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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-5-14
pubmed:abstractText
SeHCAT, a synthetic homologue of thaurocolic acid, may be used to examine the dynamics of enterohepatic circulation. A greater retention of SeHCAT may be attributed to a defective hepatic clearance and to a partial redistribution of the biliary acid pool outside the enterohepatic circle. This method has been applied to 20 patients affected with chronic hepatic disorders. The percentage of retention of SeHCAT in normal subjects was 19-20 on average. The hepatopathic patient has an average SeHCAT retention of 54%. After treatment with polyunsaturated phosphatidylcholine (EPL) plus vitamin B complex i.v., the percentage of SeHCAT retention was significantly less than 31% (P less than 0.001). It can be hypothesized that the drug determines an improvement of the enterohepatic circle (acting on the hepatic clearance) in patients with chronic hepatic disorders as shown by the reduction of the percentage of SeHCAT retention noticed.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0026-4806
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
369-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
[Effect of polyunsaturated phosphatidylcholine and vitamin B complex on the metabolism of selenium homotaurocholic acid in patients with chronic liver disease].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract