目的 綜述女性激素致膽囊膽固醇結石形成的機制,為預防雌、孕激素致石形成尋找途徑。
方法 復習有關雌、孕激素致石形成的文獻,總結其致石機制。
結果 雌激素主要通過核效應機制影響膽固醇代謝導致膽固醇結石形成,也可通過非核效應促使膽固醇成核及影響膽汁排空參與結石形成。孕激素通過核效應機制影響介導膽囊平滑肌收縮舒張的G蛋白α亞基損傷膽囊運動,通過非核效應途徑影響離子通道及信號傳導削弱膽囊運動,但孕酮的非核效應在結石形成中可能不起重要作用。
結論 女性激素致石機制復雜,明確其相關致石機制可為預防雌、孕激素致石形成開辟新途徑。
引用本文: 聶云貴,丁佑銘,汪斌. 女性激素在膽囊膽固醇結石形成中的作用的研究現狀. 中國普外基礎與臨床雜志, 2012, 19(8): 904-910. doi: 復制
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