What does LCA stand for?

Lithocholic Acid

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The nuclear receptor PXR is a lithocholic acid sensor that protects against liver toxicity.

Identification of genes implicated in methapyrilene-induced ...

The non-steroidal ligands may be important tools for studying the pharmacology of the receptor, because they may not have the property of bile acids and are not metabolized to form harmful lithocholic acid (Fischer et al.

Screening of novel nuclear receptor agonists by a convenient reporter ...

After excretion into the bile, the primary bile acids CA and CDCA are partly 7[alpha]-dehydroxylated in the intestine by bacterial enzymes to create the secondary bile acids, deoxycholic acid and lithocholic acid, respectively (Fig.

Clinical utility of bile acid sequestrants in the treatment of ...

Lithocholic acid can break apart DNA strands, form bonds with DNA that disrupt genes, and inhibit DNA repair.

D-fending the colon: bile component triggers vitamin D receptor. ...