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SUBMITTER: Li F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3618537 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Feng F Lu Jie J Cheng Jie J Wang Laiyou L Matsubara Tsutomu T Csanaky Iván L IL Klaassen Curtis D CD Gonzalez Frank J FJ Ma Xiaochao X
Nature medicine 20130310 4
Co-therapy with rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH) used to treat tuberculosis in humans frequently causes liver injury. Here, using a pregnane X receptor (PXR)-humanized mouse model, we found that co-treatment with RIF and INH causes accumulation of the endogenous hepatotoxin protoporphyrin IX in the liver through PXR-mediated alteration of the heme biosynthesis pathway. These results provide insight into the mechanism of liver injury induced by co-treatment with these compounds and may lead t ...[more]