Bile salts help dissolve gallstones that have formed in the gallbladder, used in patients refractory to surgery or prefer to avoid it.
xxabiTo add, bile salts are amphipathic which allows for the emulsification and solubilization of lipids in an aqueous environmen+7
md_caffeinerTo add more for people like me who dont even know what amphipathic means:,
am·phi·path·ic
/ˌamfəˈpaTHik/
(of a molecule, especially a protein) having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts+9
urosodiol increase bile salt. Decreases biliary cholesterol by suppressing hepatic synthesis and secretion of cholesterol as well as inhibiting intestinal absorption.
submitted by ∗xxabi(293)
Bile salts help dissolve gallstones that have formed in the gallbladder, used in patients refractory to surgery or prefer to avoid it.