Glycochenodeoxycholic acid (GCDCA) is a glycine-conjugated form of the primary bile acid chenodeoxycholic acid .1 It reduces formation of cholic acid in primary human hepatocytes when used at a concentration of 100 µM.2 GCDCA (50, 75, and 100 µM) reduces the number LC3 puncta, a marker of autophagy, and is cytotoxic to L-02 hepatocytes.1 GCDCA (50 µM) induces apoptosis in isolated rat hepatocytes, an effect that can be blocked by the protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor chelerythrine .3 Fecal levels of GCDCA are decreased in a rat model of high-fat diet-induced obesity compared with rats fed a normal diet.4
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