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Nicotinic acid is an agonist of the G-protein-coupled receptor Gpr109A whose activation in epidermal Langerhans cells is directly responsible for its flushing effect. Fortunately, Gpr109A is not expressed in the liver, so its activation is not responsible for nicotinic acid’s beneficial effects on dyslipidemia.
