The pathogenic mechanisms of many diseases are well understood at the molecular level, but there are prevalent diseases associated with pathogenic signaling, such as diabetes and chronic inflammatory disorders, where our understanding is more limited. Here we report that pathogenic signaling supp...
BACKGROUND: Intestinal bacteria are known to regulate the bile acid (BA) homeostasis via intestinal biotransformation of BAs and stimulating the expression of fibroblast growth factor 19 through intestinal nuclear farnesoid X receptor (FXR). On the other hand, BAs directly regula...