2024
PPAR agonists for the treatment of cholestatic liver diseases: Over a decade of clinical progress
Hayes C, Gallucci G, Boyer J, Assis D, Ghonem N. PPAR agonists for the treatment of cholestatic liver diseases: Over a decade of clinical progress. Hepatology Communications 2024, 9: e0612. PMID: 39699308, PMCID: PMC11661771, DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonistsPrimary biliary cholangitisPrimary sclerosing cholangitisPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptorUnited States Food and Drug Administration approvalHepatic accumulation of bile acidsRisk of progression to cirrhosisFood and Drug Administration approvalPeroxisome proliferator-activator receptor agonismSecond-line therapyFirst-line therapySymptoms of cholestasisDrug Administration approvalTreatment of cholestatic liver diseasesCholestatic liver diseaseAccumulation of bile acidsProgression to cirrhosisTreatment of cholestasisSignificant clinical interestSmall bile ductsProliferator-activated receptorsBile acid metabolismIncomplete respondersBiliary cholangitisBiliary strictures
2020
Fenofibrate Improves Liver Function and Reduces the Toxicity of the Bile Acid Pool in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Who Are Partial Responders to Ursodiol
Ghonem NS, Auclair AM, Hemme CL, Gallucci GM, de la Rosa Rodriguez R, Boyer JL, Assis DN. Fenofibrate Improves Liver Function and Reduces the Toxicity of the Bile Acid Pool in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Who Are Partial Responders to Ursodiol. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2020, 108: 1213-1223. PMID: 32480421, PMCID: PMC7886378, DOI: 10.1002/cpt.1930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBile Acids and SaltsBiomarkersCholangitis, SclerosingCytokinesDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFenofibrateHumansInflammation MediatorsLiverLiver Cirrhosis, BiliaryLiver Function TestsMaleMiddle AgedPPAR alphaPrincipal Component AnalysisRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUrsodeoxycholic AcidYoung AdultConceptsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisPrimary biliary cholangitisBile acid metabolismSclerosing cholangitisBiliary cholangitisBile acidsAcid metabolismPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alphaProliferator-activated receptor alphaRetrospective observational studyBeneficial clinical effectsCholestatic liver diseasePro-inflammatory cytokinesBile acid metabolitesHealthy control subjectsBile acid poolSerum alkaline phosphataseAminotransferase abnormalitiesUrsodiol therapyFenofibrate therapyPartial respondersBile acid precursorsClinical effectsFenofibrate treatmentLiver disease
2017
Combination Therapy of All-Trans Retinoic Acid With Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Assis DN, Abdelghany O, Cai SY, Gossard AA, Eaton JE, Keach JC, Deng Y, Setchell KD, Ciarleglio M, Lindor KD, Boyer JL. Combination Therapy of All-Trans Retinoic Acid With Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2017, 51: e11-e16. PMID: 27428727, PMCID: PMC5218875, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlanine TransaminaseAlkaline PhosphataseBile Acids and SaltsCholagogues and CholereticsCholangitis, SclerosingCholestenonesDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansLiverLiver Function TestsMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsTreatment OutcomeTretinoinUrsodeoxycholic AcidYoung AdultConceptsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisUrsodeoxycholic acidAlanine aminotransferaseUDCA monotherapyPrimary endpointSclerosing cholangitisMedian serum alanine aminotransferasePilot studyWeeks of therapyMarkers of inflammationSerum alanine aminotransferaseRetinoic acidAlkaline phosphataseAll-Trans Retinoic AcidSerum ALP levelsHuman pilot studyCombination of ATRAAddition of ATRABile acid synthesisTrans retinoic acidExploratory pilot studyALT levelsAccepted therapyWeek 12C4 levels
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