Role of glucuronidation for hepatic detoxification and urinary elimination of toxic bile acids during biliary obstruction.

Biliary obstruction, a severe cholestatic condition, results in a huge accumulation of toxic bile acids (BA) in the liver. Glucuronidation, a conjugation reaction, is thought to protect the liver by both reducing hepatic BA toxicity and increasing their urinary elimination. The present study evaluat...

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Main Authors: Martin Perreault, Andrzej Białek, Jocelyn Trottier, Mélanie Verreault, Patrick Caron, Piotr Milkiewicz, Olivier Barbier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3828276?pdf=render