Endocrine Abstracts

Glycyrrhizin (GL) is a major bioactive triterpene glycoside of licorice root, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine. GL and primary metabolite 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) have been developed as anti-inflammatory and antiviral drugs for liver diseases in China and Japan. Hepatic VLDL secretory pathway is not only responsible for lipid homeostasis but also associated with viral particles assembly and secretion. Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (HNF4α) together with i...