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Characterization of a gut-restricted LXR agonist and its utility in ameliorating liver injury in experimental short gut syndrome

GSE287046 Mus musculus (mouse) RNA-seq (gene expression) 40 samples Submitted 2026/01/18 Platform GPL34290
At a glance

RNA-seq (gene expression) · mouse · 40 samples

What it is
RNA-seq (gene expression)Gene activity measured by sequencing. The summary does not mention single-cell work, so this is most likely bulk: one average per sample, the usual starting point for comparing groups.
Organism
Mus musculus (mouse)
Samples
40 samples: 9 conditions, mostly with about 4 replicates eachGroups are read from the sample names, not from the paper. Check the list below.
Data you can get
A processed table (series matrix) and supplementary files from NCBI; the raw sequencing reads from ENA. Which of these hold counts depends on the study, so check the file list.
Paper
A Gut-Restricted Liver X Receptor Agonist Ameliorates Liver Injury in Experimental Short Bowel SyndromeGastroenterology · 2026
Summary (written by the submitters)
Short bowel syndrome (SBS) results from the surgical removal of extensive portions of the small intestine and is associated with high morbidity, including intestinal failure-associated liver disease (IFALD). We aim to identify effective, targeted therapies to combat IFALD while promoting small intestinal remodeling that optimizes intestinal health and nutrient absorption.
Read the full summary ↓
Following previous findings that an LXR agonist administered orally suppresses liver injury in a mouse model of SBS, we sought application of a gut-restricted LXR agonist to avoid potential for systemic activation of LXR. We synthesized and characterized WUSTL0717 as a potential gut-restricted hydrophobic derivative of the well-known LXR agonist GW3965and tested its ability to improve outcomes in a mouse model of SBS. Pharmacokinetic analysis in mice revealed overwhelming intestinal retention of WUSTL0717. The compound activated a panoply of LXR target genes, including Abca1, in the small intestine but not the liver. It also increased ileal transcript levels of Apoa1 that encodes the core protein of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and raised HDL levels in plasma. WUSTL0717 was efficacious in protecting against IFALD. Additionally, WUSTL0717 improved nutrient absorption after small intestinal resection and promoted restoration of body weight. These data identify the LXR agonist WUSTL0717 as a gut-restricted drug that may provide therapeutic benefits for treating SBS-associated IFALD while avoiding unwanted effects of systemic LXR agonists.
Published in
A Gut-Restricted Liver X Receptor Agonist Ameliorates Liver Injury in Experimental Short Bowel Syndrome
Kim A, Alligood DM, Maram L et al. · Gastroenterology 2026 · PMID 41790074 · doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2025.12.015
This dataset
Download · which file do I need?

Direct links to NCBI and ENA, no account and no request form. Pick by what you want to do: take the small processed table to look, the supplementary files to re-analyse, or the original raw data to start over.

1 · Just have a look

Processed table

The series matrix: one table of values per sample as the submitters processed it. The smallest download, and it opens in Excel or R. Start here to see what the data look like.

2 · Re-analyse it

Supplementary files

The count tables and other files the authors uploaded. Take only the samples you need, or the whole study as GSE287046_RAW.tar (it can run to tens of gigabytes).

3 · Start from the raw reads

Raw sequencing reads

The original FASTQ files, straight from the sequencer, held at ENA. Large, and you align them yourself, so only choose this if you need to re-process the study from scratch.

What the files usually look like: For RNA-seq the counts are usually a table among the supplementary files (look for 'counts', 'expression', 'FPKM' or 'TPM' in the file name). The series matrix of a sequencing study is sometimes nearly empty.

Also filed as BioProject PRJNA1211047 and SRA study SRP557532. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

Study design
9 conditions, mostly with about 4 replicates each
Liver, SBR, Vehicle ×8 Liver, Sham, Vehicle ×5 Liver, SBR, WUSTL0717 ×5 Ileum, SBR, Vehicle ×4 Ileum, SBR, WUSTL0717 ×4 Duodenum, SBR, Vehicle ×4 Duodenum, SBR, WUSTL0717 ×4 Ileum, Sham, Vehicle ×3 +1 more

Supports a between-group comparison across 40 samples.

How we read this: 9 replicated groups read from 40 sample titles; they account for 40 of them. These groups are guessed from the sample names, not taken from the paper, so check them against the sample list below before relying on them.

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