Role of brain liver X receptor in Parkinson's disease: hidden treasure and emerging opportunities

SA Alnaaim, HM Al-Kuraishy, A Alexiou… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease due to the degeneration of
dopaminergic neurons (DNs) in the substantia nigra (SN). The liver X receptor (LXR) is …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 activation, through TO901317 binding, reduces neuroinflammation in Parkinson's disease

I Paterniti, M Campolo, R Siracusa, M Cordaro… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease in which degeneration of
nigrostriatal neurons and inflammation are key players. The aim of our study was to analyze …

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 …

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: emerging therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease

RK Sodhi, N Singh - Pharmacological Research, 2013 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder, typified by the
pathological accumulation of ß-amyloid peptides (Aß) and neurofibrillary tangles within the …

Attenuation of neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's disease pathology by liver x receptors

N Zelcer, N Khanlou, R Clare, Q Jiang… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-dependent neurodegenerative disease that causes
progressive cognitive impairment. The initiation and progression of AD has been linked to …