Taurocholic acid is an active promoting factor, not just a biomarker of progression of liver cirrhosis: evidence from a human metabolomic study and in vitro experiments

Taurocholic acid is an active promoting factor, not just a biomarker of progression of liver cirrhosis: evidence from a human metabolomic study and in vitro experiments

Abstract Background Previous studies have indicated that bile acid is associated with progression of liver cirrhosis. However, the particular role of specific bile acid in the development of liver cirrhosis is not definite. The present study aims to identify the specific bile acid and explore its po...

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Main Authors: Zhimin Liu, Zhifeng Zhang, Mei Huang, Xiaoping Sun, Bojia Liu, Qiyang Guo, Qingshan Chang, Zhijun Duan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Taurocholic acid
Liver cirrhosis
Hepatic stellate cell
Metabolomics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-018-0842-7

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