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The bile salt export pump: molecular properties, function and regulation.

Marco Arrese1, Meenakshisundaram Ananthanarayanan

  • 1Departamento de Gastroenterología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 367, 6510260 Santiago, Chile. marrese@med.puc.cl

Pflugers Archiv : European Journal of Physiology
|December 4, 2004
PubMed
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The bile salt export pump (BSEP) is crucial for bile flow. Defects in BSEP cause progressive familial cholestasis and may contribute to drug-induced cholestasis, highlighting its importance in liver health.

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Area of Science:

  • Hepatology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Bile salt secretion by hepatocytes drives bile flow.
  • The bile salt export pump (BSEP, ABCB11) is the primary ATP-dependent transporter for bile salts in the liver.
  • Understanding BSEP is key to comprehending bile salt transport and its regulation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent findings on the molecular properties and regulation of BSEP.
  • To discuss the clinical significance of BSEP dysfunction.
  • To explore the role of BSEP in liver diseases.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of recent studies on BSEP.
  • Analysis of data on BSEP molecular properties and regulation.
  • Examination of clinical implications of BSEP defects.

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Main Results:

  • BSEP mutations cause progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2.
  • Defective BSEP expression or function is implicated in drug-induced cholestasis.
  • Recent studies have elucidated BSEP's molecular characteristics and regulatory mechanisms.

Conclusions:

  • BSEP is a critical hepatic efflux pump for bile salt secretion.
  • Dysfunction of BSEP has significant clinical consequences, including pediatric cholestasis and drug-induced liver injury.
  • Further research into BSEP biology and pathobiology is essential for therapeutic advancements.