Review Article

Bile Acids: Key Regulators and Novel Treatment Targets for Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

The differential affinity of the subtypes of bile acids towards FXR and TGR5.

Subtypes of bile acids

FXR agonists6-ECDCA43 (synthetic)>CDCA44,45,46>CA>DCA>LCA
FXR antagonistsTαMCA, TβMCA47
TGR5 agonistsINT-77748 (a derivative of CDCA)>LCA49,50>DCA51>CDCA>CA>UDCA
TGR5 antagonistsSBI-11552 (synthetic)