Biliary acids as promoters of colon carcinogenesis: a narrative review

Science and Research Department, Naarayani Multi Speciality Hospital, Erode, Tamilnadu, India; School of Nursing, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA; Foundation of Nuovo Ospedale Alba-Bra” and Department of Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia and Critical Care, Pietro and Michele Ferrero Hospital, Verduno, Italy; Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, SS. Antonio and Biagio and Cesare Arrigo University Hospital, Alessandria, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine No. 2, Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia; Liver Research Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico; Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy Contributions: (I) Conception and design: S Kulanthaivel; (II) Administrative support: None; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: S Kulanthaivel, L Boccuto, L Abenavoli; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: L Boccuto, L Abenavoli; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: C Zanza, Y Longhitano, K Balasundaram, N Méndez-Sánchez; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors. Correspondence to: Ludovico Abenavoli, MD, PhD. Department of Health Sciences, University “Magna Graecia” Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy. Email: l.abenavoli@unicz.it.