The interaction of human serum albumin with twelve bile acids (ba) has been studied by equilibrium dialysis technique using 3H- and 14C-labeled bile acids. The physiological bile acids studied were: cholic, chenodeoxycholic, deoxycholic, lithocholic, ursodeoxycholic, and 7-ketolithocholic acids, all in the free and conjugated (with glycine and taurine) forms. For each bile acid studied, the int...

The study presented here was accomplished to assess the course of drug-induced liver diseases in patient's rheumatoid arthritis receiving long-term methotrexate therapy. Diabetes mellitus was revealed as the most significant risk factor. The combination of diabetes mellitus with other risk factors (female sex) resulted in increased hepatic fibrosis, degree of hepatic encephalopathy and reductio...

During cholestasis, accumulation of conjugated bile acids may occur in the liver and lead to hepatocellular damage. Inspired by our recent development of N-11C-methyl-glycocholic acid—that is, 11C-cholylsarcosine—a tracer for PET of the endogenous glycine conjugate of cholic acid, we report here a radiosynthesis of N-11C-methyltaurine–conjugated bile acids and biodistribution studies in pigs by...

New analogs of amino acid-conjugated bile acids were synthesized in which the amide bond was reversed from its normal configuration. These structural isomers of the beta-alanyl conjugates of cholic acid and ursodeoxycholic acid were synthesized by reaction of succinic anhydride with the 24-nor-23-amine derivatives of cholic acid and ursodeoxycholic acid. The chemical and physical properties of ...

Fixed-dose drug products as well non-fixed hepatoprotective combinations are commonly used in modern clinical practice. Combined and concurrent use makes it possible to augment the pharmacological effects of individual agents, or extend range their potential indications. The drugs most considered for combination therapy include essential phospholipids, glycyrrhizinic acid, ursodeoxycholic silib...