Bile Acid Profiles in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Their Ability to Predict Hepatic Decompensation.
Omar Y MousaBrian D JuranBryan M McCauleyMette N VesterhusTrine FolseraasColeman T TurgeonAhmad Hassan AliErik M SchlichtElizabeth J AtkinsonChang HuDenise HarnoisElizabeth J CareyAndrea A GossardDevin OglesbeeJohn E EatonNicholas F LaRussoGregory J GoresTom H KarlsenKonstantinos N LazaridisPublished in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2021)
Patients with PSC demonstrated alterations of plasma BA consistent with known mechanisms of cholestasis, UDCA treatment, and IBD. Notably, BA profiles predicted future HD, establishing the clinical potential of BA profiling, which may be suited for use in clinical trials.