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Acceleration of biliary cholesterol secretion restores glycemic control and alleviates hypertriglyceridemia in obese db/db mice.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jan 2014
Su Kai, Sabeva Nadezhda S, Wang Yuhuan, Liu Xiaoxi, Lester Joshua D, Liu Jingjing, Liang Shuang, Graf Gregory A
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OBJECTIVE: Recent studies support a role for cholesterol in the development of obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Mice lacking the ABCG5 ABCG8 (G5G8) sterol transporter have reduced biliary cholesterol secretion and are more susceptible to steatosis, hepatic insulin resistance, and los...
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