Effects of Rhein on Bile Acid Homeostasis in Rats

Table 1

Concentrations of bile acids in serum and liver after treated rats with rhein for 5 weeks.

	Control	Rhein
	—	0.01 g/kg	0.03 g/kg	1 g/kg
Serum (ng/mL)
T-α-MCA
TCA
THDCA
TDCA
GUDCA
GHDCA
GCDCA
GDCA
GCA
UDCA
DCA
β-MCA
CA
CDCA
Liver (μg/g)
T-α-MCA
TCA
THDCA
TDCA
GUDCA
GHDCA
GCDCA
GDCA
GCA
UDCA
DCA
β-MCA
CA
CDCA

Data are presented as the concentrations in serum measured using UPLC-MS/MS on 5 rats. , , and , compared with the control group of the same bile acid.