Targeting the alternative bile acid synthetic pathway for metabolic diseases

W Jia, M Wei, C Rajani, X Zheng - Protein & cell, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The gut microbiota is profoundly involved in glucose and lipid metabolism, in part by
regulating bile acid (BA) metabolism and affecting multiple BA-receptor signaling pathways …

Oxysterols: From cholesterol metabolites to key mediators

V Mutemberezi, O Guillemot-Legris… - Progress in lipid research, 2016 - Elsevier
Oxysterols are cholesterol metabolites that can be produced through enzymatic or radical
processes. They constitute a large family of lipids (ie the oxysterome) involved in a plethora …

The CH25H–CYP7B1–RORα axis of cholesterol metabolism regulates osteoarthritis

WS Choi, G Lee, WH Song, JT Koh, J Yang, JS Kwak… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Osteoarthritis—the most common form of age-related degenerative whole-joint disease—is
primarily characterized by cartilage destruction, as well as by synovial inflammation …

[HTML][HTML] The acidic pathway of bile acid synthesis: Not just an alternative pathway

WM Pandak, G Kakiyama - Liver research, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the last two decades, the prevalence of obesity, and metabolic syndromes (MS) such
as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), have …

Cholesterol homeostasis: Researching a dialogue between the brain and peripheral tissues

M Gliozzi, V Musolino, F Bosco, M Scicchitano… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cholesterol homeostasis is a highly regulated process in human body because of its several
functions underlying the biology of cell membranes, the synthesis of all steroid hormones …

[HTML][HTML] 27-Hydroxycholesterol contributes to cognitive deficits in APP/PS1 transgenic mice through microbiota dysbiosis and intestinal barrier dysfunction

Y Wang, Y An, W Ma, H Yu, Y Lu, X Zhang… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Research on the brain-gut-microbiota axis has led to accumulating interest in
gut microbiota dysbiosis and intestinal barrier dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Our …

Lipid oxidation derived aldehydes and oxysterols between health and disease

B Sottero, G Leonarduzzi, G Testa… - European journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐enzymatic and enzymatic oxidation of lipids has long been a primary issue in human
pathophysiology, with special emphasis on diet‐and nutrition‐related aspects. While there is …

The challenges and promise of targeting the Liver X Receptors for treatment of inflammatory disease

MB Fessler - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Liver X Receptors (LXRs) are oxysterol-activated transcription factors that
upregulate a suite of genes that together promote coordinated mobilization of excess …

A comprehensive review on oxysterols and related diseases

A Samadi, S Sabuncuoglu, M Samadi… - Current medicinal …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
The present review aims to provide a complete and comprehensive summary of current
literature relevant to oxysterols and related diseases. Oxidation of cholesterol leads to the …

Context-dependent role of oxidized lipids and lipoproteins in inflammation

YI Miller, JYJ Shyy - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2017 - cell.com
Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL), which contains hundreds of different oxidized lipid
molecules, is a hallmark of hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis. The same oxidized lipids …