ea0037oc6.2 | Thyroid | ECE2015
Brigante Giulia
, Carlsson Bo
, Kersseboom Simone
, Peeters Robin P
, Visser Theo J
Background: The interest in the potential effect of thyromimetics in lowering serum cholesterol is growing. Thyroid hormone actions on lipid metabolism are exerted in the liver and mediated by the T3 receptor TRĪ²1. The creation of molecules transported into hepatocytes by liver-specific transporters can increase the liver selectivity of thyromimetics. Sodium taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide (NTCP), a solute carrier protein primarily expressed on the basolateral me...