Fig. 2From: Research progress on the relationship between bile acid metabolism and type 2 diabetes mellitusthe enterohepatic circulation of BAs. Initially, primary BAs synthesized in the liver are stored in the gallbladder with the assistance of BSEP and MRP2. In the distal ileum, roughly 95% of intestinal BAs are actively reabsorbed through ASBT and MRP3. Bile acids, facilitated by IABP, traverse intestinal cells and then enter the portal circulation via OST α/OST β. In the hepatocyte basement membrane, NTCP and OATP transport the absorbed BAs to the hepatic sinusoid through active transport mechanismsBack to article page