"Ursodeoxycholic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An epimer of chenodeoxycholic acid. It is a mammalian bile acid found first in the bear and is apparently either a precursor or a product of chenodeoxycholate. Its administration changes the composition of bile and may dissolve gallstones. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic.
| Descriptor ID |
D014580
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.105.225.272.962 D04.210.500.221.430.342.925
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| Concept/Terms |
Ursodeoxycholic Acid- Ursodeoxycholic Acid
- Acid, Ursodeoxycholic
- Ursacholic Acid
- Acid, Ursacholic
- 3 alpha,7 beta-Dihydroxy-5 beta-cholan-24-oic Acid
- 3 alpha,7 beta Dihydroxy 5 beta cholan 24 oic Acid
- Ursodiol
- Deoxyursocholic Acid
- Acid, Deoxyursocholic
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ursodeoxycholic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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FXR inhibition may protect from SARS-CoV-2 infection by reducing ACE2. Nature. 2023 Mar; 615(7950):134-142.
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Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 07; 66(7):2439-2451.
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Current treatment options for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2019 05; 35(3):168-176.
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New therapies in hepatitis C virus and chronic liver disease: antifibrotics. Clin Liver Dis. 2006 Nov; 10(4):881-900.
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Randomized trial of prevention of biliary stent occlusion by ursodeoxycholic acid plus norfloxacin. Gastrointest Endosc. 1995 Jul; 42(1):103-4.