cholangitis/triglyceride

We reviewed the initial lipid and fat-soluble vitamin levels in 56 patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) enrolled in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial evaluating ursodeoxycholic acid. We also evaluated lipid and vitamin levels in a group of 87 patients with advanced PSC being

BACKGROUND Limited data are available regarding the serum lipids in primary sclerosing cholangitis. OBJECTIVE To determine the lipid levels in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis. METHODS We monitored the serum lipid levels annually for up to 6 years in 157 patients included in three

A number of different chronic diseases affect the intrahepatic bile radicles or cholangioles. They include primary and secondary sclerosing cholangitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, chronic cholestatic drug jaundice, atresia, and carcinoma. Aetiological factors include infection, immunological

A significant role in pathogenesis of cholangitis is attributed to excessive reactive oxygen species production and oxidative stress. Therefore, antioxidants could be promising therapeutics.

The effects of powerful free radical scavenger

A 64-year-old man with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and resultant liver failure presented to our hospital with severe dyslipidemia (total cholesterol, 525 mg/dL; low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, 489 mg/dL; high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, 13 mg/dL; triglycerides, 114

Monoacylglycerol lipase (MGL) is the last enzymatic step in triglyceride degradation, hydrolyzing monoglycerides into glycerol and fatty acids (FA) and converting 2-arachidonoylglycerol into arachidonic acid (AA), thus providing ligands for nuclear receptors (NRs) as key regulators of hepatic bile

There are increasing challenges for the practising gastroenterologist in treating AIDS-related gastrointestinal diseases. The differential diagnoses of dysphagia and odynophagia include cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection, non-specific aphthous ulceration and non-AIDS

BACKGROUND Hypercholesterolemia and xanthomatosis are known complications of chronic cholestasis. This is the first report on xanthomatosis and severe hypercholesterolemia caused by common bile duct stenosis following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. METHODS Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed

Chronic non-suppurative destructive cholangitis, the so-called primary biliary cirrhosis, is characterised by changes, which occur in intrahepatic bile ducts in early stages and in hepatic parenchyma as the disease progresses. The disease gradually evolves into the full-blown picture of biliary

OBJECTIVE Although the incidence of bile stones after liver transplant is rare (2%-6%), various complications can occur, including recurrent cholangitis, biliary strictures, graft loss, and patient mortality. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated bile stone incidence, pathogenesis, and treatment in

Cholestatic virus hepatitis (CVH) patients were examined for blood levels of free oxyproline, cholesterol and triglycerides to evaluate connective tissue in walls of the ducts and adjacent area. Significantly elevated levels of free oxyproline, cholesterol and triglycerides occurred in CVH. A

BACKGROUND Obesity is a heterogeneous phenotype and risk associations to non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes are influenced by several factors. The paternal metabolic status at the time of conception influences offspring susceptibility to developing obesity

BACKGROUND Hyperlipidemia after orthotopic liver transplant is thought to be the result of the immunosuppression therapy given postoperatively. The purpose of this study was to evaluate serum lipid levels pretransplant, 4 months, and 12 months posttransplant. METHODS A retrospective chart review of