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SUBMITTER: Wang LX
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8804323 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Linda X LX Frey Mark R MR Kohli Rohit R
Frontiers in endocrinology 20220118
Bile acids are the catabolic end products of cholesterol metabolism that are best known for their role in the digestion of lipids. In the last two decades, extensive investigation has shown bile acids to be important signaling molecules in metabolic processes throughout the body. Bile acids are ligands that can bind to several receptors, including the nuclear receptor farnesoid X receptor (FXR) in ileal enterocytes. FXR activation induces the expression of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 15/19, a ...[more]