Dk. Novikov et al., INHIBITION OF BILE-ACID PRODUCTION IN CUL TURED RABBIT HEPATOCYTES BYBEZAFIBRATE, Izvestia Akademii nauk SSSR. Seria biologiceskaa, (4), 1993, pp. 630-634
Primary culture of rabbit hepatocytes was used for study the influence
of hypolipidemic drug bezafibrate on bile acid production. Bezafibrat
e inhibits bile acid synthesis from endogenous and exogenous (lipoprot
ein) cholesterol at concentration range 1-10 mug/ml. Such inhibitory a
ction of bezafibrate on bile acid synthesis should be kept in mind whi
le applying hypolipidemic treatment.