55159-8Ursodeoxycholate [Moles/volume] in Serum or PlasmaActive
Part Description
LP93479-1 Ursodeoxycholate
Ursodiol, also known as ursodeoxycholic acid and the abbreviation UDCA, is one of the secondary bile acids, which are metabolic byproducts of intestinal bacteria. Primary bile acids are produced by the liver and stored in the gall bladder. When secreted into the colon, primary bile acids can be metabolized into secondary bile acids by intestinal bacteria. Primary and secondary bile acids help the body digest fats. Ursodeoxycholic acid helps regulate cholesterol by reducing the rate at which the intestine absorbs cholesterol molecules while breaking up micelles containing cholesterol. Because of this property, ursodeoxycholic acid is used to treat (cholesterol) gallstones non-surgically.
While some bile acids are known to be colon tumor promoters (eg. deoxycholic acid), others such as ursodeoxycholic acid are chemopreventive, perhaps by inducing cellular differentiation and/or cellular senescence in colon epithelial cells.
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Source: Wikipedia, Ursodeoxycholate
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Ursodeoxycholate
- Property
- SCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Ser/Plas
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Short Name
- Ursodeoxycholate SerPl-sCnc
- Display Name
- Ursodeoxycholate [Moles/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha
- Ursodeoxycholate, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHEM
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.27
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73
- Change Reason
- Release 2.67: SYSTEM: Added Plas because this test can be run on both serum and plasma
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
- Common US Lab Results Rank
- 3628
Member of these Panels
| LOINC | Long Common Name |
|---|---|
| 43130-4 | Bile acid fractions panel [Moles/volume] - Serum or Plasma |
Language Variants Get Info
- zh-CNChinese (China)
- 熊去氧胆酸:
物质的量浓度: 时间点: 血清/血浆: 定量型: - nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)
- ursodeoxycholaat:
mol/volume: moment: serum of plasma: kwantitatief: - et-EEEstonian (Estonia)
- Ursodeoksükolaat:
SCnc: Pt: S/P: Qn: - fr-BEFrench (Belgium)
- Ursodéoxycholate:
Concentration de substance: Temps ponctuel: Sérum/Plasma: Quantitatif: - fr-FRFrench (France)
- Ursodéoxycholate:
Moles/Volume: Ponctuel: Sérum/Plasma: Numérique: - it-ITItalian (Italy)
- Ursodeossicolato:
SCnc: Pt: Siero/Plasma: Qn: - pt-BRPortuguese (Brazil)
- Ursodeoxicolato:
#N/A: Pt: Soro: Qn: - ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)
- Урсодезоксихолат:
МолКонц: ТчкВрм: Сыв/Плаз: Колич: - es-MXSpanish (Mexico)
- Ursodesoxicolato:
Concentración de sustancias: Punto temporal: Suero o Plasma: Cuantitativo: - es-ESSpanish (Spain)
- Ursodeoxicolato:
Concentración de sustancia: Punto temporal: Suero o Plasma: Qn: - tr-TRTurkish (Turkey)
- Ürsodeoksikolate:
SubKons: Zmlı: Ser/Plaz: Kant:
Example Units
| Unit | Source |
|---|---|
| umol/L | Example UCUM Units |
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