Tauroursodeoxycholic acid, also known as ursodoxicoltaurine, is a highly hydrophilic tertiary bile acid that is produced in humans at a low concentration. It is a taurine conjugate of ursodeoxycholic acid with comparable therapeutic efficacy and safety, but a much higher hydrophilicity. Normally, hydrophilic bile acids regulates hydrophobic bile acids and ...
Tauroursodeoxycholic acid is used to prevent and treat gallstone formation.
Tauroursodeoxycholic acid is used in combination with phenylbutyric acid to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in adults.
Children's Hospital of Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
Children's Hospital Medical Center - Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Children's Hospitals and Clinics - Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Children's Hospital Medical Center - Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
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