Lxr-driven enterocyte lipid droplet formation delays transport of ingested lipids[S]

Liver X receptors (Lxrs) are master regulators of cholesterol catabolism, driving the elimination of cholesterol from the periphery to the lumen of the intestine. Development of pharmacological agents to activate Lxrs has been hindered by synthetic Lxr agonists' induction of hepatic lipogenesis...

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Main Authors: Lourdes Cruz-Garcia, Amnon Schlegel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520356704