Serum sterols in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and acute liver failure before and after liver transplantation

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6109120	Journal of Hepatology	2008	10 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Homeostasis of cholesterol metabolism was maintained only in ALF. Metabolism of phytosterols was equal in study groups. PBC- and ALF-patients have differential patterns in their serum sterols and cholesterol metabolism.

Keywords

ALF NPC1L1 LXR ULN PBC LTX Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1 protein Glc ABC Adenosine Triphosphate ATP Non-cholesterol sterols Upper limit of normal Mars Primary biliary cirrhosis Phytosterols Acute liver failure Liver transplantation liver X receptor gas–liquid chromatography cholestasis Adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette