GSK2945 (20 μM; 12 hours and 24 hours; mouse and human primary hepatocytes) treatment increases levels of Cyp7a1/CYP7A1 in mouse and human primary hepatocytes. GSK2945 (20 μM) treatment also increases Lrh-1/LRH-1 (a known hepatic activator of Cyp7a1/CYP7A.GSK2945 dose-dependently enhances the transcriptional activity of Rev-erbα and a Bmal1 (a target gene of REV-ERBs) luciferase reporter (EC50 of 2.05 μM). 1) mRNA and protein.

GSK2945 treatment increases hepatic mouse cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (Cyp7a1) level and lowers plasma cholesterol in wild-type mice.