The aryl hydrocarbon receptor: an environmental sensor integrating immune responses in health and disease

V Rothhammer, FJ Quintana - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2019 - nature.com
The environment, diet, microbiota and body's metabolism shape complex biological
processes in health and disease. However, our understanding of the molecular pathways …

Environmental pollutants and the immune response

T Suzuki, T Hidaka, Y Kumagai, M Yamamoto - Nature Immunology, 2020 - nature.com
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious challenges to health in the modern world.
Pollutants alter immune responses and can provoke immunotoxicity. In this Review, we …

[PDF][PDF] Regulation of the immune response by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor

C Gutiérrez-Vázquez, FJ Quintana - Immunity, 2018 - cell.com
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor that is
activated by small molecules provided by the diet, microorganisms, metabolism, and …

[HTML][HTML] Aryl hydrocarbon receptor and intestinal immunity

B Lamas, JM Natividad, H Sokol - Mucosal immunology, 2018 - Elsevier
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a member of the basic helix–loop–helix–(bHLH)
superfamily of transcription factors, which are associated with cellular responses to …

Blockade of the AHR restricts a Treg-macrophage suppressive axis induced by L-Kynurenine

LF Campesato, S Budhu, J Tchaicha, CH Weng… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Tryptophan catabolism by the enzymes indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 and tryptophan 2, 3-
dioxygenase 2 (IDO/TDO) promotes immunosuppression across different cancer types. The …

The involvement of TH17 cells in the pathogenesis of IBD

P Jiang, C Zheng, Y Xiang, S Malik, D Su, G Xu… - Cytokine & growth factor …, 2023 - Elsevier
The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is still unclear. Immune dysfunction
may play a key role in the pathogenesis of IBD, in which the role of CD4+ T helper (Th) cells …

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor ligands in cancer: friend and foe

IA Murray, AD Patterson, GH Perdew - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2014 - nature.com
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor that is best
known for mediating the toxicity and tumour-promoting properties of the carcinogen 2, 3, 7, 8 …

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) as a potential target for the control of intestinal inflammation: insights from an immune and bacteria sensor receptor

L Pernomian, M Duarte-Silva… - Clinical reviews in …, 2020 - Springer
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is widely expressed in immune and non-immune cells
of the gut and its activation has been correlated to the outcome of inflammatory bowel …

T regulatory cells and priming the suppressive tumor microenvironment

CM Paluskievicz, X Cao, R Abdi, P Zheng… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Treg play a central role in maintenance of self tolerance and homeostasis through
suppression of self-reactive T cell populations. In addition to that role, Treg also survey …

Role of AHR ligands in skin homeostasis and cutaneous inflammation

N Fernández-Gallego, F Sánchez-Madrid, D Cibrian - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is an important regulator of skin barrier function. It also
controls immune-mediated skin responses. The AHR modulates various physiological …