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Molecular Mechanisms of Ursodeoxycholic Acid Toxicity & Side Effects: Ursodeoxycholic Acid Freezes Regeneration & Induces Hibernation Mode

Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is a steroid bile acid approved for primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). UDCA is reported to have “hepato-protective properties”. Yet, UDCA has “unanticipated” toxicity, pronounced by more than double number of deaths, and eligibility for liver transplantation compared to the...

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Autor principal: Kotb, Magd A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3430272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22942741
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms13078882