Targeting fibrosis: mechanisms and clinical trials

M Zhao, L Wang, M Wang, S Zhou, Y Lu… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Fibrosis is characterized by the excessive extracellular matrix deposition due to
dysregulated wound and connective tissue repair response. Multiple organs can develop …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms and disease consequences of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

R Loomba, SL Friedman, GI Shulman - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading chronic liver disease worldwide. Its
more advanced subtype, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), connotes progressive liver …

[PDF][PDF] Lean NAFLD: a distinct entity shaped by differential metabolic adaptation

F Chen, S Esmaili, GB Rogers, E Bugianesi… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects a quarter of the adult
population. A significant subset of patients are lean, but their underlying pathophysiology is …

[HTML][HTML] FXR agonists in NASH treatment

L Adorini, M Trauner - Journal of hepatology, 2023 - Elsevier
The farnesoid X receptor (FXR), a bile acid (BA)-activated nuclear receptor highly expressed
in liver and intestine, regulates the expression of genes involved in cholesterol and bile acid …

FGF21: an emerging therapeutic target for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and related metabolic diseases

EJ Tillman, T Rolph - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The rising global prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes has driven
a sharp increase in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), characterized by excessive fat …

Bile acids and FXR: novel targets for liver diseases

M Stofan, GL Guo - Frontiers in medicine, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bile acids (BAs) are evolutionally conserved molecules synthesized in the liver from
cholesterol and have been shown to be essential for lipid homeostasis. BAs regulate a …

Bile acid and receptors: Biology and drug discovery for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

T Jiao, Y Ma, X Guo, Y Ye, C ** effects of FGF19 and FGF21 from mice to human
E Henriksson, B Andersen - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
FGF19 and FGF21 analogues are currently in clinical development for the potential
treatment of NASH. In Phase 2 clinical trials analogues of FGF19 and FGF21 decrease …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the digestive, metabolic and therapeutic effects of farnesoid X receptor and fibroblast growth factor 19: from cholesterol to bile acid …

A Di Ciaula, L Bonfrate, J Baj, M Khalil, G Garruti… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bile acids (BA) are amphiphilic molecules synthesized in the liver (primary BA) starting from
cholesterol. In the small intestine, BA act as strong detergents for emulsification …