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Bile

Bile is a digestive fluid produced by the liver, stored and concentrated in the gallbladder, and released into the small intestine to aid the digestion and absorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins. It contains bile acids (or bile salts), cholesterol, bilirubin, phospholipids, and water, and it emulsifies dietary …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 81× across the literature

Overview

Bile is a digestive fluid produced by the liver, stored and concentrated in the gallbladder, and released into the small intestine to aid the digestion and absorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins. It contains bile acids (or bile salts), cholesterol, bilirubin, phospholipids, and water, and it emulsifies dietary fats so they can be broken down by enzymes. Beyond digestion, bile is a route for excreting cholesterol and waste products such as bilirubin from the body, and bile acids contribute to metabolic regulation and signaling. Disturbances in bile composition or flow are linked to conditions including gallstones, liver disease, and disorders of the digestive tract. As a body fluid, bile is studied for its physiological roles and its involvement in disease of the liver, gallbladder, and gastrointestinal system. Research published by the journal relevant to bile includes an experimental study of mucosa-muscular signaling in bile-induced esophageal dysmotility, examining how bile can disrupt normal esophageal function, and research on biofilm formation by Salmonella Typhi on simulated gallstones, which relates to bile, the gallbladder, and chronic carriage. Additional work addresses liver structure and liver diseases. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to bile and its roles in digestion, metabolism, and disease.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 81 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Journal of Body Fluids.

Journal editorial board
Anna Jezierski · Canada Maria Isabel Veiga · Portugal Noehammer Christa · Austria

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