gallstones/triacylglycerol

OBJECTIVE There is limited information available on the effects of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors on hepatic and biliary cholesterol metabolism in patients with gallstones. The aims of this study were to determine the effect of simvastatin on the regulatory elements of

The sera from 144 patients (27 males and 117 females) with documented gallstones were assayed for eight different biochemical quantities, in order to study the pattern of specific biochemical changes in the blood of such patients and to establish any aetiologic relationship with gallstones. These

Male golden hamsters fed a glucose diet as a model for cholesterol gallstone formation were used to investigate the effect of CS-514 on the lithogenicity of bile. Treatment with 0.05% (w/w) CS-514 in the diet for 1-4 weeks caused a decrease in plasma cholesterol and triacylglycerol levels. A marked

The lipid-lowering effect of psyllium (PSY) is well established. Enhanced fecal bile acid excretion and a stimulation of hepatic bile acid synthesis are discussed as primary mechanisms of this action. To further examine the effect of bile acid excretion and specifically of compositional alterations

The effect of high- (hePE) and low- (lePE) esterification pectin and high- (hvGG) and low-(lvGG) viscosity guar gum on plasma, hepatic and biliary lipids and on prevention of cholesterol gallstones was investigated in male golden Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). Hamsters were fed on

Guatteria gaumeri Greenman (Annonacease) has been used as bark infusion in the traditional mexican medicine for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and cholelithiasis. The main component is alpha-asarone which has been isolated by different extraction procedures and subsequently synthetized, as

Gallstone disease is a widespread disorder costing billions for annual treatment in the United States. The primary mechanisms underlying gallstone formation are biliary cholesterol supersaturation and gallbladder hypomotility. The relative contribution of these two processes has been difficult to