phylogenetic survey of biliary lipids in vertebrates

Biliary lipids (bile salts, phospholipids, cholesterol, plant sterols) were determined in 89 vertebrate species (cartilaginous and bony fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals), and individual phospholipid classes were measured in 35 species. All samples contained conjugated bile salts (C₂₇ bile alcohol...

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Published in:Journal of lipid research 2005-10, Vol.46 (10), p.2221-2232
Main Authors: Moschetta, Antonio, Xu, Fang, Hagey, Lee R, Berge-Henegouwen, Gerard P. van, Erpecum, Karel J. van, Brouwers, Jos F, Cohen, Jonathan C, Bierman, Molly, Hobbs, Helen H, Steinbach, Joseph H, Hofmann, Alan F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bile - chemistry
Bile Acids and Salts - genetics
Birds
Cholestanols - metabolism
Cholesterol - genetics
Humans
Mammals
Nicergoline
Phospholipids - genetics
Phylogeny
Reptiles
Vertebrates - genetics
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Summary:Biliary lipids (bile salts, phospholipids, cholesterol, plant sterols) were determined in 89 vertebrate species (cartilaginous and bony fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals), and individual phospholipid classes were measured in 35 species. All samples contained conjugated bile salts (C₂₇ bile alcohol sulfates and/or N-acyl amidates of C₂₇ and/or C₂₄ bile acids). Phospholipids were generally absent in the bile of cartilaginous fish and reptiles and were present in low amounts relative to bile salts in bony fish and most birds. In mammals, the phospholipid-bile salt ratio varied widely. The bile from species with low biliary phospholipid-bile salt ratios often contained a high proportion of sphingomyelin, confirmed by HPLC-MS. In species with a high phospholipid-bile salt ratio, the predominant biliary phospholipid was phosphatidylcholine (PC). The phospholipid-bile salt ratio correlated weakly with the calculated weighted hydrophobic index value. Cholesterol was present in the bile of virtually all species, with plant sterols uniformly being present in only trace amounts. The cholesterol-bile salt ratio tended to be higher in mammals than in nonmammals, but bile of all species was unsaturated. Thus, most nonmammalian vertebrates have relatively low levels of biliary phospholipid and cholesterol, suggesting that cholesterol is eliminated predominantly as bile salts. Mammals have a higher phospholipid and cholesterol to bile salt ratio, with the dominant phospholipid being PC.
ISSN:0022-2275
1539-7262
DOI:10.1194/jlr.M500178-JLR200