Synthesized in the liver, bile acids play diverse roles in digestion and metabolism. However, when their processes are disrupted, disease can occur. Scientists seek advanced technologies to better ...

CHOLIC and chenodeoxycholic acids are formed from cholesterol in the liver and are then excreted in the bile to the intestinal tract. There they are broken down to form, for example, deoxycholic ...

Although we often hear about ways to reduce blood cholesterol levels, cholesterol is one of many chemicals created and used by the body. Cholesterol is required for the formation of bile acids, which ...

They found that those who lost protection also had generally higher levels of bile acids. However, those with remission had higher levels of two specific bile acids, known as lithocholates.

Now, work led by Sheng-Cai Lin, Chen-Song Zhang, and Xianming Deng of Xiamen University in China links the benefits of calorie restriction to a bile acid called lithocholic acid, which works by ...

While studying mouse and human liver tumors, they discovered that certain bile acids in the liver could affect the activity of cancer-fighting immune cells, called T cells. The researchers ...

He found that DLPC, a structurally unusual phosphatidylcholine (a form of phospholipid that is important in the formation of cell membranes) enhanced LRH-1 activity in cells. In mice, DLPC induced the ...