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SCIENCE
Volume 312, Issue 5771, Pages 233-236Publisher
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/science.1121435
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [R01 DK053366, U19 DK62434] Funding Source: Medline
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Liver mass depends on one or more unidentified humoral signals that drive regeneration when liver functional capacity is diminished. Bile acids are important liver products, and their levels are tightly regulated. Here, we identify a role for nuclear receptor - dependent bile acid signaling in normal liver regeneration. Elevated bile acid levels accelerate regeneration, and decreased levels inhibit liver regrowth, as does the absence of the primary nuclear bile acid receptor FXR. We propose that FXR activation by increased bile acid flux is a signal of decreased functional capacity of the liver. FXR, and possibly other nuclear receptors, may promote homeostasis not only by regulating expression of appropriate metabolic target genes but also by driving homeotrophic liver growth.
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