Liver x receptor signaling pathways and atherosclerosis

AC Calkin, P Tontonoz - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular …, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
First discovered as orphan receptors, liver X receptors (LXRs) were subsequently identified
as the nuclear receptor target of the cholesterol metabolites, oxysterols. There are 2 LXR …

Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 represses liver X receptor-mediated ABCA1 expression and cholesterol efflux in macrophages

E Shrestha, MA Hussein, JN Savas, M Ouimet… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
Liver X receptors (LXR) are oxysterol-activated nuclear receptors that play a central role in
reverse cholesterol transport through up-regulation of ATP-binding cassette transporters …

[HTML][HTML] T-0901317, a synthetic liver X receptor ligand, inhibits development of atherosclerosis in LDL receptor-deficient mice

N Terasaka, A Hiroshima, T Koieyama, N Ubukata… - FEBS letters, 2003 - Elsevier
Liver X receptors (LXRα and LXRβ) are nuclear receptors, which are important regulators of
cholesterol and lipid metabolism. LXRs control genes involved in cholesterol efflux in …

Activation of liver X receptor induces macrophage interleukin-5 expression

Y Chen, Y Duan, Y Kang, X Yang, M Jiang… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
IL-5 stimulates production of T15/EO6 IgM antibodies that can block the uptake of oxidized
low density lipoprotein by macrophages, whereas a deficiency in macrophage IL-5 …

Pharmacological activation of liver X receptors promotes reverse cholesterol transport in vivo

SU Naik, X Wang, JS Da Silva, M Jaye, CH Macphee… - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Liver X receptors (LXRs) are ligand-activated transcription factors involved in
the control of lipid metabolism and inflammation. Synthetic LXR agonists have been shown …

The macrophage LBP gene is an LXR target that promotes macrophage survival and atherosclerosis

T Sallam, A Ito, X Rong, J Kim, C van Stijn… - Journal of lipid …, 2014 - ASBMB
The liver X receptors (LXRs) are members of the nuclear receptor superfamily that regulate
sterol metabolism and inflammation. We sought to identify previously unknown genes …

Liver X receptor (LXR) regulation of the LXRα gene in human macrophages

KD Whitney, MA Watson, B Goodwin… - Journal of Biological …, 2001 - ASBMB
The nuclear oxysterol receptors LXRα (NR1H3) and LXRβ (NR1H2) coordinately regulate
the expression of genes involved in the transport and catabolism of cholesterol. In …

Functional genomics of blood cellular LXR-α gene in human coronary heart disease

VP Dave, D Kaul, Y Sharma, R Bhattacharya - Journal of molecular and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Recent studies on the liver X receptor-α (LXR-α) have recognized its crucial protective role
in the initiation of a cross-talk between lipid metabolism and inflammation regarded as a …

LXRα is uniquely required for maximal reverse cholesterol transport and atheroprotection in ApoE-deficient mice [S]

C Hong, MN Bradley, X Rong, X Wang, A Wagner… - Journal of lipid …, 2012 - ASBMB
The liver X receptor (LXR) signaling pathway is an important modulator of atherosclerosis,
but the relative importance of the two LXRs in atheroprotection is incompletely understood …

LXRs: new therapeutic targets in atherosclerosis?

SB Joseph, P Tontonoz - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2003 - Elsevier
The liver X receptors (LXRs) are nuclear receptors activated by oxysterols that are now
recognized to play an important role in the control of lipid homeostasis. LXRs have been …