"Bile Acids and Salts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Steroid acids and salts. The primary bile acids are derived from cholesterol in the liver and usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. The secondary bile acids are further modified by bacteria in the intestine. They play an important role in the digestion and absorption of fat. They have also been used pharmacologically, especially in the treatment of gallstones.
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D001647
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.105
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bile Acids and Salts" by people in Profiles.
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Application of a glycinated bile acid biomarker for diagnosis and assessment of response to treatment in Niemann-pick disease type C1. Mol Genet Metab. 2020 12; 131(4):405-417.
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Diagnosis of niemann-pick C1 by measurement of bile acid biomarkers in archived newborn dried blood spots. Mol Genet Metab. 2019 02; 126(2):183-187.
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Development of a bile acid-based newborn screen for Niemann-Pick disease type C. Sci Transl Med. 2016 05 04; 8(337):337ra63.
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Serum bile acids are higher in humans with prior gastric bypass: potential contribution to improved glucose and lipid metabolism. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Sep; 17(9):1671-7.
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Bile acids induce energy expenditure by promoting intracellular thyroid hormone activation. Nature. 2006 Jan 26; 439(7075):484-9.
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Beneficial effect of a bile acid resin binder on enteral feeding induced diarrhea. Am J Gastroenterol. 1998 Jun; 93(6):967-71.