Higher Blood Levels Of Bile Acids Linked To Slower Progression Of MS, Study Suggests

Multiple Sclerosis News Today (11/1, Bryson) said, “Higher blood levels of bile acids – molecules found in the digestive fluid bile, which helps absorb fat in the gut – are associated with a slower progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), as indicated by imaging scans, a study by U.S. researchers reported.” In a small “trial in people with progressive forms of MS, daily oral supplementation with a bile acid called tauroursodeoxycholic acid, or TUDCA, lowered the blood levels of certain pro-inflammatory immune cells.” The findings were published in Med.