ReviewBest practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology2014
Bile acids, obesity, and the metabolic syndrome.
Review in Best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 102 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
102 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 191 citations in OpenAlex.
- Bile Acids Transporters of Enterohepatic Circulation for Targeted Drug Delivery.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Pooled it
- Are we close to defining a metabolomic signature of human obesity? A systematic review of metabolomics studies.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2019Pooled it
- Metabolic Surgery and Diabesity: a Systematic Review.Obesity surgery · 2018Pooled it
- Changes in circulating bile acid levels during cold exposure are associated with brown adipose tissue in humans: a secondary analysis from the ACTIBATE study.Journal of physiology and biochemistry · 2026Trial
- Effects of Manipulating Circulating Bile Acid Concentrations on Postprandial GLP-1 Secretion and Glucose Metabolism After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021 · on this mapTrial
- Body mass index, calcium supplementation and risk of colorectal adenomas.International journal of cancer · 2019Trial
- Circulating bile acids in healthy adults respond differently to a dietary pattern characterized by whole grains, legumes and fruits and vegetables compared to a diet high in refined grains and added sugars: A randomized, controlled, crossover feeding study.Metabolism: clinical and experimental · 2018Trial
- Chenodeoxycholic acid stimulates glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion in patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.Physiological reports · 2017Trial
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- Obeticholic Acid Rescues Male Reproductive Function in High-Fat Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Article
- Bile acids and nanotechnology as emerging platforms for drug delivery.Therapeutic delivery · 2026Review
- Bile acids are associated with baseline and longitudinal amyloid and tau pathology in patients with Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- Pharmacomicrobiomics in metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes: the microbiome-drug-host triad.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- FGF19 in Solid Tumors: Molecular Mechanisms, Metabolic Reprogramming, and Emerging Therapeutic Opportunities.Theranostics · 2026Review
- Sodium taurocholate promotes liver regeneration after portal vein ligation in rats.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Metaflammation's Role in Systemic Dysfunction in Obesity: A Comprehensive Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Body Mass Index Modifies Associations Between Diet Quality and Circulating Metabolites: The CARDIA Study, 2005 to 2006.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- Combination of Rare Sugars L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-xylose, D-allulose, and D-tagatose Alleviates Cognitive Impairment in Mice with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Effect of Bile Acid Levels on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes in Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy: A Retrospective Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
42 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Bile acids are increasingly recognized as key regulators of systemic metabolism. While bile acids have long been known to play important and direct roles in nutrient absorption, bile acids also serve as signalling molecules. Bile acid interactions with the nuclear hormone receptor farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and the membrane receptor G-protein-coupled bile acid receptor 5 (TGR5) can regulate incretin hormone and fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) secretion, cholesterol metabolism, and systemic energy expenditure. Bile acid levels and distribution are altered in type 2 diabetes and increased following bariatric procedures, in parallel with reduced body weight and improved insulin sensitivity and glycaemic control. Thus, modulation of bile acid levels and signalling, using bile acid binding resins, TGR5 agonists, and FXR agonists, may serve as a potent therapeutic approach for the treatment of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other components of the metabolic syndrome in humans.
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