HEPAMERZ
Hepa-Merz® (L-ornithine and L-aspartic acid (LOLA).
Available as Hepa-Merz® 150mg Tablets and Hepa-Merz® Granules
Hepa-Merz® (LOLA) increases ammonia detoxification in two ways:
- Liver (periportal hepatocytes): activation of the urea cycle in the liver by making available the metabolic substrate ornithine which activates the enzyme carbamoyl phosphate synthetase in the cirrhotic liver1
- Brain, muscle, liver (perivenous cells), the substrates ornithine and aspartate promote the formation of glutamate which results in stimulation of ammonia detoxification via glutamine synthesis1
Hepa-Merz is indicated for the treatment of liver disorders that accompany, or are secondary to hepatic detoxification impairment (e.g., liver cirrhosis) with symptoms of latent and manifest hepatic encephalopathy.
- Ideal Supportive and Maintenance Therapy in Patients with Liver Disorders
- Improves hepatic injury
- Controls oxidative damage