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Abbreviations BDG: Bilirubin diglucuronide BMG: Bilirubin monoglucuronide BVRA: Biliverdin reductase A BVRB: Biliverdin reductase B NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease HMOX: Heme oxygenase HRG1: Heme-responsive gene-1 FNP-1: Ferroprotein ABCG5: ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 5 ABCG8: ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 8 BACH1: BTB and CNC homology 1 BLVR: Biliverdin reductase BVRA: Biliverdin reductase A BVRB: Biliverdin reductase B FNP1: Ferroportin 1 HMOX: Heme oxygenase HMOX1: Heme oxygenase 1 HMOX2: Heme oxygenase 2 HRG1: Heme-responsive gene 1 MRP2: Multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease NRF2: Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 UGT1A1 : UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 FXR: Farnesoid X receptor PXR: Pregnane X receptor CAR: Constitutive androstane receptor ASBT: Apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter OATP: Organic anion transporting polypeptide TNF-: Tumour necrosis factor- alpha IL-1 : Interleukin-1 LSECs: Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells IBABP: Ileal bile acid-binding protein BSH: Bile salt hydrolase from bacteria FGF19/15 : Fibroblast growth factor 19/15 TGR5: G-protein-coupled bile acid receptor 1 SHP: Small heterodimer partner References Costa CJ, Nguyen MTT, Vaziri H, Wu GY (2024) Genetics of gallstone disease and their clinical significance: a narrative review

Systematic review and meta-analysis of vildagliptin for treatment of type 2 diabetes
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It mimics a gut hormone responsible which binds to the GLP-1 receptor for regulating blood sugar levels and your perception of hunger, in effect suppressing your appetite
It has also been suggested that it may help prevent the accumulation of certain fatty by-products within the cardiac muscle , which could contribute to a more "stable" environment for the tissue