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For instance, research in rodent models has revealed that CYP7B1 helps control epithelial proliferation in the ventral prostate by regulating the bioavailability of the ERβ ligand 3β‐Adiol, thereby acting as an antiproliferative signal (["}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "1"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "], ["}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "2"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "]).\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nAdditional studies have demonstrated that in osteoarthritic chondrocytes and lymphoid tissues the activity of CYP7B1, in tandem with other cholesterol hydroxylases such as CH25H, plays a decisive role in controlling oxysterol production and downstream signaling through nuclear receptors (for example, the RORα axis), with significant impacts on local inflammatory and metabolic responses (["}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "3"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "], ["}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "4"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "]).\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nMoreover, investigations into metabolic disorders such as fatty liver disease, osteoporosis, and neurodegenerative conditions have underscored how modulation of CYP7B1 expression and function (including its interplay with factors like STARd1 and LXRα) affects the regulation of key oxysterols. 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