Bile Acids in Gastroenterology Basic and Clinical /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tazuma, Susumu (Editor), Takikawa, Hajime (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Hepatology.; Metabolic diseases.; Medicine & Public Health.; Metabolic Diseases.

This book examines the biological aspects of bile acid analysis and their clinical applications, providing readers with an overview of cutting-edge discussions on Bile Acid research and diseases. It begins with detailed discussions on the biological aspects of bile acid, with chapters examining bile...

Table of Contents:

• Part I Biological Aspects of Bile Acids
• Chapter 1 Metabolism of Bile Acids
• Chapter 2 Hepatobiliary Transport of Bile Acids
• Chapter 3 Intestinal Digestion and Absorption
• Chapter 4 Nuclear Receptor Regulation
• Chapter 5 Bile Acid as Therapeutic Agents
• Part II Bile Acids and Diseases
• Chapter 6 Bile Acids and Gallstones: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Management
• Chapter 7 Bile Acids and Cholestatic Liver Disease 1: Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)
• Chapter 8 Bile Acids and Cholestatic Liver Disease 2: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
• Chapter 9 Bile Acids and Cholestatic Liver Disease 3: Inborn Errors of Bile Acid Synthesis
• Chapter 10 Bile Acids and NAFLD/NASH
• Chapter 11 Bile Acids and Viral Hepatitis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
• Chapter 12 Bile Acids and Pancreatic Disease
• Chapter 13 Bile Acids and Esophageal Cancer
• Chapter 14 Bile Acid and Colorectal Cancer
• Chapter 15 Bile Acids and Metabolic Syndrome.