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Cholestyramine resin

Synonym(s):

Colestyramine, Dowex 1X2 Cl--Form

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CAS Number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
23151817
NACRES:
NA.56

form

powder

Quality Level

technique(s)

activity assay: suitable

matrix

polystyrene/divinylbenzene

pH

4—6

capacity

~1.0 meq/g(dry)

Application

Cholestyramine resin has been used:
  • as a diet supplement to study the bile acid pool size and fecal bile acid output in mice
  • to alter the bile acid (BA) levels and study its effect on liver fibrosis development in wild type (WT), fibroblast growth factor 15 (Fgf15)−/−, and Fgf15 transgenic (TG) mice
  • in in vitro digestion process to study the capacity of the fractions for binding bile acid (BA)

Cholestyramine resin is used in protein chromatography, ion exchange chromatography and anion exchange media. Cholestyramine has been used to study the relief of postcholecystectomy diarrhea, the management of intractable cholestatic pruritus and obesity.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cholestyramine is a cationic exchange resin polymer. This resin is a bile acid sequestrant that interchanges chloride anions for bile acids of the small intestine lumen, leading to excretion of bile acids in the feces and reduced levels of serum bile acid. Cholestyramine is used to treat primary hypercholesterolemia. The resin induces dose-dependent reduction of low-density lipid (LDL) cholesterol. It ameliorates the risk of coronary artery disease.

Other Notes

Quartenary ammonium functional groups attached to cross-linked polystyrene

Legal Information

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Noémie Péan et al.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 58(4), 1451-1460 (2013-05-21)
Many regulatory pathways are involved in liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy (PH) to initiate growth, protect liver cells, and sustain functions of the remnant liver. Bile acids (BAs), whose levels rise in the blood early after PH, stimulate both hepatocyte
Yoshimine Fujii et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 421(2), 244-251 (2011-10-18)
A clinical trial of (2S)-2-[4-[[(3S)-1-acetimidoyl-3-pyrrolidinyl]oxy]phenyl]-3-(7-amidino-2-naphtyl) propanoic acid (DX-9065) revealed that its oral bioavailability was only 3% when it was administered as a conventional capsule formulation. The low bioavailability of DX-9065 was likely caused by both its poor membrane permeability and
Akiko Ozaki et al.
Sleep medicine, 13(2), 200-206 (2011-12-06)
To assess the quality of life of patients with narcolepsy with cataplexy (NA-CA), narcolepsy without cataplexy (NA w/o CA), and idiopathic hypersomnia without long sleep time (IHS w/o LST) who were taking psychostimulant medication, and to ascertain which factors (including
Shahram Ala et al.
World journal of surgery, 37(3), 657-662 (2012-12-12)
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of cholestyramine ointment (15 %) in reducing postoperative pain at rest and during defecation after open hemorrhoidectomy. A total of 91 patients with third and fourth degree hemorrhoids undergoing
Ellin Simon et al.
Journal of anxiety disorders, 26(2), 287-296 (2012-01-17)
In this study, the cost-effectiveness of three indicated anxiety prevention strategies was examined from a societal perspective. Children (aged 8-12) were recruited via primary schools, selecting children scoring as high-anxious on an anxiety screening questionnaire. Participating children and their parents

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