Bile acid nuclear receptor FXR and digestive system diseases.
Bile acid nuclear receptor FXR and digestive system diseases.
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10.1016/j.apsb.2015.01.004
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发表时间:
2015-03
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Huang W
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作者:
Ding L;Yang L;Wang Z;Huang W
Bile acids (BAs) are not only digestive surfactants but also important cell signaling molecules, which stimulate several signaling pathways to regulate some important biological processes. The bile-acid-activated nuclear receptor, farnesoid X receptor (FXR), plays a pivotal role in regulating bile acid, lipid and glucose homeostasis as well as in regulating the inflammatory responses, barrier function and prevention of bacterial translocation in the intestinal tract. As expected, FXR is involved in the pathophysiology of a wide range of diseases of gastrointestinal tract, including inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer and type 2 diabetes. In this review, we discuss current knowledge of the roles of FXR in physiology of the digestive system and the related diseases. Better understanding of the roles of FXR in digestive system will accelerate the development of FXR ligands/modulators for the treatment of digestive system diseases. The bile-acid-activated nuclear receptor, farnesoid X receptor (FXR), is involved in the pathophysiology of a wide range of diseases of gastrointestinal tract, including inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer and type 2 diabetes. In this review, authors discuss current knowledge of the roles of FXR in physiology of the digestive system and the related diseases.