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Publication Name World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID 49977
Country/Territory South Korea
Category Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type Basic Study
Article Title Superior gallstone dissolubility and safety of tert-amyl ethyl ether over methyl-tertiary butyl ether
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Dong Do You, Suk Joon Cho, Ok-Hee Kim, Jin Sook Song, Kyu-Seok Hwang, Sang Chul Lee, Kee-Hwan Kim, Ho Joong Choi, Ha-Eun Hong, Haeyeon Seo, Tae Ho Hong, Jung Hyun Park, Tae Yun Lee, Joseph Ahn, Jae-Kyung Jung, Kwan-Young Jung and Say-June Kim
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
Catholic Medical Center Research Foundation program year of 2018
Corresponding Author Say-June Kim, MD, PhD, Professor, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, 222, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06591, South Korea. sayjunekim@gmail.com
Key Words Tert-amyl ethyl ether; Gallstones; Methyl-tert-butyl ether; Contact litholytic agent; ;
Core Tip We developed a novel gallstone-dissolving agent, named tert-amyl ethyl ether (TAEE), an methyl-tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) analogue, with a relatively higher boiling point (102 °C). The in vitro results demonstrated a 24 h TAEE-dissolubility of 76.7%, 56.5% and 38.75% for cholesterol, mixed, and pigmented gallstones, respectively, which represented a 1.2-, 1.4-, and 1.3-fold increase in dissolubility compared to that of MTBE. In the in vivo experiment, TAEE showed a 1.4- and 1.9-fold higher dissolubility for cholesterol and pigmented gallstones than MTBE. As such, TAEE could present an attractive alternative to MTBE if further clinical studies validate its efficacy and safety.
Citation You DD, Cho SJ, Kim OH, Song JS, Hwang KS, Lee SC, Kim KH, Choi HJ, Hong HE, Seo H, Hong TH, Park JH, Lee TY, Ahn J, Jung JK, Jung KY, Kim SJ. Superior gallstone dissolubility and safety of tert-amyl ethyl ether over methyl-tertiary butyl ether. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(39): 5936-5952
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2019-07-02 00:33
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2019-09-10 21:05
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ISSN 1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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