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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Main Authors: Diana M. Shih, Heidi R. Kast-Woelbern, Jack Wong, Yu-Rong Xia, Peter A. Edwards, Aldons J. Lusis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-02-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520336397