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Modification of Bile Acids by Intestinal Bacteria
Roger Lewis, BM;
Sherwood Gorbach, MD
Arch Intern Med. 1972;130(4):545-549.
Abstract
Bile acids are secreted into the small intestine, conjugated with glycine or taurine. There are few conjugated products in the stool. Most transformations are accomplished by bacteria. Obligate anaerobic bacteria may deconjugate, but most aerobic bacteria do not. Subsequent conversion of deconjugated bile acids is performed by a wider range of organisms. Oxidation of conjugated bile salts without previous deconjugation can occur. Several clinical syndromes are associated with changes in the bile acid and microbial ecology, eg, ileostomies, stasis areas, and antibiotic therapy. Bile salts can also alter the growth of bacteria. Some metabolites of the bacterial metabolism of bile resemble known carcinogens.
Author Affiliations
Chicago
From the Department of Infectious Diseases and the Hektoen Institute for Medical Research, Cook County Hospital, and the Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago. Dr. Lewis is now with the Department of Infectious Diseases, Memorial Hospital, New York. Dr. Gorbach is now with the Sections of Infectious Diseases at the Veterans Hospital, Sepulveda, Calif.
Footnotes
Received for publication April 3, 1972; accepted May 17, 1972.
Reprint requests to 444 E 68th St, New York 10021 (Dr. Lewis).
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