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Ursodeoxycholic acid

Ursodiol (trade names Actigall, Ursofalk, Urso Forte) is a bile acid found in large quantities in bear bile; it also occurs naturally in human bile in smaller quantities. The commercial drug is synthesized, it is not derived from animals. It reduces cholesterol absorption and is used to dissolve gallstones in patients who want an alternative to surgery, as well as the recommeded treatment for Primary biliary cirrhosis and other cholestatic diseases. The drug is very expensive, however, and if the patient stops taking it, the gallstones recur. For these reasons, it has not supplanted surgical treatment by cholecystectomy.

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Ursodeoxycholic acid in the treatment of cholestasis and hyperbilirubinemia in pediatric intensive care unit patients. : An article from: Southern Medical Journal $5.95 Advances in gallstone therapy (Clinical update)
Workshop on Ursodeoxycholic Acid $64.50 Workshop on Ursodeoxycholic Acid: Workshop held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, March 1978

Effects of ursodeoxycholic acid on photodynamic therapy in a murine tumor model[para]
ABSTRACT We previously reported that the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in cell culture was enhanced by ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), a nontoxic ...
From Photochemistry and Photobiology, 10/1/03 by Garbo, Greta M
Fetal problems rise with serum bile acid levels in cholestasis of pregnancy
The rate of fetal complications increases when maternal serum bile acid levels become elevated in women who develop intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, ...
From OB/GYN News, 10/1/04 by Jeff Evans
Ursodiol 25-mg/mL Oral Liquid
METHOD OF PREPARATION 1. Calculate the required quantity of each ingredient for the total amount to be prepared. 2. Accurately weigh and/or measure each ...
From International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding, 11/1/05
A galling business: the inhumane exploitation of bears for traditional Asian medicine
As a consultant to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Jill Robinson walked onto her first bear farm 12 years ago. At this facility in southern ...
From Science News, 10/15/05 by Janet Raloff
Phase Behavior and Nanoscale Structure of Phospholipid Membranes Incorporated with Acylated C^sub 14^-Peptides
ABSTRACT The thermotropic phase behavior and lateral structure of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) lipid bilayers containing an acylated peptide has been characterized by differential scanning c
From Biophysical Journal, 10/1/05 by Pedersen, Tina B
Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Cholestasis in Neonates: Multivariate Analysis of the Potential Protective Effect of Taurine/Discussant/Author's Response
ABSTRACT. Background: Neonates receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) are at risk for PN-associated cholestasis (PNAC); however, no preventive factors for ...
From JPEN: Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 9/1/05 by Spencer, Ariel U
Management of gallstones
Many patients with gallstones can be managed expectantly. Generally, only persons with symptoms related to the presence of gallstones (e.g., steady, ...
From American Family Physician, 8/15/05 by Charles F. Bellows
Muscular strength and function in patients with cystic fibrosis
Background: For 20 years, physical activity has been an important component in the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients in Sweden. Data concerning ...
From CHEST, 5/1/05 by Margareta M. Sahlberg

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