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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-28
pubmed:abstractText
The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is activated by bile acids, natural agonists for this nuclear receptor. FXR-target genes play important roles in cholesterol and lipid metabolism. We have found that a series of 5beta-cholanic acid derivatives, even though without a hydroxyl group or any other substituent on the steroidal rings, can activate FXR more potently than hydroxylated bile acids in a reporter gene assay. The most potent compound among these derivatives, N-methyl-5beta-glycocholanic acid (NMGCA), induces the formation of receptor/coactivator complex in a gel-shift assay and also increases the expression of FXR target genes in human hepatoma HepG2 cells. Furthermore, in rats, NMGCA causes hypolipidemic effects as well as induction of the FXR target genes in liver. Our results suggest that NMGCA and its derivatives are important FXR activators in the study of the physiological functions of FXR and are potentially useful as pharmaceutical agents for treatment of cholesterol and lipid-related diseases.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholesterol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholic Acids, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Orphan Nuclear Receptors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Srebf1 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Srebf1 protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sterol Regulatory Element Binding..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transcription Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Triglycerides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/cholanic acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/farnesoid X-activated receptor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/liver X receptor
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0960-0760
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
94
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
311-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15857750-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-Cholic Acids, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-Orphan Nuclear Receptors, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-Rats, Inbred F344, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15857750-Triglycerides
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
5beta-Cholane activators of the farnesol X receptor.
pubmed:affiliation
Ben May Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural