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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
Guggulipid is an extract of the guggul tree Commiphora mukul and has been widely used to treat hyperlipidemia in humans. The plant sterol guggulsterone (GS) is the active agent in this extract. Recent studies have shown that GS can act as an antagonist ligand for farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and decrease expression of bile acid-activated genes. Here we show that GS, although an FXR antagonist in coactivator association assays, enhances FXR agonist-induced transcription of bile salt export pump (BSEP), a major hepatic bile acid transporter. In HepG2 cells, in the presence of an FXR agonist such as chenodeoxycholate or GW4064, GS enhanced endogenous BSEP expression with a maximum induction of 400-500% that induced by an FXR agonist alone. This enhancement was also readily observed in FXR-dependent BSEP promoter activation using a luciferase reporter construct. In addition, GS alone slightly increased BSEP promoter activation in the absence of an FXR agonist. Consistent with the results in HepG2, guggulipid treatment in Fisher rats increased BSEP mRNA. Interestingly, in these animals expression of the orphan nuclear receptor SHP (small heterodimer partner), a known FXR target, was also significantly increased, whereas expression of other FXR targets including cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (Cyp 7a1), sterol 12alpha-hydroxylase (Cyp 8b1), and the intestinal bile acid-binding protein (I-BABP), remained unchanged. Thus, we propose that GS is a selective bile acid receptor modulator that regulates expression of a subset of FXR targets. Guggulipid treatment in rats lowered serum triglyceride and raised serum high density lipoprotein levels. Taken together, these data suggest that guggulsterone defines a novel class of FXR ligands characterized by antagonist activities in coactivator association assays but with the ability to enhance the action of agonists on BSEP expression in vivo.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ABCB11 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Abcb11 protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Bile Acids and Salts, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholesterol, HDL, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pregnenediones, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein Isoforms, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transcription Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Triglycerides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/farnesoid X-activated receptor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/pregna-4,17-diene-3,16-dione
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
278
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
10214-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12525500-ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters, pubmed-meshheading:12525500-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12525500-Bile Acids and Salts, pubmed-meshheading:12525500-Cholesterol, HDL, pubmed-meshheading:12525500-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12525500-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12525500-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12525500-Pregnenediones, pubmed-meshheading:12525500-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:12525500-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:12525500-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:12525500-Rats, Inbred F344, pubmed-meshheading:12525500-Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, pubmed-meshheading:12525500-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:12525500-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12525500-Triglycerides, pubmed-meshheading:12525500-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Guggulsterone is a farnesoid X receptor antagonist in coactivator association assays but acts to enhance transcription of bile salt export pump.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Atherosclerosis and Endocrinology, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, USA. jisong_cui@merck.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article