An overview of current and future therapeutic strategies for the treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis

Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 545-556

  Ali, Ahmad H ^a   Carey, Elizabeth J ^a   Lindor, Keith D ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b School of Nutrition and Health Promotion College of Health Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Farnesoid x receptor; Primary sclerosing cholangitis; Ursodeoxycholic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBROTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CLADRIBINE; COLCHICINE; ETANERCEPT; FARNESOID X RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INFLIXIMAB; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NICOTINE; OBETICHOLIC ACID; PENICILLAMINE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PIRFENIDONE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SIMTUZUMAB; TACROLIMUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; VEDOLIZUMAB;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 84901339291     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/21678707.2014.908701     Document Type: Review

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