Use of Ursodeoxycholic Acid on Post-menopausal Obesity, Hepatic steatosis and Plasma Profile as an Alternative Treatment for Hormone Replacement Therapy

Use of Ursodeoxycholic Acid on Post-menopausal Obesity, Hepatic steatosis and Plasma Profile as an Alternative Treatment for Hormone Replacement Therapy

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) as an alternative treatment for menopause pathologies. For this, female Swiss-CD-1 mice were ovariectomized (OVX); SHAM operated mice served as controls. Ten weeks after operation, each group of mice was t...

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Main Authors: Angelo Christiano Franzoni, Aryane Martins Amorim, João Victor Mariano da Silva, João Augusto Pires Storti, Monique Cristine de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2015-12-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Subjects:
liver disease
menopause
obesity
ursodeoxycholic acid
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132015000600898&lng=en&tlng=en

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