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Bile salts are derived from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesterol cholesterol], and they serve an important role in the mechanical digestion of fats and ultimately facilitate the chemical digestion of lipids.<Ref name="Patton"> Patton JS, Carey MC. Watching fat digestion. Science. 1979 Apr 13;204(4389):145-8. [https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.432636 DOI: 10.1126/science.432636]. </Ref> Their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphiphile amphipathicity] allows them to solubilize hydrophobic fats for transport in aqueous bodily fluids.<ref name = "Patton" /> Without bile salts, fats would spontaneously separate out of the aqueous solution in the duodenum and would not be accessible to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_lipase_family#Human_pancreatic_lipase pancreatic lipase] for breakdown. Proper fat digestion requires both pancreatic lipase and bile; thus, NTCP's function in recycling bile salts is critical.<ref name = "Patton" /> Additionally, bile acids play a major role in the regulation of lipid and energy metabolism. In mice, targeting NTCP-mediated bile acid was shown to treat obesity and obesity-related [http://www.example.com hepatosteatosis] through the simultaneous dampening of intestinal fat absorption and increasing energy expenditure.<Ref name="Donkers"> Donkers JM, Kooijman S, Slijepcevic D, Kunst RF, Roscam Abbing RL, Haazen L, de Waart DR, Levels JH, Schoonjans K, Rensen PC, Oude Elferink RP, van de Graaf SF. NTCP deficiency in mice protects against obesity and hepatosteatosis. JCI Insight. 2019 Jun 25;5(14):e127197. [https://dx.doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.127197 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.127197]. </Ref> | Bile salts are derived from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesterol cholesterol], and they serve an important role in the mechanical digestion of fats and ultimately facilitate the chemical digestion of lipids.<Ref name="Patton"> Patton JS, Carey MC. Watching fat digestion. Science. 1979 Apr 13;204(4389):145-8. [https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.432636 DOI: 10.1126/science.432636]. </Ref> Their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphiphile amphipathicity] allows them to solubilize hydrophobic fats for transport in aqueous bodily fluids.<ref name = "Patton" /> Without bile salts, fats would spontaneously separate out of the aqueous solution in the duodenum and would not be accessible to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_lipase_family#Human_pancreatic_lipase pancreatic lipase] for breakdown. Proper fat digestion requires both pancreatic lipase and bile; thus, NTCP's function in recycling bile salts is critical.<ref name = "Patton" /> Additionally, bile acids play a major role in the regulation of lipid and energy metabolism. In mice, targeting NTCP-mediated bile acid was shown to treat obesity and obesity-related [http://www.example.com hepatosteatosis] through the simultaneous dampening of intestinal fat absorption and increasing energy expenditure.<Ref name="Donkers"> Donkers JM, Kooijman S, Slijepcevic D, Kunst RF, Roscam Abbing RL, Haazen L, de Waart DR, Levels JH, Schoonjans K, Rensen PC, Oude Elferink RP, van de Graaf SF. NTCP deficiency in mice protects against obesity and hepatosteatosis. JCI Insight. 2019 Jun 25;5(14):e127197. [https://dx.doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.127197 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.127197]. </Ref> | ||
Insight into NTCP's structure and function has implications for therapeutic treatment of HBV/HDV infection. For example, the inhibitory effect of therapeutic antibody Nb87 on myr-preS1 binding shows potential for therapeutics that stabilize NTCP inward facing state as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allosteric_regulation allosteric inhibitors] of viral cell entry. <Ref name="Zhang" /> | Insight into NTCP's structure and function has implications for therapeutic treatment of HBV/HDV infection. For example, the inhibitory effect of therapeutic antibody Nb87 on myr-preS1 binding shows potential for therapeutics that stabilize NTCP inward facing state as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allosteric_regulation allosteric inhibitors] of viral cell entry. <Ref name="Zhang" /> Myrcludex B acts as an inhibitor of HDV infection, yet it suffers the drawback of simultaneously preventing bile salt uptake.<ref name="Park"/> | ||
