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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Moon Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4915232 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moon Yunwon Y Park Bongju B Park Hyunsung H
BMB reports 20160301 3
Liver cells experience hypoxic stress when drug-metabolizing enzymes excessively consume O2 for hydroxylation. Hypoxic stress changes the transcription of several genes by activating a heterodimeric transcription factor called hypoxia-inducible factor- 1α/β (HIF-1α/β). We found that hypoxic stress (0.1% O2) decreased the expression of cytochrome P450 7A1 (CYP7A1), a rate-limiting enzyme involved in bile acid biosynthesis. Chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), a major component of bile acids, represses C ...[more]