 BCRP is capable of transport bile acids and may indicate that this transporter is involved in bile acid homeostasis. As an efflux pump, it could protect the enterocytes from potential toxic bile acid concentrations. During cholestasis, where the enterohepatic circulation is disrupted, there occurs an adaptive regulation of transporters for bile acids, bilirubin and cholesterol. These changes take place in liver, kidney, as well as in the intestine. 