Table 1.
Mouse model | mRNA expression
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Ref. | ||
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CYP7A1 | CYP27A1 | CYP3A11 | ||
Dietary manipulations | ||||
2% cholesterol feeding (7 d) | ↑ 2× | NC | ↑ ≈50% | J.J.R., unpublished |
LXR agonist feeding (7 d) | ↑ 6× | NC | ↑ 2× | J.J.R., unpublished |
Knockout mice | ||||
Cyp27a1−/− | ↑ 10× | Absent | ↑ 10× | Current study |
Cyp7a1−/− | Absent | NC | ↓ ≈50% | J.J.R., unpublished |
Fxr−/− | ↑ 2× | ↓ ≈75% | ↑ | 31 |
Pxr−/− | ↓ ≈50% | NC | ↑ 4× | 32 |
Liver conditional Rxrα−/− | ↑ | ? | ↓ | 33 |
The hepatic mRNA expression levels for these three genes are expressed relative to wild-type, chow-fed mice.
References are given for studies that measured both CYP7A1 and CYP3A11. NC, no change; LXR, liver X receptor; ?, not determined.