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. 2016 Oct 3;64(5):1773. doi: 10.1002/hep.28836

Liver Capsule: FXR agonists against liver disease

Claudia D Fuchs 1,, Philipp Schwabi 1,, Thomas Reiberger 1, Michael Trauner 1,
PMCID: PMC5091632  PMID: 27635933

Abbreviations

ASBT

apical sodium‐dependent bile acid transporter

BA

bile acid

BSEP

bile salt export pump

CA

cancer antigen

CDCA

chenodeoxycholic acid

Chol

cholesterol

Col1α, collagen 1α; COX2

cyclooxygenase 2

eNOS

endothelial NO synthase

ET1

endothelin 1

FA

fatty acid

FFA

free fatty acid

FGF

fibroblast growth factor

FGFR

FGF receptor

FXR

farnesoid X receptor

HCC

hepatocellular carcinoma

HDL

high‐density lipoprotein

IFN

interferon

IGF1R

insulin‐like growth factor 1 receptor

IL

interleukin

iNOS

inducible NO synthase

KC

Kupffer cell

LDL

low‐density lipoprotein

LDLr

LDL receptor

Lp(a), lipoprotein a; LSEC

liver sinusoidal endothelial cell

MCP1

monocyte chemoattractant protein 1

MDR

multidrug resistance

MMP

matrix metalloproteinase

NAFLD

nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

NASH

nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

NFκB

nuclear factor kappa B

NO

nitric oxide

NTCP

sodium/taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide

PL

phospholipids

SR‐BI

scavenger receptor class B type 1

p‐STAT3

phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3

TG

triglyceride

TGF

transforming growth factor

TIMP

tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase

TJ

tight junction

TNF

tumor necrosis factor

VCAM

vascular cell adhesion molecule

VLDL

very low‐density lipoprotein

ZO‐1

zona occludens 1.

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Potential conflict of interest: Dr. Trauner consults, is on the speakers’ bureau, and received grants from Falk and Gilead. He consults and is on the speakers’ bureau for MSD. He consults and received grants from Intercept and Albireo. He is on the speakers’ bureau and received grants from Roche. He consults for Phenex and Novartis. Dr. Reiberger consults for Xtuit and received grants from Phenex. He received grants and speaker honoraria from Roche, Gilead, and MSD.

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