Bile Acids and Cholestasis

Since the last International Bile Acid Meeting in Freiburg in 1996, considerable progress has been made in several areas of bile acid research. The different pathways of bile acid synthesis and their regulation have been further characterized. The molecular mechanisms for biliary secretion of bile acids have been elucidated and genetic defects of bile acid transport have been defined. Injurious as well as protective effects of different bile acids on the liver have been further studied. Finally, the beneficial effects of ursodeoxycholic acid in cholestatic liver diseases have been substantiated and the potential mechanisms of action have been explored.
This book, the proceedings of the Falk Symposium No. 108 (XV International Bile Acid Meeting), held in Titisee, Germany, October 12-13, 1998, is dedicated to both basic and clinical aspects of bile acid research with a focus on bile acids and cholestasis.

List of contents

Preface. List of Principal Authors. Section I: Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Bile Acids. Section II: Transport of Bile Acids. Section III: Biological Effects of Bile Acids and Cholestasis. Section IV: Bile Acids in Disease. Section V: Bile Acids in Therapy. Index.

Product details

• Assisted by: W. Gerok (Editor), D. Keppler (Editor), U. Leuschner (Editor), G. Paumgartner (Editor), A. Stiehl (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1999
• EAN: 9780792387527
• ISBN: 978-0-7923-8752-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 243 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 607 g
• Series: Falk Symposium
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine