Table 2.

Bile acids induce apoptosis in liver cells

Cells/tissues	Bile acid(s) that induced apoptosis	Ref.
Isolated rat hepatocytes	GDCA	[64,65]
	GCDCA	[55,66]
	GCDCA, GCA	[57]
	GCDCA	[67]
Isolated rat and mouse hepatocytes	DCA	[68]
Liver tissue sections from rats fed DCA, and cultured human hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HuH-7)	DCA	[58]
Cultured rat hepatocyes (McNtcp.24 cells)	GCDC	[69,70]
Cultured human hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HuH-7)	GCDCA	[71]
Rat hepatocytes and human hepatoma carcinoma cells (HuH-7)	Taurolithocholate-3-sulfate	[59]