A role for FXR and human FGF-19 in the repression of paraoxonase-1 gene expression by bile acids
Paraoxonase-1 (PON1), an enzyme that metabolizes organophosphate insecticides, is secreted by the liver and transported in the blood complexed to HDL. In humans and mice, low plasma levels of PON1 have also been linked to the development of atherosclerosis. We previously reported that hepatic Pon1 e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2006-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520336397 |