Unlikely partners in weight loss?
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Abstract
The classic role of bile acids is as a key component of cholesterol homeostasis. New evidence recently published in Nature (Watanabe et al., 2006), however, describes a bile acid signaling pathway that controls energy expenditure through induction of thyroid hormone signaling pathways. This work may point to new approaches to tissue-specific metabolic regulation.
Medical subject headings
- Bile Acids and Salts
- Cholesterol
- Energy Metabolism
- Homeostasis
- Signal Transduction
- Thyroid Hormones
- Weight Loss