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Possible role of hepatic bile mucus glycoprotein in development of intrahepatic gallstones.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8963394     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To study the role played by hepatic bile mucus glycoprotein in the development of hepatolithiasis, mucus glycoprotein, isolated from the bile of patients with intrahepatic gallstones by gel filtration and ultracentrifugation, was examined for precipitability in control hepatic bile obtained postoperatively from patients successfully treated for cholecysto- and/or choledocho-lithiasis. When the mucus glycoprotein was incubated at 38 degrees C for 48 h in the control hepatic bile in the presence of calcium ions, massive precipitation was produced. The precipitation was inhibited by treating the mucus glycoprotein with acid, alkali, a reducing reagent, or protease, the inhibition being most effective with acid, which splits up carbohydrate chains. This suggests that the precipitability of the mucus glycoprotein resides mainly in its carbohydrate chains. These observations imply that the development of intrahepatic gallstones, calcium bilirubinate stones in particular, could be prevented by degrading mucus glycoprotein in hepatic bile.
Authors:
S Akaishi; S Yoshihara; M Sasaki; M Konn
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of gastroenterology     Volume:  30     ISSN:  0944-1174     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Gastroenterol.     Publication Date:  1995 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-12-16     Completed Date:  1996-12-16     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9430794     Medline TA:  J Gastroenterol     Country:  JAPAN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  758-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Second Department of Surgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bile / chemistry*
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic*
Bilirubin / analysis
Chemical Precipitation
Cholelithiasis / chemistry*,  etiology
Chromatography, Gel
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Female
Gastric Mucosa
Glycoproteins / analysis,  chemistry*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Ultracentrifugation
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Glycoproteins; 0/gastric mucus glycoproteins; 635-65-4/Bilirubin

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