1999
Biliary bile acids in primary biliary cirrhosis: Effect of ursodeoxycholic acid
Combes B, Carithers R, Maddrey W, Munoz S, Garcia‐Tsao G, Bonner G, Boyer J, Luketic V, Shiffman M, Peters M, White H, Zetterman R, Risser R, Rossi S, Hofmann A. Biliary bile acids in primary biliary cirrhosis: Effect of ursodeoxycholic acid. Hepatology 1999, 29: 1649-1654. PMID: 10347103, PMCID: PMC4004074, DOI: 10.1002/hep.510290618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBileBile Acids and SaltsChenodeoxycholic AcidCholic AcidChromatography, GasChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDeoxycholic AcidDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansLithocholic AcidLiver Cirrhosis, BiliaryMaleMiddle AgedPlacebosRegression AnalysisReproducibility of ResultsTime FactorsUrsodeoxycholic AcidConceptsPrimary biliary cirrhosisBile acid compositionUrsodeoxycholic acidBile acidsBiliary cirrhosisSeverity of PBCSingle bedtime dosePlacebo-controlled trialBiliary bile acidsEndogenous bile acidsMajor bile acidsBedtime dosePlacebo medicationDuodenal bileHigh-pressure liquid chromatography methodPatientsNormal personsBileSignificant decreaseCirrhosisAcid compositionCDCATaurineLiquid chromatography methodYears
1997
Viral RNA in duodenal bile of cirrhotic patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Kuan S, Garcia-Tsao G, Cartun R, Emanuel J, West A. Viral RNA in duodenal bile of cirrhotic patients with chronic hepatitis C. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 1997, 121: 847-52. PMID: 9278613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusCirrhotic patientsDuodenal bileChronic hepatitis C virusHepatitis C virus RNAHCV-negative controlsChronic hepatitis C.C virus RNAReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionViral RNATranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionCross-reacting antigenSeropositive patientsHepatitis C.Seronegative controlsEndoscopic evaluationBreast milkC virusPolymerase chain reactionCirrhotic liverC100 proteinAntigen immunoreactivePatientsBileVirus RNA