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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Jose Miguel Ramos Pittol
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-73624 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Ijssennagger Noortje N Janssen Aafke W F AWF Milona Alexandra A Ramos Pittol José M JM Hollman Danielle A A DAA Mokry Michal M Betzel Bark B Berends Frits J FJ Janssen Ignace M IM van Mil Saskia W C SWC Kersten Sander S
Journal of hepatology 20160123 5
<h4>Background & aims</h4>The bile acid-activated farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a nuclear receptor regulating bile acid, glucose and cholesterol homeostasis. Obeticholic acid (OCA), a promising drug for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and type 2 diabetes, activates FXR. Mouse studies demonstrated that FXR activation by OCA alters hepatic expression of many genes. However, no data are available on the effects of OCA in the human liver. Here we generated gene expression profi ...[more]