Ostα-Ostβ is required for bile acid and conjugated steroid disposition in the intestine, kidney, and liver
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- 1 July 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
- Vol. 295 (1), G179-G186
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpgi.90319.2008
Abstract
Mice deficient in the organic solute transporter (Ost)-α subunit of the heteromeric organic solute and steroid transporter, Ostα-Ostβ, were generated and were found to be viable and fertile but exhibited small intestinal hypertrophy and growth retardation. Bile acid pool size and serum levels were decreased by more than 60% in Ostα−/− mice, whereas fecal bile acid excretion was unchanged, suggesting a defect in intestinal bile acid absorption. In support of this hypothesis, when [3H]taurocholic acid or [3H]estrone 3-sulfate were administered into the ileal lumen, absorption was lower in Ostα−/− mice. Interestingly, serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels were also ∼15% lower in Ostα−/− mice, an effect that may be related to the impaired intestinal bile acid absorption. After intraperitoneal administration of [3H]estrone 3-sulfate or [3H]dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, Ostα−/− mice had higher levels of radioactivity in their liver and urinary bladder and less in the duodenum, indicating altered hepatic, renal, and intestinal disposition. Loss of Ostα was associated with compensatory changes in the expression of several genes involved in bile acid homeostasis, including an increase in the multidrug resistance-associated protein 3, ( Mrp3)/ Abcc3, an alternate basolateral bile acid export pump, and a decrease in cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase, Cyp7a1, the rate-limiting enzyme in bile acid synthesis. The latter finding may be explained by increased ileal expression of fibroblast growth factor 15 ( Fgf15), a negative regulator of hepatic Cyp7a1 transcription. Overall, these findings provide direct support for the hypothesis that Ostα-Ostβ is a major basolateral transporter of bile acids and conjugated steroids in the intestine, kidney, and liver.Keywords
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