Brothers in arms: ABCA1-and ABCG1-mediated cholesterol efflux as promising targets in cardiovascular disease treatment

SJCM Frambach, R de Haas, JAM Smeitink… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide, and
hypercholesterolemia is a major risk factor. Preventive treatments mainly focus on the …

[HTML][HTML] Natural products as modulators of the nuclear receptors and metabolic sensors LXR, FXR and RXR

V Hiebl, A Ladurner, S Latkolik, VM Dirsch - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Nuclear receptors (NRs) represent attractive targets for the treatment of metabolic syndrome-
related diseases. In addition, natural products are an interesting pool of potential ligands …

[HTML][HTML] Liver X receptor unlinks intestinal regeneration and tumorigenesis

S Das, SM Parigi, X Luo, J Fransson, BC Kern… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Uncontrolled regeneration leads to neoplastic transformation,–. The intestinal epithelium
requires precise regulation during continuous homeostatic and damage-induced tissue …

G0S2: A small giant controller of lipolysis and adipose-liver fatty acid flux

X Zhang, BL Heckmann, LE Campbell, J Liu - Biochimica et biophysica …, 2017 - Elsevier
The discovery of adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) and its coactivator comparative gene
identification-58 (CGI-58) provided a major paradigm shift in the understanding of …

Probiotics improved hyperlipidemia in mice induced by a high cholesterol diet via downregulating FXR

X Liang, Z Zhang, X Zhou, Y Lu, R Li, Z Yu, L Tong… - Food & function, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Probiotics effectively regulated lipid metabolism and improved hyperlipidemia. The purpose
of this study was to further evaluate the functions of lipid-lowering strains in vivo and …

Potential therapeutic agents that target atp binding cassette A1 (ABCA1) gene expression

MJ Haas, AD Mooradian - Drugs, 2022 - Springer
The cholesterol efflux protein ATP binding cassette protein A1 (ABCA) and apolipoprotein
A1 (apo A1) are key constituents in the process of reverse-cholesterol transport (RCT) …

Lysosome-dependent LXR and PPARδ activation upon efferocytosis in human macrophages

AC Mota, M Dominguez, A Weigert… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Efferocytosis is critical for tissue homeostasis, as its deregulation is associated with several
autoimmune pathologies. While engulfing apoptotic cells, phagocytes activate transcription …

Study on intestinal survival and cholesterol metabolism of probiotics

X Liang, Y Lv, Z Zhang, H Yi, T Liu, R Li, Z Yu, L Zhang - Lwt, 2020 - Elsevier
Hypercholesterolemia drives the development of cardiovascular disease, Supplementation
with probiotics that interfere with cholesterol metabolism provide a contribution to disease …

Liver X receptors as regulators of metabolism

M Korach-André, JÅ Gustafsson - Biomolecular concepts, 2015 - degruyter.com
The liver X receptors (LXR) are crucial regulators of metabolism. After ligand binding, they
regulate gene transcription and thereby mediate changes in metabolic pathways …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of K-877, a novel selective PPARα modulator, on small intestine contribute to the amelioration of hyperlipidemia in low-density lipoprotein receptor …

K Takei, Y Nakagawa, Y Wang, S Han, A Satoh… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) is a well-known therapeutic target for
treating hyperlipidemia. K-877 is a novel selective PPARα modulator (SPPARMα) that …