Microbiology spectrum
Variation in microbiome and metabolites is associated with advantageous effects of cholestyramine on primary biliary cholangitis with pruritus.
Yijun Zhou, Gaoxiang Ying, Wei Shen, Yusheng Cui, Bo Xiang, Muyuan Jiang, Jianfeng Bao, Qiaofei Jin
Published: 202610.1128/spectrum.00747-25
Abstract
Emerging evidence implicates bile acid-intestinal microbiota interactions in the pathogenesis of pruritus associated with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Cholestyramine, a bile acid sequestrant, is clinically recommended for pruritus alleviation.…
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