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Activation of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor by Structurally Diverse Exogenous and Endogenous Chemicals

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The role of gut microbiota in infectious diseases

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Evolving concepts of host–pathobiont interactions in autoimmunity

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A Novel Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Antagonist HBU651 Ameliorates Peripheral and Hypothalamic Inflammation in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice

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Linking nervous and immune systems in psychiatric illness: A meta-analysis of the kynurenine pathway

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Aryl hydrocarbon receptors improve migraine‐like pain behaviors in rats through the regulation of regulatory T cell/T‐helper 17 cell‐related homeostasis

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Metabolic control of cancer metastasis: role of amino acids at secondary organ sites

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Myeloid cell-associated aromatic amino acid metabolism facilitates CNS myelin regeneration

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The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Regulates Epidermal Differentiation through Transient Activation of TFAP2A

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Advances in molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies for central nervous system diseases based on gut microbiota imbalance

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Systematic Insights into the Relationship between the Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis and Stroke with the Focus on Tryptophan Metabolism

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Predicting Chemical Immunotoxicity through Data-Driven QSAR Modeling of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Agonism and Related Toxicity Mechanisms

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The microbiota metabolite, phloroglucinol, confers long-term protection against inflammation

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AhR‐Dependent Induction of β‐Defensin 1 in Colonic Epithelial Cells Regulates Cross‐Talk between Gut Microbiota and Immune Response Leading to Attenuation of Colitis

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Mechanisms and key mediators of gut microbiota and type 2 diabetes mellitus: A comprehensive overview

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Microbial threads in the tapestry of rheumatoid arthritis

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Exposomes and metabolic health through a physical activity lens: a narrative review

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Innate Lymphoid Cells and Adaptive Immune Cells Cross-Talk: A Secret Talk Revealed in Immune Homeostasis and Different Inflammatory Conditions

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Herbal Plants: The Role of AhR in Mediating Immunomodulation

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Knockdown of IL4I1 Improved High Glucose-evoked Insulin Resistance in HepG2 Cells by Alleviating Inflammation and Lipotoxicity Through AHR Activation

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Inhibition of TLR4 Signaling by Isorhapontigenin Targeting of the AHR Alleviates Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

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Aryl hydrocarbon receptor: Linking environment to aging process in elderly patients with asthma

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Aryl hydrocarbon receptor and IL-13 signaling crosstalk in human keratinocytes and atopic dermatitis

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Associations between fine particulate matter, gene expression, and promoter methylation in human bronchial epithelial cells exposed within a classroom under air-liquid interface

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Melatonin’s Impact on Wound Healing

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Antagonizing Effects of Clematis apiifolia DC. Extract against Benzo[a]pyrene-Induced Damage to Human Keratinocytes

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Tyrosine kinase inhibitors modulate dendritic cell activity via confining c-Kit signaling and tryptophan metabolism

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Selective AhR knockout in langerin-expressing cells abates Langerhans cells and polarizes Th2/Tr1 in epicutaneous protein sensitization

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Selectively targeting key inflammatory pathways in cystic fibrosis

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Peripherally-sourced myeloid antigen presenting cells increase with advanced aging

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The aryl hydrocarbon receptor facilitates the human cytomegalovirus-mediated G1/S block to cell cycle progression

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Esomeprazole alleviates fibrosis in systemic sclerosis by modulating AhR/Smad2/3 signaling

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The gut microbiota in post-stroke depression: A systematic review of microbial mechanisms and therapeutic targeting of neuroinflammation

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Inhibition of Human Osteoclast Differentiation by Kynurenine through the Aryl-Hydrocarbon Receptor Pathway

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Bidirectional Responses of Eight Neuroinflammation-Related Transcriptional Factors to 64 Flavonoids in Astrocytes with Transposable Insulated Signaling Pathway Reporters

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AhR promotes phosphorylation of ARNT isoform 1 in human T cell malignancies as a switch for optimal AhR activity

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Staphylococcus aureus Activates the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Human Keratinocytes

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GSTM2 is a key molecular determinant of resistance to SG-ARIs

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Malaria disrupts the rhesus macaque gut microbiome

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Effect of Protein Fermentation Products on Gut Health Assessed in an In Vitro Model of Human Colon (TIM‐2)

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Differential Modulation of Dendritic Cell Biology by Endogenous and Exogenous Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Ligands

Shermeh, A. S., Royzman, D., Kuhnt, C., Draßner, C., Stich, L., Steinkasserer, A., Knippertz, I., & Wild, A. B. (2023) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms24097801 · Cited by 16

Disturbance of gut microbiota aggravates cadmium-induced neurotoxicity in zebrafish larvae through V-ATPase

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Autoantigen‐Dexamethasone Conjugate‐Loaded Liposomes Halt Arthritis Development in Mice

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Indirubin induces tolerogenic dendritic cells via aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation and ameliorates allergic asthma in a murine model by expanding Foxp3-expressing regulatory T cells

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The aryl hydrocarbon receptor: a new frontier in male reproductive system

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Analysis of Postdeployment Serum Samples Identifies Potential Biomarkers of Exposure to Burn Pits and Other Environmental Hazards

Thatcher, T. H., Woeller, C. F., Thakar, J., Khan, A. A., Hopke, P. K., Smith, M. R., Uppal, K., Walker, D. I., Go, Y., Jones, D. P., et al. (2019) · Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine · doi:10.1097/jom.0000000000001715 · Cited by 17

Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Signaling Is Functional in Immune Cells of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

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Proteomic Characterization of the Cellular Effects of AhR Activation by Microbial Tryptophan Catabolites in Endotoxin-Activated Human Macrophages

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Nuclear Receptors in Myocardial and Cerebral Ischemia—Mechanisms of Action and Therapeutic Strategies

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Beneficial roles of the AhR ligand FICZ on the regenerative potentials of BMSCs and primed cartilage templates

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Aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist diuron and its metabolites cause reproductive disorders in male marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma)

Zhou, Y., Zhu, K., Wang, Q., Chen, M., He, C., Yang, C., & Zuo, Z. (2022) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135388 · Cited by 16

Canine Coronavirus Activates Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor during In Vitro Infection

Cerracchio, C., Serra, F., Amoroso, M. G., & Fiorito, F. (2022) · Viruses · doi:10.3390/v14112437 · Cited by 17

Bile acid modulation of host immunity

Anh, N. B., Yang, X., & Hang, H. C. (2025) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1111/nyas.70014 · Cited by 16

Production, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Strategies of Tryptophan Metabolites in CNS Diseases

Shi, C., Dong, J., Hui, X., Xu, Z., Zhao, Z., & Dong, L. (2025) · Molecular Neurobiology · doi:10.1007/s12035-025-05538-5 · Cited by 19

Ongoing Clinical Trials in Aging-Related Tissue Fibrosis and New Findings Related to AhR Pathways

Yu, H., Feng, Z., Lin, W., Yang, K., Liu, R., Li, J., Liu, X., Pei, M., & Yang, H. (2022) · Aging and Disease · doi:10.14336/ad.2021.1105 · Cited by 16

Intestinal microbiota: A bridge between intermittent fasting and tumors

Liu, J., Shao, N., Qiu, H., Zhao, J., Chen, C., Wan, J., He, Z., Zhao, X., & Xu, L. (2023) · Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy · doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115484 · Cited by 15

Gut-immune axis and cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease

Behrens, F., Bartolomaeus, H., Wilck, N., & Holle, J. B. (2023) · Clinical Kidney Journal · doi:10.1093/ckj/sfad303 · Cited by 17

The kynurenine pathway regulated by intestinal innate lymphoid cells mediates postoperative cognitive dysfunction

Dai, W., Zhang, X., Jiang, X.-L., Zhang, Y., Chen, L.-K., Tian, W.-T., Zhou, X.-X., Sun, X., Huang, L., Gu, X., et al. (2024) · Mucosal Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.mucimm.2024.09.002 · Cited by 16

Laquinimod Modulates Human Astrocyte Function and Dampens Astrocyte-Induced Neurotoxicity during Inflammation

Colombo, E., Pascente, R., Triolo, D., Bassani, C., Angelis, A. D., Ruffini, F., Ottoboni, L., Comı, G., Martino, G., & Farina, C. (2020) · Molecules · doi:10.3390/molecules25225403 · Cited by 15

Novel Method for Quantifying AhR-Ligand Binding Affinities Using Microscale Thermophoresis

Stinn, A., Furkert, J., Kaufmann, S. H. E., Moura‐Alves, P., & Kolbe, M. (2021) · Biosensors · doi:10.3390/bios11030060 · Cited by 15

Viral infection and allergy – What equine immune responses can tell us about disease severity and protection

Larson, E. M., & Wagner, B. (2021) · Molecular Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.molimm.2021.04.013 · Cited by 16

Understanding the Reciprocal Interplay Between Antibiotics and Host Immune System: How Can We Improve the Anti-Mycobacterial Activity of Current Drugs to Better Control Tuberculosis?

Park, H.-E., Lee, W., Shin, M., & Shin, S. J. (2021) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.703060 · Cited by 16

Tryptophan 2,3‐dioxygenase 2 plays a key role in regulating the activation of fibroblast‐like synoviocytes in autoimmune arthritis

Chang, Y., Han, P., Wang, Y., Jia, C., Zhang, B., Zhao, Y., Li, S., Li, S., Wang, X., Yang, X., et al. (2021) · British Journal of Pharmacology · doi:10.1111/bph.15787 · Cited by 15

Extract of Deschampsia antarctica (EDA) Prevents Dermal Cell Damage Induced by UV Radiation and 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

Zamarrón, A., Morel, E., Lucena, S. R., Mataix, M., Pérez-Davó, A., Parrado, C., & González, S. (2019) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms20061356 · Cited by 16

Investigation of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor, Zinc, and Vitamin B12 Levels in Chronic Gastritis with Helicobacter pylori Infection

Soyocak, A., Ergün, D. D., Koç, G., Ergün, S., & Özsobacı, N. P. (2021) · Biological Trace Element Research · doi:10.1007/s12011-021-02667-5 · Cited by 16

Phytochemicals From Vicia faba Beans as Ligands of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor to Regulate Autoimmune Diseases

Méndez-López, L. F., de León, D. S., Lomelí, M. L.-C., González-Martínez, B. E., & Vázquez-Rodríguez, J. A. (2022) · Frontiers in Nutrition · doi:10.3389/fnut.2022.790440 · Cited by 15

An AhR–Caspase Axis Mediated Antiviral Apoptosis in an Arthropod

Fu, Q., Li, H., Wang, S., Liao, X., Chen, S., Xiao, B., Chen, R., Jiang, X., He, J., & Li, C. (2022) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.2200013 · Cited by 14

Discovery of a novel small molecule with efficacy in protecting against inflammation in vitro and in vivo by enhancing macrophages activation

Zhang, C., Cao, Z., Lei, H., Chen, C., Du, R., Song, Y., Zhang, C., Zhou, J., Lu, Y., Huang, L., et al. (2023) · Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy · doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115273 · Cited by 14

Conserved and Unique Roles of bHLH-PAS Transcription Factors in Insects – From Clock to Hormone Reception

Tumova, S., Doležel, D., & Jindra, M. (2023) · Journal of Molecular Biology · doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2023.168332 · Cited by 15

A tryptophan-derived uremic metabolite/Ahr/Pdk4 axis governs skeletal muscle mitochondrial energetics in chronic kidney disease

Thome, T., Vugman, N. A., Stone, L. E., Wimberly, K., Scali, S. T., & RYAN, T. E. (2024) · JCI Insight · doi:10.1172/jci.insight.178372 · Cited by 14

Recent advances in neuroinflammation prevention and therapy: the role of natural products and underlying mechanisms based on molecular targets

Zhao, M., Duan, J., Shen, Y. L., Liu, Y., & Zeng, K. (2024) · British Journal of Pharmacology · doi:10.1111/bph.16404 · Cited by 14

Key regulators of hepatic stellate cell activation in alcohol liver Disease: A comprehensive review

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Qingke β-glucan and Lactobacillus mitigate neuroinflammation and enhance cognitive function in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model

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