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Deficiency of carboxylesterase 1/esterase-x results in obesity, hepatic steatosis, and hyperlipidemia.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Dec 2012
Quiroga Ariel D, Li Lena, Trötzmüller Martin, Nelson Randy, Proctor Spencer D, Köfeler Harald, Lehner Richard
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UNLABELLED: Increased lipogenesis, together with hyperlipidemia and increased fat deposition, contribute to obesity and associated metabolic disorders including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Here we show that carboxylesterase 1/esterase-x (Ces1/Es-x) plays a regulatory role in hepatic fat metabolism in the mouse. We demonstrate that Ces1/Es-x knockout mice present with increased hepatic lipogenesis and with...
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