Physical activity is protective against colon cancer, whereas colonic bile acid exposure is a suspected risk factor. Although likely related, the association between physical activity and bile acid levels has not been well-studied. Furthermore, the effect of triglycerides, which are known to modify bile acid levels, on this relationship has not been investigated. We conducted a cross-sectional ...

For a long time, it has been assumed that the liver plays an important role in the formation and excretion of bile acids and that the metabolism of bile acids, therefore, can be disturbed to some extent in liver diseases. Pathophysiological aspects of the disturbed metabolism of bile acids remained obscure at the time when procedures of qualitative and quantitative analTses, identification and ...

1. The present study was undertaken to determine the influence of obesity on bile acid kinetics and cholesterol balance in man. 2. Fourteen obese and normolipidaemic patients (160 +/- 6% of ideal body weight, mean +/- SEM) were studied under standardized dietary conditions. Bile acid kinetics, were determined with the aid of 14C-labelled cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid. Cholesterol balanc...

The oxidized bile acid 7-oxoLCA (7-oxolithocholic acid), formed primarily by gut micro-organisms, is reduced in human liver to CDCA (chenodeoxycholic acid) and, to a lesser extent, UDCA (ursodeoxycholic acid). The enzyme(s) responsible remained unknown. Using human liver microsomes, we observed enhanced 7-oxoLCA reduction in the presence of detergent. The reaction was dependent on NADPH and sti...

Δ4-3-oxosteroid 5β-reductase is member D1 of the aldo-keto reductase family 1 (AKR1D1), which catalyzes 5β-reduction of molecules with a 3-oxo-4-ene structure. Bile acid intermediates and most of the steroid hormones carry the 3-oxo-4-ene structure. Therefore, AKR1D1 plays critical roles in both bile acid synthesis and steroid hormone metabolism. Currently our understanding on transcriptional r...