title: Influence of dehydrocholate sodium on the biliary reabsorption of sulfobromophtalein sodium from the rat biliary tree after retrograde intrabilary injection.
abstract: Bilary re-excretion of sulfobromophthalein sodium (BSP) (1.2 mumol/rat) after retrograde intrabilary injection is markedly inhibited by dehydrocholate sodium (Decholin) given intravenously as a constant infusion (3.1 mumol/min/kg body weight) or as a bolus injection (24.8 mumol/rat) to rats. Most interestingly Decholin demonstrates the same inhibitory effects on the biliary re-excretion of BSP when it is administered by retrograde intrabiliary injection (24.8 mumol/rat) together with the dye. In contrast to the inhibition of biliary re-excretion of BSP its biliary reabsorption from the biliary tract seems to be rather increased: about 80-85% of 1.2 mumol BSP are reabsorbed in all sets of experiments with Decholin in comparison to about 65% to the control group. Combined with histological data it is suggested that reabosorption of BSP after retrograde intrabiliary injection occurs at the ductular site whereas re-excretion takes place at the cannalicular membrane of the hepatocyte.
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000818:Animals; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000378:metabolism; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000187:drug effects*; D003685:Dehydrocholic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013448:Sulfobromophthalein / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013448:Sulfobromophthalein; D003685:Dehydrocholic Acid