Abstract
The biliary clearances of [14C]erythritol (Cery) and [3H]mannitol (Cmann) were measured simultaneously in dogs, first during choleresis induced by varying doses of sodium taurocholate and then by SC2644. Cery increased equally with the increases in bile flow induced by both compounds. Mannitol entry into bile, however, was partially restricted; deltaCmann/deltabile flow averaged 0.66 and 0.68 for taurocholate- and SC2644-induced flows, respectively. These findings suggest a common canalicular site of origin of the increased bile flow. Electrolyte composition was quite different in the increments, however. The bicarbonate concentration in the SC2644-induced increment of bile (65.8 microEq/ml) was three times higher than that associated with bile stimulated by taurocholate. SC2644- and taurocholate-induced biles were virtually isosmotic. These results in concert with other observations suggest a canalicular mechanism for bicarbonate entry into the biliary tree. Stimulation by SC2644 of ductal chloride bicarbonate exchange cannot be excluded, however.
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