activity | Intestinal contribution |
| Concentration of individual BA | Total sulfated | Total mono-OH | Total 12α-OH | Total primary | % of individual BA | Total G-amidated | Total Di-OH | Total non-12α-OH | Total secondary | Total T-amidated | Total tri-OH | 12α-OH/non12α-OH | Primary/secondary | % Sulfation | % mono-OH | CA/CDCA | % primary | % Amidation | % di-OH | % 12α-OH | % secondary | % G-amidation | % tri-OH | % non-12α-OH | | % T-amidation | HI | | |
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BA: bile acids; G: glycine; T: taurine; CDCA: chenodeoxycholic acid; CA: cholic acid.
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