作者: Valentina Sepe , Eleonora Distrutti , Stefano Fiorucci , Angela Zampella
DOI: 10.1517/13543776.2015.1045413
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摘要: Introduction: Farnesoid-X-receptor (FXR) is the receptor for primary bile acids expressed in enterohepatic tissues where it regulates acid uptake, metabolism and disposal. For its role as a sensor, FXR has been thought to be an important target treatment of cholestatic disorders, family diseases which endogenous accumulate body. Cholestasis might occur consequence inborn metabolic errors three major intra-hepatic cholestasis pregnancy, biliary cirrhosis (PBC) sclerosing cholangitis account vast majority clinical occurring adulthood. In addition, agonists are gaining attention potential regulators lipid glucose therefore new therapeutical approaches fatty liver disease, type 2 diabetes obesity.Areas covered: New chemical entities modulators their vitro vivo efficacy reviewed with particular focus on patents a...