Journal article
Farnesoid X Receptor Agonist Treatment Alters Bile Acid Metabolism but Exacerbates Liver Damage in a Piglet Model of Short-Bowel Syndrome
PM Pereira-Fantini, S Lapthorne, CGM Gahan, SA Joyce, J Charles, PJ Fuller, JE Bines
Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology | ELSEVIER INC | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background & Aims Options for the prevention of short-bowel syndrome–associated liver disease (SBS-ALDs) are limited and often ineffective. The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a newly emerging pharmaceutical target and FXR agonists have been shown to ameliorate cholestasis and metabolic disorders. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of obeticholic acid (OCA) treatment in preventing SBS-ALDs. Methods Piglets underwent 75% small-bowel resection (SBS) or sham surgery (sham) and were assigned to either a daily dose of OCA (2.4 mg/kg/day) or were untreated. Clinical measures included weight gain and stool studies. Histologic features were assessed. Ultraperformance liquid chromatograph..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia through a Senior Principal Research Fellowship (1002559 to P.J.F.); and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and Hudson Medical Research Institute are supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Program. This publication has emanated from research supported in part by a research grant SFI/12/RC/2273 from the Science Foundation Ireland.