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. 2019 Dec 6;3(1):e10–e27. doi: 10.1093/jcag/gwz038

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

Enterohepatic circulation of bile acids. C4 is a metabolic intermediate in the rate-limiting step for the synthesis of bile acids from hepatic cholesterol. FGF19 is a hormone released by ileal enterocytes after stimulation of nuclear farnesoid X receptors by absorbed bile acids. BA, bile acid; C4, 7 α-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one; CA, cholic acid; CDCA, chenodeoxycholic acid; DCA, deoxycholic acid; FGF19, fibroblast growth factor 19; LCA, lithocholic acid. Reprinted with permission from Vijayvargiya and Camilleri (53).