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SUBMITTER: Fiorucci S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6099188 | biostudies-other | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Fiorucci Stefano S Biagioli Michele M Zampella Angela A Distrutti Eleonora E
Frontiers in immunology 20180813
Once known exclusively for their role in nutrients absorption, primary bile acids, chenodeoxycholic and cholic acid, and secondary bile acids, deoxycholic and lithocholic acid, are signaling molecules, generated from cholesterol breakdown by the interaction of the host and intestinal microbiota, acting on several receptors including the G protein-coupled bile acid receptor 1 (GPBAR1 or Takeda G-protein receptor 5) and the Farnesoid-X-Receptor (FXR). Both receptors are placed at the interface of ...[more]