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Liver X receptors as integrators of metabolic and inflammatory signaling

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Zelcer, N.·2006·Journal of Clinical Investigation

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The liver X receptors (LXRs) are nuclear receptors that play central roles in the transcriptional control of lipid metabolism. LXRs function as nuclear cholesterol sensors that are activated in response to elevated intracellular cholesterol levels in multiple cell types. Once activated, LXRs induce the expression of an array of genes involved in cholesterol absorption, efflux, transport, and excretion. In addition to their function in lipid metabolism, LXRs have also been found to modulate immune and inflammatory responses in macrophages. Synthetic LXR agonists promote cholesterol efflux and inhibit inflammation in vivo and inhibit the development of atherosclerosis in animal models. The ability of LXRs to integrate metabolic and inflammatory signaling makes them particularly attractive targets for intervention in human metabolic disease.

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  • LXRα and LXRβ control expression of an array of genes important for cholesterol metabolism, which may exert independent effects on development of amyloidosis and neuroinflammation.

    “Furthermore, LXRα and LXRβ control the expression of an array of genes important for cholesterol metabolism, which may exert independent effects on the development of amyloidosis and neuroinflammation (51).”

    From The E3 ubiquitin ligase Idol controls brain LDL receptor expression, ApoE clearance, and Aβ amyloidosis (2015) · cites this paper as [51]

    Figure 1 describes LXRs as transcription factors that induce cholesterol-related target genes, and the section ‘LXRs as regulators of macrophage inflammatory signaling’ reports anti-inflammatory activity for both isoforms. The cited paper does not address amyloidosis or neuroinflammation, so it does not support the proposed effects on those conditions. The available passages have no page numbers. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • Cholesterol metabolism in mammals is controlled through the coordinated action of SREBP and LXR transcription factors.

    “Cholesterol metabolism in mammals is controlled through the coordinated action of SREBP and LXR transcription factors (24–26).”

    From An LXR Agonist Promotes Glioblastoma Cell Death through Inhibition of an EGFR/AKT/SREBP-1/LDLR–Dependent Pathway (2011) · cites this paper as [25]

    The section “LXRs are master regulators of whole-body cholesterol homeostasis” supports LXR’s role in cholesterol metabolism. “LXR signaling in intermediary metabolism and energy balance” says LXR upregulates SREBP-1c, but describes that relationship as regulating hepatic lipogenesis, not coordinated control of cholesterol metabolism by both factors. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Pharmacokinetic and toxicity studies have demonstrated that GW3965 may induce elevated hepatic triglycerides.

    “Pharmacokinetic and toxicity studies have demonstrated that GW3965 may induce elevated hepatic triglycerides (25).”

    From An LXR Agonist Promotes Glioblastoma Cell Death through Inhibition of an EGFR/AKT/SREBP-1/LDLR–Dependent Pathway (2011) · cites this paper as [25]

    The section “LXR signaling in intermediary metabolism and energy balance” (page unavailable) reports that synthetic LXR agonists elevate liver triglycerides in mice. It does not identify GW3965 or describe pharmacokinetic and toxicity studies, so it supports the general risk but not the compound-specific attribution. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • IDOL is a direct transcriptional target of LXR and is induced by LXR when cellular cholesterol levels rise.

    “IDOL is a direct transcriptional target of the nuclear receptors liver X receptors (LXR) (NR1H2 and NR1H3) and is induced by these transcription factors when cellular cholesterol levels rise (11,12).”

    From Distinct Functional Domains Contribute to Degradation of the Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LDLR) by the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Inducible Degrader of the LDLR (IDOL) (2011) · cites this paper as [12]

    Figure 1 and the section on macrophage cholesterol metabolism describe LXR-induced gene expression when cholesterol levels rise, but identify other targets, not IDOL. Searches for “IDOL” and “inducible degrader of LDL receptor” found no passage establishing that IDOL is a direct LXR target or is induced under those conditions. (LLM, conf=0.73)

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  • Unlike the LDLR and Pcsk9, IDOL is not regulated by SREBP.

    “Unlike the LDLR and Pcsk9, IDOL is not regulated by SREBP.”

    From Distinct Functional Domains Contribute to Degradation of the Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LDLR) by the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Inducible Degrader of the LDLR (IDOL) (2011) · cites this paper as [12]

    The passages on LXR signaling in intermediary metabolism and energy balance and on LXRs as potential drug targets discuss SREBP-1c regulation, but not whether SREBP regulates IDOL. Searches for IDOL and for LDLR, Pcsk9, and SREBP together found no passage addressing the claimed contrast. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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Authors
Zelcer, N.
Affiliations
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Zelcer, N.
Venue
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Published
2006-03-01
Volume
116
Issue
3
Pages
607-614
ISSN
0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2058205407
Cited by
978
References
102
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (publishedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Institutes of Health (30568, HL30568)
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL3 0568, P01HL030568, R01HL066088, HL66088)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
Keywords
liver X receptor, nuclear receptors, cholesterol sensing, lipid metabolism, cholesterol efflux, cholesterol absorption, inflammation, macrophages, atherosclerosis, LXR agonists, metabolic disorders
MeSH terms
Liver X Receptors, Animals, Cholesterol, DNA-Binding Proteins, Humans, Inflammation, Signal Transduction, Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, Orphan Nuclear Receptors

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