Cholesterol nucleation time in gallbladder bile of patients with solitary or multiple cholesterol gallstones [PDF]
, 1992 Patients with multiple cholesterol gallbladder stones have been found to be at a higher risk for the recurrence of gallstones after successful nonsurgical treatment than those with a solitary stone.
Abell +27 more
core +1 more source
Gallstone disease and the risk of cardiac mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 BackgroundGallstone disease is a common gastrointestinal disorder, which has previously been reported to be associated with the incidence of cardiovascular disease.
Wen Su +4 more
doaj +1 more source
The differentiation of cholesterol and pigment gallstones [PDF]
, 1989 Gallbladder biles and stones were obtained at 116 cholecystectomies for symptomatic gallstone disease. All 33 patients younger than 50 years had cholesterol stones, whereas 40% of the older patients had pigment stones.
Carey +5 more
core +1 more source
Biofilm producing Salmonella typhi: Chronic colonization and development of gallbladder cancer [PDF]
, 2017 Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhi is the aetiological agent of typhoid or enteric fever. In a subset of individuals, S. Typhi colonizes the gallbladder causing an asymptomatic chronic infection.
Cavallo, Ilaria +4 more
core +1 more source
Bile Acid Receptor Therapeutics Effects on Chronic Liver Diseases [PDF]
, 2020 In the past ten years, our understanding of the importance of bile acids has expanded from fat absorption and glucose/lipid/energy homeostasis into potential therapeutic targets for amelioration of chronic cholestatic liver diseases.
Alpini, Gianfranco +4 more
core +1 more source
Association between cholesterol-phospholipid vesicles and cholesterol crystals in human gallbladder bile [PDF]
, 1989 Rapid aggregation of cholesterol-phospholipid vesicles in gallbladder bile seems to be the first event in the production of cholesterol crystals, a prerequisite for cholesterol gallstone formation.
Jüngst, Dieter +1 more
core +1 more source
Gallstones top to toe: what the radiologist needs to know
Insights into Imaging, 2020 Gallstone-related disease can have significant associated morbidity and mortality worldwide. The incidence of gallstone-related disease in the Western world is on the increase. There are multiple different pathological manifestations of gallstone disease:
M. C. Murphy +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Gallbladder gallstone disease is associated with newly diagnosed coronary artery atherosclerotic disease: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The association between gallstone disease and coronary artery atherosclerotic disease (CAD) remains unclear. To clarify their relationship, patients with CAD newly diagnosed by coronary angiography were investigated in this cross-sectional study.The ...
Zhao-Yan Jiang +7 more
doaj +1 more source
Alteration of gut microbiota in association with cholesterol gallstone formation in mice
BMC Gastroenterology, 2017 Background The gut microbiome exerts extensive roles in metabolism of nutrients, pharmaceuticals, organic chemicals. Little has been known for the role of gut microbiota in regulating cholesterol and bile acids in association with gallstone formation ...
Qihan Wang +6 more
doaj +1 more source
The NPC1L1 Polymorphism 1679C>G Is Associated with Gallstone Disease in Chinese Patients. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Niemann Pick Type C1 Like 1 (NPC1L1) protein plays a key role in intestinal and hepatic cholesterol metabolism in humans. Genetic variation in NPC1L1 has been widely studied in recent years.
Jian Wu +7 more
doaj +1 more source