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Selective activation of vitamin D receptor by lithocholic acid acetate, a bile acid derivative.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Jan 2005
Adachi Ryutaro, Honma Yoshio, Masuno Hiroyuki, Kawana Katsuyoshi, Shimomura Iichiro, Yamada Sachiko, Makishima Makoto
Abstract excerpt
The vitamin D receptor (VDR), a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily, mediates the biological actions of the active form of vitamin D, 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3). It regulates calcium homeostasis, immunity, cellular differentiation, and other physiological processes. Recently, VDR was found to respond to bile acids as well as other nuclear receptors, farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and pregnane X receptor...
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