LXR regulation of brain cholesterol: from development to disease

R Courtney, GE Landreth - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
Liver X receptors (LXRs) are master regulators of cholesterol homeostasis and inflammation
in the central nervous system (CNS). The brain, which contains a disproportionately large …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of brain cholesterol: what role do liver X receptors play in neurodegenerative diseases?

K Mouzat, A Chudinova, A Polge, J Kantar… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Liver X Receptors (LXR) alpha and beta are two members of nuclear receptor superfamily
documented as endogenous cholesterol sensors. Following conversion of cholesterol in …

Liver X receptor-mediated gene regulation and cholesterol homeostasis in brain: relevance to Alzheimer's disease therapeutics

G Cao, KR Bales, RB DeMattos… - Current Alzheimer …, 2007 - ingentaconnect.com
Liver X receptors (LXRα and LXRβ) are oxysterol receptors that function as master
transcription factors mediating cholesterol homeostasis in the periphery. LXRs regulate the …

Liver X receptors in the central nervous system: from lipid homeostasis to neuronal degeneration

L Wang, GU Schuster, K Hultenby… - Proceedings of the …, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
Liver X receptors (LXRα and-β) are nuclear receptors abundant in the liver where they are
regulators of lipid homeostasis. Both LXRs are also expressed in the brain, but their roles in …

Lipid metabolism and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease: a role for liver X receptors

J Kang, S Rivest - Endocrine reviews, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Liver X receptors (LXR) are nuclear receptors that have emerged as key regulators of lipid
metabolism. In addition to their functions as cholesterol sensors, LXR have also been found …

Regulation of cholesterol homeostasis by the liver X receptors in the central nervous system

KD Whitney, MA Watson, JL Collins… - Molecular …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
The nuclear oxysterol receptors liver X receptor-α [LXRα (NR1H3)] and LXRβ (NR1H2)
coordinately regulate genes involved in cholesterol homeostasis. Although both LXR …

LXR agonists: new potential therapeutic drug for neurodegenerative diseases

P Xu, D Li, X Tang, X Bao, J Huang, Y Tang… - Molecular …, 2013 - Springer
Liver X receptors (LXRs) are nuclear receptors involved in the regulation of lipid metabolism
and inflammatory responses in the central nervous system. Defects in cholesterol …

Liver X receptors in lipid metabolism: opportunities for drug discovery

C Hong, P Tontonoz - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2014 - nature.com
The liver X receptors (LXRs) are pivotal regulators of lipid homeostasis in mammals. These
transcription factors control the expression of a battery of genes involved in the uptake …

Liver X receptor activation enhances cholesterol loss from the brain, decreases neuroinflammation, and increases survival of the NPC1 mouse

JJ Repa, H Li, TC Frank-Cannon… - Journal of …, 2007 - Soc Neuroscience
Although cholesterol is a major component of the CNS, there is little information on how or
whether a change in sterol flux across the blood–brain barrier might alter …

The liver X receptor: Control of cellular lipid homeostasis and beyond: Implications for drug design

MH Oosterveer, A Grefhorst, AK Groen… - Progress in lipid research, 2010 - Elsevier
Liver X receptor (LXR) α and β are nuclear receptors that control cellular metabolism. LXRs
modulate the expression of genes involved in cholesterol and lipid metabolism in response …