Objective of the Review: to analyse changes in bile acids (BA) metabolism due to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFL), nonalcoholic fatty pancreas disease (NAFP); to assess the efficiency of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) for their correction. Key Points. NAFL and NAFP have much in common, including BA synthesis imbalance and reduced farnesoid X receptor (FXR) expression. One possible therapy of NAFL and NAFP is BA synthesis correction and increase in FXR expression using FXR agonists. The article discusses clinical and experimental trials of the efficiency of selective FXR agonist — UDCA — in NAFL and NAFP. Conclusion. The multifactorial UDCA mechanism of action including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, cytoprotective and antiapoptotic actions, can normalise carbohydrate, lipid metabolism and activate FXR; it can justify medicine inclusion into NAFL and NAFP therapeutic regimens. Keywords: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic fatty pancreas disease, ursodeoxycholic acid.
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