CYP4A14-PPARα轴作为ursodeoxycholic酸的治疗点,可以改善高脂肪饮食引起的MASLD

Bing Li1, Pengjun Zhong1, Xueling Zhang1

  • 1School of Pharmacy and Food Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, PR China; International Healthcare Innovation Institute (Jiangmen), Jiangmen, PR China.

概括

乌尔索多胆酸 (UDCA) 通过激活PPARα-CYP4A14通路,减少肝脂肪和炎症,有效治疗与代谢功能障碍相关的脂肪性肝病 (MASLD). 这项研究揭示了UDCA的新型机制.

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