Changes in cholesterol metabolism during acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: liver cirrhosis and non cirrhosis compared

Abstrakt

Cholesterol is derived via de novo synthesis and dietary absorption. Both processes can be monitored by determination of non-cholesterol sterol concentrations (lathosterol for synthesis; sitosterol and campesterol for absorption).

Klíčová slova

• acute gastrointestinal bleeding
• lipids
• cholesterol
• hypocholestrolemia
• non-cholesterol