OBJECTIVE: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes to the mother and fetus. As yet, the metabolic profiles and the association of the clinical features remain obscure.
METHODS: Fifty sev...
In this work, we show that ACER3 expression is upregulated in cholestatic livers and positively correlates with the severity of CLI in patients. Targeting ACER3 increases CER(d18:1/18:1) in the cholestatic liver, which binds to LXRβ and activates its signaling transduction to enhance BA sulfation...
Cholestasis is a clinical condition resulting from the impairment of bile flow. Currently, patients with cholestasis still face several barriers in seeking diagnosis and treatment. Zhuyu Pill (ZYP) is an ancient classic formula of the Coptis-Evodia herb couples (CEHC), and has been used for chole...
Zhuyu pill (ZYP) is a traditional Chinese medicine prescription composed of two drugs, Coptis chinensis Franch. and Tetradium ruticarpum (A. Jussieu) T. G. Hartley, and is commonly used in the clinical treatment of diseases of the digestive system. However, the mechanism underly...
The co-occurrence of gut microbiota dysbiosis and bile acids (BAs) metabolism alteration has been reported in several human liver diseases. However, the gut microbiota dysbiosis in infantile cholestatic jaundice (CJ), and the linkage between gut bacterial changes and alterations of BAs metabolism...