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Bile Acids in Gastroenterology

Basic and Clinical

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Editors:
  1. Susumu Tazuma

    1. Department of General Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

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  2. Hajime Takikawa

    1. Department of Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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  • Examines the biological aspects of bile acid analysis and their clinical applications

  • Presents a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge discussions on bile acid research and diseases

  • Offers clinical physicians, basic researchers and postgraduate students essential insights into cutting-edge research and paves the way for further

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Biological Aspects of Bile Acids

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Metabolism of Bile Acids

      • Hajime Takikawa
      Pages 3-8

    3. Hepatobiliary Transport of Bile Acids

      • Tatehiro Kagawa
      Pages 9-25

    4. Intestinal Digestion and Absorption

      • Akira Honda, Tadashi Ikegami, Yasushi Matsuzaki
      Pages 27-41

    5. Nuclear Receptor Regulation

      • Makoto Makishima
      Pages 43-59

    6. Bile Acid as Therapeutic Agents

      • Yoshihide Yamanashi, Tappei Takada, Hiroshi Suzuki
      Pages 61-90

  3. Bile Acids and Diseases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Bile Acids and Gallstones: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Management

      • Susumu Tazuma
      Pages 93-107

    3. Bile Acids and Cholestatic Liver Disease 1: Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)

      • Atsushi Tanaka
      Pages 109-119

    4. Bile Acids and Cholestatic Liver Disease 2: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

      • Takahiro Nakazawa
      Pages 121-134

    5. Bile Acids and Cholestatic Liver Disease 3: Inborn Errors of Bile Acid Synthesis

      • Hiroshi Nittono, Akihiko Kimura, Hajime Takei, Takao Kurosawa, Takashi Iida
      Pages 135-144

    6. Bile Acids and NAFLD/NASH

      • Tsuneo Kitamura, Sumio Watanabe
      Pages 145-155

    7. Bile Acids and Viral Hepatitis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

      • Yasuaki Takeyama, Shotaro Sakisaka
      Pages 157-168

    8. Bile Acids and Pancreatic Disease

      • Morihisa Hirota, Tooru Shimosegawa
      Pages 169-176

    9. Bile Acids and Esophageal Cancer

      • Juntaro Matsuzaki, Hidekazu Suzuki
      Pages 177-184

    10. Bile Acid and Colorectal Cancer

      • Michiaki Unno
      Pages 185-192

    11. Bile Acids and Metabolic Syndrome

      • Hiroki Taoka, Mitsuhiro Watanabe
      Pages 193-209
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About this book

This book examines the biological aspects of bile acid analysis and their clinical applications, providing readers with an overview of cutting-edge discussions on Bile Acid research and diseases. It begins with detailed discussions on the biological aspects of bile acid, with chapters examining bile acid from various perspectives, from its metabolism to its use in therapeutic agents. Subsequent chapters focus on diseases involving bile acid abnormalities, and specific applications are addressed concerning gallstones, cholestatic liver disease, NAFLD/NASH, hepatitis, pancreatitis, esophageal cancer and colon cancer. In keeping with the book’s integrated approach, the Editor has gathered a broad range of eminent scholars and practitioners to provide a comprehensive review of modern bile acid research. The book offers clinical physicians, basic researchers and postgraduate students essential insights into cutting-edge research and paves the way for further research.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of General Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

    Susumu Tazuma

  • Department of Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Hajime Takikawa

About the editors

Dr.Susumu Tazuma, Department of General Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital

Dr. Hajime Takikawa, Department of Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Bile Acids in Gastroenterology

  • Book Subtitle: Basic and Clinical

  • Editors: Susumu Tazuma, Hajime Takikawa

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56062-3

  • Publisher: Springer Tokyo

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Japan KK 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56060-9Published: 10 April 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56767-7Published: 25 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-56062-3Published: 03 April 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 209

  • Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, Metabolic Diseases, Hepatology

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