Bile acid synthesis in HepG2 cells: effect of cyclosporin

The hypothesis that cyclosporin specifically affects the pathway of bile acid synthesis that begins with 27-hydroxylation of cholesterol was evaluated in HepG2 cells, which synthesize chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid from endogenous 7 alpha-hydroxycholesterol. At a concentration in the medium o...

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Main Authors: J Levy, K Budai, N B Javitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1994-10-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520397741