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FOOD CONTROL (2021)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Phthalates promote the invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by enhancing the interaction between Pregnane X receptor and E26 transformation specific sequence 1

Yabing Du et al.

Summary: Phthalates, considered endocrine-disrupting chemicals, play a role in hepatocellular carcinoma cells by enhancing the interaction between pregnane X receptor and E26 transformation specific sequence 1, leading to the activation of invasion-related ETS-1 target genes. This study reveals a novel mechanism for the role of PAEs in cancer progression and sheds light on the extended roles of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in regulating human malignancies.

PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH (2021)

Article Plant Sciences

Yangonin modulates lipid homeostasis, ameliorates cholestasis and cellular senescence in alcoholic liver disease via activating nuclear receptor FXR

Lina Kong et al.

Summary: The study aimed to investigate whether the FXR agonist Yangonin (YAN) exerted hepatoprotective effects against ALD, and elucidate the mechanisms in vitro and in vivo. Results showed that YAN activated FXR to improve lipid homeostasis, alleviate liver histopathological progression, reduce ethanol-induced cholestasis, improve bile acid homeostasis, and attenuate hepatocyte damage and inflammation. These protective effects were demonstrated to be mediated by FXR-regulated target gene modulation.

PHYTOMEDICINE (2021)

Article Toxicology

Thyroid Disruptors: Extrathyroidal Sites of Chemical Action and Neurodevelopmental Outcome-An Examination Using Triclosan and Perfluorohexane Sulfonate

Mary E. Gilbert et al.

Summary: The study examined whether thyroid disrupting chemicals acting distinct from synthesis inhibition would result in the same alterations in brain as expected with propylthiouracil (PTU). The results suggest that relying on serum hormones as predictors of specific neurodevelopmental outcomes may be too simplistic.

TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES (2021)

Review Engineering, Environmental

A review of the occurrence, transformation, and removal of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater treatment plants

Swadhina Priyadarshini Lenka et al.

Summary: PFAS are widely used in consumer and industrial applications worldwide, with monitoring studies in WWTPs mainly focused on China, Europe, and North America. Short and long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids are widely detected in WWTP influents and effluents, with most WWTPs exhibiting low removal efficiencies for PFAS and biodegradation being the primary mechanism for PFAS transformation in WWTPs.

WATER RESEARCH (2021)

Review Nutrition & Dietetics

The Role of Vitamin K in Cholestatic Liver Disease

Halima Sultana et al.

Summary: Vitamin K plays a critical role in liver diseases, particularly in conditions related to cholestasis. By modulating PXR, vitamin K may have a positive impact on cholestasis and liver fibrosis.

NUTRIENTS (2021)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Pregnane X Receptor (PXR) Polymorphisms and Cancer Treatment

Aikaterini Skandalaki et al.

Summary: PXR, a nuclear receptor serving as a xenobiotic sensor, plays a crucial role in drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, with various PXR polymorphisms potentially impacting the efficacy and adverse effects of chemotherapeutic agents.

BIOMOLECULES (2021)

Review Food Science & Technology

Therapeutic effects of vitamin D and cancer: An overview

Jisha Elsa Varghese et al.

Summary: Vitamin D plays a crucial role in human health, including reducing the incidence of cancer. However, more clinical studies are needed to substantiate its ability to suppress cancer.

FOOD FRONTIERS (2021)

Review Food Science & Technology

A review on phytochemicals, pharmacological activities, drug interactions, and associated toxicities of licorice (Glycyrrhiza sp.)

Islam Husain et al.

Summary: Licorice, a widely used herbal plant, has significant ethnopharmacological uses in various traditional medical systems. It contains beneficial phytochemicals but excessive intake may result in adverse health effects.

FOOD FRONTIERS (2021)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Glucocorticoid receptor-mediated alleviation of inflammation by berberine: in vitro, in silico and in vivo investigations

Yuan Liang et al.

Summary: Berberine, a natural dietary ingredient, showed anti-inflammatory effects by binding to the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and modulating gene and protein expressions, suggesting its potential as a selective GR modulator.

FOOD & FUNCTION (2021)

Article Toxicology

Polychlorinated biphenyls altered gut microbiome in CAR and PXR knockout mice exhibiting toxicant-associated steatohepatitis

Banrida Wahlang et al.

Summary: Knockout of CAR and PXR significantly altered gut microbiome composition in diet-induced obese mice, but failed to protect against PCB-induced hepato- and intestinal-toxicity.

TOXICOLOGY REPORTS (2021)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Lycopene attenuates di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate-induced mitophagy in spleen by regulating the sirtuin3-mediated pathway

Xue-Yan Dai et al.

Summary: The study found that DEHP exposure significantly upregulated the mRNA and protein expression of the sirtuin family, PGC-1 alpha, OPA1, Drp1, MFN1/2, NRF1, TFAM, Parkin and PINK, and SOD2 and LC3-II protein expression. These changes were accompanied by an increase in inflammatory cells, mitochondrial damage, and autophagosome formation in the spleen. Lycopene supplementation facilitated the return of these changes to normal levels, indicating its protective effects against DEHP-induced splenic toxicity.

FOOD & FUNCTION (2021)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Rhamnetin decelerates the elimination and enhances the antitumor effect of the molecular-targeting agent sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma cells via the miR-148a/PXR axis

Boan Li et al.

Summary: The study demonstrated that rhamnetin could decelerate the elimination of sorafenib in HCC cells through the miR-148a/PXR axis, thus enhancing the sensitivity of these cells to sorafenib.

FOOD & FUNCTION (2021)

Review Food Science & Technology

Bidens pilosa: Nutritional value and benefits for metabolic syndrome

Tien-Fen Kuo et al.

Summary: Bidens pilosa, a widely distributed plant traditionally used as food and medicine, has been studied for its active compounds with numerous bioactivities. However, a critical review of its dietary functions for metabolic syndrome is still lacking.

FOOD FRONTIERS (2021)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

PXR: a center of transcriptional regulation in cancer

Yaqi Xing et al.

ACTA PHARMACEUTICA SINICA B (2020)

Review Chemistry, Medicinal

Strategies for developing pregnane X receptor antagonists: Implications from metabolism to cancer

Sergio C. Chai et al.

MEDICINAL RESEARCH REVIEWS (2020)

Review Cell Biology

Nuclear receptors are the major targets of endocrine disrupting chemicals

Lucia Toporova et al.

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY (2020)

Review Food Science & Technology

Saponins as modulators of nuclear receptors

Tiehua Zhang et al.

CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION (2020)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Evidence Implicating Non-Dioxin-Like Congeners as the Key Mediators of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Developmental Neurotoxicity

Carolyn Klocke et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2020)

Article Toxicology

Activation of human nuclear receptors by perfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS)

Anne-Cathrin Behr et al.

TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO (2020)

Article Chemistry, Applied

Polychlorinated biphenyls in canned sardines in Nigeria and health risk assessment

Godswill O. Tesi et al.

FOOD ADDITIVES & CONTAMINANTS PART B-SURVEILLANCE (2020)

Review Endocrinology & Metabolism

Nuclear receptor crosstalk - defining the mechanisms for therapeutic innovation

Karolien De Bosscher et al.

NATURE REVIEWS ENDOCRINOLOGY (2020)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

PXR-mediated idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury: mechanistic insights and targeting approaches

Jingheng Wang et al.

EXPERT OPINION ON DRUG METABOLISM & TOXICOLOGY (2020)

Review Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Health impacts of environmental contamination of micro- and nanoplastics: a review

Baorong Jiang et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE (2020)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Triclosan-based supramolecular hydrogels as nanoantibiotics for enhanced antibacterial activity

Lijun Yang et al.

JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE (2020)

Review Environmental Sciences

Distribution and effects of branched versus linear isomers of PFOA, PFOS, and PFHxS: A review of recent literature

Katarina Schulz et al.

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2020)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Binding of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to the Human Pregnane X Receptor

Thanh T. Lai et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2020)

Article Food Science & Technology

GPR30 mediated effects of boron on rat spleen lymphocyte proliferation, apoptosis, and immune function

Chenfang Wang et al.

FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY (2020)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Quantifying dietary vitamin K and its link to cardiovascular health: a narrative review

Claire R. Palmer et al.

FOOD & FUNCTION (2020)

Review Polymer Science

The Future of Flame Retardant Polymers - Unmet Needs and Likely New Approaches

Alexander B. Morgan

POLYMER REVIEWS (2019)

Review Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Global Perspectives on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Zobair Younossi et al.

HEPATOLOGY (2019)

Review Endocrinology & Metabolism

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Effects on Endocrine Glands

Rosa Lauretta et al.

FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY (2019)

Article Environmental Sciences

Poultry eggs as a source of PCDD/Fs, PCBs, PBDEs and PBDD/Fs

Marek Pajurek et al.

CHEMOSPHERE (2019)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Functional profiling of bisphenols for nuclear receptors

Marina Grimaldi et al.

TOXICOLOGY (2019)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Multiple Modes of Vitamin K Actions in Aging-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

Kotaro Azuma et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2019)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Receptor-binding affinities of bisphenol A and its next-generation analogs for human nuclear receptors

Xiaohui Liu et al.

TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY (2019)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Transcriptional response of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters to insecticides in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera

Minghui Jin et al.

PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY (2019)

Review Multidisciplinary Sciences

Bisphenol A in dental materials - existence, leakage and biological effects

M. Lofroth et al.

HELIYON (2019)

Review Endocrinology & Metabolism

Thyroid hormone therapy in differentiated thyroid cancer

Giorgio Grani et al.

ENDOCRINE (2019)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Activation of nuclear receptor PXR impairs glucose tolerance and dysregulates GLUT2 expression and subcellular localization in liver

Fatemeh Hassani-Nezhad-Gashti et al.

BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY (2018)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

PXR: Structure-specific activation by hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids

Claudia Luckert et al.

CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS (2018)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

A current structural perspective on PXR and CAR in drug metabolism

Cameron D. Buchman et al.

EXPERT OPINION ON DRUG METABOLISM & TOXICOLOGY (2018)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Mathematical Models in the Description of Pregnane X Receptor (PXR)-Regulated Cytochrome P450 Enzyme Induction

Jurjen Duintjer Tebbens et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2018)

Review Food Science & Technology

PXR as a mediator of herb-drug interaction

Brett C. Hogle et al.

JOURNAL OF FOOD AND DRUG ANALYSIS (2018)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Exploring the PXR ligand binding mechanism with advanced Molecular Dynamics methods

Stefano Motta et al.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2018)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Regulation of brain drug metabolizing enzymes and transporters by nuclear receptors

Dan Xu et al.

DRUG METABOLISM REVIEWS (2018)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Molecular Mechanism of ATP Hydrolysis in an ABC Transporter

Marten Priess et al.

ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE (2018)

Review Medicine, General & Internal

Overview of air pollution and endocrine disorders

Philippa D. Darbre

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE (2018)

Article Chemistry, Medicinal

In Silico Prediction of hPXR Activators Using Structure-Based Pharmacophore Modeling

Nao Torimoto-Katori et al.

JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES (2017)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

PXR: More Than Just a Master Xenobiotic Receptor

Peter O. Oladimeji et al.

MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY (2017)

Article Environmental Sciences

A high-throughput, computational system to predict if environmental contaminants can bind to human nuclear receptors

Xiaoxiang Wang et al.

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2017)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Poly- and perfluorinated compounds activate human pregnane X receptor

Yi-Ming Zhang et al.

TOXICOLOGY (2017)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

SPA70 is a potent antagonist of human pregnane X receptor

Wenwei Lin et al.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2017)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

The Sources of Chemical Contaminants in Food and Their Health Implications

Irfan A. Rather et al.

FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY (2017)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Bisphenol A and estrogen induce proliferation of human thyroid tumor cells via an estrogen-receptor-dependent pathway

YongHong Zhang et al.

ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS (2017)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Regulation of PXR and CAR by protein-protein interaction and signaling crosstalk

Peter Oladimeji et al.

EXPERT OPINION ON DRUG METABOLISM & TOXICOLOGY (2016)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Regulation of glucose metabolism from a liver-centric perspective

Hye-Sook Han et al.

EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE (2016)

Editorial Material Biochemical Research Methods

ABC Spotlight on effect-directed analysis-dose instead of concentration

Guenter Gauglitz

ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (2015)

Review Engineering, Environmental

Occurrence, Fate, Behavior and Ecotoxicological State of Phthalates in Different Environmental Matrices

Sopheak Net et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2015)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Linking in Vitro Effects and Detected Organic Micropollutants in Surface Water Using Mixture-Toxicity Modeling

Peta A. Neale et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2015)

Review Environmental Sciences

A review on endocrine disruptors and their possible impacts on human health

Eva Rahman Kabir et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY (2015)

Article Endocrinology & Metabolism

Osteoblast-Specific γ-Glutamyl Carboxylase-Deficient Mice Display Enhanced Bone Formation With Aberrant Mineralization

Kotaro Azuma et al.

JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH (2015)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Gut microbiota: a key player in health and disease. A review focused on obesity

M. J. Villanueva-Millan et al.

JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY (2015)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Environmental contaminants activate human and polar bear (Ursus maritimus) pregnane X receptors (PXR, NR1I2) differently

Roger Lille-Langoy et al.

TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY (2015)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Pregnane X Receptor Knockout Mice Display Aging-Dependent Wearing of Articular Cartilage

Kotaro Azuma et al.

PLOS ONE (2015)

Article Endocrinology & Metabolism

Environmental Endocrine Disruption of Energy Metabolism and Cardiovascular Risk

Andrew G. Kirkley et al.

CURRENT DIABETES REPORTS (2014)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Human pregnane X receptor: a novel target for anticancer drug development

Vijay Rathod et al.

DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY (2014)

Review Endocrinology & Metabolism

Mechanisms of crosstalk between endocrine systems: Regulation of sex steroid hormone synthesis and action by thyroid hormones

Paula Duarte-Guterman et al.

GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY (2014)

Review Geriatrics & Gerontology

Vitamin K: Novel molecular mechanisms of action and its roles in osteoporosis

Kotaro Azuma et al.

GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL (2014)

Review Endocrinology & Metabolism

Metabolic syndrome and the environmental pollutants from mitochondrial perspectives

Jin Taek Kim et al.

REVIEWS IN ENDOCRINE & METABOLIC DISORDERS (2014)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Pregnane X Receptor Agonists Impair Postprandial Glucose Tolerance

J. Rysa et al.

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS (2013)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

3D structures and ligand specificities of nuclear xenobiotic receptors CAR, PXR and VDR

Baojian Wu et al.

DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY (2013)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Structural and Functional Analysis of the Human Nuclear Xenobiotic Receptor PXR in Complex with RXRα

Bret D. Wallace et al.

JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (2013)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Effects of nuclear receptor transactivation on steroid hormone synthesis and gene expression in porcine Leydig cells

Matthew A. Gray et al.

JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (2013)

Article Toxicology

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons stimulate human CYP3A4 promoter activity via PXR

Claudia Luckert et al.

TOXICOLOGY LETTERS (2013)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Mammalian drug efflux transporters of the ATP binding cassette (ABC) family: an overview

Alfred H. Schinkel et al.

ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS (2012)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Development of in silico filters to predict activation of the pregnane X receptor (PXR) by structurally diverse drug-like molecules

Hans Matter et al.

BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY (2012)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Activate CYP3A4 Gene Transcription through Human Pregnane X Receptor

Takeshi Kumagai et al.

DRUG METABOLISM AND PHARMACOKINETICS (2012)

Article Environmental Sciences

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR IMPACT ON HUMAN HEALTH

Cristina Preda et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT JOURNAL (2012)

Article Environmental Sciences

Bisphenol A and Its Analogues Activate Human Pregnane X Receptor

Yipeng Sui et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES (2012)

Article Environmental Sciences

Effect directed analysis and mixture effects of estrogenic compounds in a sediment of the river Elbe

Sebastian Schmitt et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH (2012)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Role of CAR and PXR in xenobiotic sensing and metabolism

Yue-Ming Wang et al.

EXPERT OPINION ON DRUG METABOLISM & TOXICOLOGY (2012)

Review Medicine, Research & Experimental

Immunomodulatory effects of environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals

Chang-Hung Kuo et al.

KAOHSIUNG JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (2012)

Review Cell Biology

Bisphenol-A acts as a potent estrogen via non-classical estrogen triggered pathways

Paloma Alonso-Magdalena et al.

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY (2012)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Structural and mechanistic insights into bisphenols action provide guidelines for risk assessment and discovery of bisphenol A substitutes

Vanessa Delfosse et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2012)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Pregnane X receptor as a target for treatment of inflammatory bowel disorders

Jie Cheng et al.

TRENDS IN PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES (2012)

Review Physiology

Endocrine Disruptors: From Endocrine to Metabolic Disruption

Cristina Casals-Casas et al.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYSIOLOGY, VOL 73 (2011)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Nuclear receptor PXR, transcriptional circuits and metabolic relevance

Chibueze A. Ihunnah et al.

BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE (2011)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

mTOR Complex 1 Regulates Lipin 1 Localization to Control the SREBP Pathway

Timothy R. Peterson et al.

Article Medicine, Research & Experimental

Pregnane X receptor activation induces FGF19-dependent tumor aggressiveness in humans and mice

Hongwei Wang et al.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION (2011)

Review Cell Biology

Evolution of promiscuous nuclear hormone receptors: LXR, FXR, VDR, PXR, and CAR

Matthew D. Krasowski et al.

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY (2011)

Article Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Comparison of two extraction procedures for the assessment of sediment genotoxicity: Implication of polar organic compounds

Carole Di Giorgio et al.

MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS (2011)

Review Developmental Biology

Negative impact of endocrine-disrupting compounds on human reproductive health

Damjan Balabanic et al.

REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT (2011)

Article Environmental Sciences

Biological Analysis of Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds in Tunisian Sewage Treatment Plants

Wissem Mnif et al.

ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY (2010)

Review Food Science & Technology

Phthalate Esters in Foods: Sources, Occurrence, and Analytical Methods

Xu-Liang Cao

COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SAFETY (2010)

Article Environmental Sciences

Non-Dioxin-Like Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Risk of Endometriosis

Britton Trabert et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES (2010)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Orphan Nuclear Receptors as Targets for Drug Development

Subhajit Mukherjee et al.

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH (2010)

Review Endocrinology & Metabolism

G protein-coupled receptor 30 in tumor development

Dengfeng Wang et al.

ENDOCRINE (2010)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

The Structural Basis of Pregnane X Receptor Binding Promiscuity

Chi-Ho Ngan et al.

BIOCHEMISTRY (2009)

Article Oncology

Regulation of drug resistance by human pregnane X receptor in breast cancer

Yakun Chen et al.

CANCER BIOLOGY & THERAPY (2009)

Review Endocrinology & Metabolism

Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement

Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis et al.

ENDOCRINE REVIEWS (2009)

Article Agriculture, Multidisciplinary

Modulation of Phase II Enzymes by Sulforaphane: Implications for Its Cardioprotective Potential

Cristina Angeloni et al.

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY (2009)

Review Environmental Sciences

Exposure to endocrine disrupting compounds via the food chain: Is packaging a relevant source?

Jane Muncke

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2009)

Review Endocrinology & Metabolism

PXR and CAR in energy metabolism

Taira Wada et al.

TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM (2009)

Article Behavioral Sciences

Long-term effects of environmental endocrine disruptors on reproductive physiology and behavior

Heather B. Patisaul et al.

FRONTIERS IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE (2009)

Review Biochemical Research Methods

Functional pharmacogenetics/genomics of human cytochromes P450 involved in drug biotransformation

Ulrich M. Zanger et al.

ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (2008)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Role of vitamin D receptor in the lithocholic acid- mediated CYP3A induction in vitro and in vivo

Tsutomu Matsubara et al.

DRUG METABOLISM AND DISPOSITION (2008)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

The pregnane X receptor: from bench to bedside

Xiaochao Ma et al.

EXPERT OPINION ON DRUG METABOLISM & TOXICOLOGY (2008)

Article Andrology

Effects of endocrine disruptors on obesity

Retha R. Newbold et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY (2008)

Review Medicine, Research & Experimental

Xenoreceptors CAR and PXR activation and consequences on lipid metabolism, glucose homeostasis, and inflammatory response

Amelie Moreau et al.

MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS (2008)

Article Biochemical Research Methods

Active Nuclear Receptors Exhibit Highly Correlated AF-2 Domain Motions

Denise G. Teotico et al.

PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY (2008)

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Phthalates: Toxicology and exposure

Ursel Heudorf et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (2007)

Review Reproductive Biology

Human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA)

Laura N. Vandenberg et al.

REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY (2007)

Review Food Science & Technology

Metabolism of phthalates in humans

Hanne Frederiksen et al.

MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH (2007)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Orphan nuclear receptors in drug discovery

Yanhong Shi

DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY (2007)

Article Endocrinology & Metabolism

Estrogenic environmental endocrine-disrupting chemical effects on reproductive neuroendocrine function and dysfunction across the life cycle

Sarah M. Dickerson et al.

REVIEWS IN ENDOCRINE & METABOLIC DISORDERS (2007)

Article Toxicology

The flame retardants, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, are pregnane X receptor activators

Erik K. Pacyniak et al.

TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES (2007)

Article Environmental Sciences

Short-term in vivo exposure to the water contaminant triclosan: Evidence for disruption of thyroxine

Kevin M. Crofton et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY (2007)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

CAR and PXR: The xenobiotic-sensing receptors

Yoav E. Timsit et al.

STEROIDS (2007)

Article Endocrinology & Metabolism

Activation of pregnane X receptor disrupts glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid homeostasis

Yonggong Zhai et al.

MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY (2007)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Pregnane X receptor and natural products: beyond drug-drug interactions

Jeff L. Staudinger et al.

EXPERT OPINION ON DRUG METABOLISM & TOXICOLOGY (2006)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Liver disease selectively modulates cytochrome P450-mediated metabolism

Reginald F. Frye et al.

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS (2006)

Article Infectious Diseases

Triclosan and antimicrobial resistance in bacteria: An overview

Siamak P. Yazdankhah et al.

MICROBIAL DRUG RESISTANCE-MECHANISMS EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DISEASE (2006)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

A novel pregnane X receptor-mediated and sterol regulatory element-binding protein-independent lipogenic pathway

Jie Zhou et al.

JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY (2006)

Article Medicine, Research & Experimental

In vitro and in vivo assessment of herb drug interactions

R Venkataramanan et al.

LIFE SCIENCES (2006)

Article Andrology

Human exposure to phthalates via consumer products

T Schettler

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY (2006)

Review Endocrinology & Metabolism

The nuclear xenobiotic receptor pregnane X receptor: Recent insights and new challenges

J Orans et al.

MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY (2005)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

CAR and PXR: Xenosensors of endocrine disrupters?

XC Kretschmer et al.

CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS (2005)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Structure and function of the human nuclear xenobiotic receptor PXR

VE Carnahan et al.

CURRENT DRUG METABOLISM (2005)

Article Endocrinology & Metabolism

The pregnane X receptor regulates gene expression in a ligand- and promoter-selective fashion

H Masuyama et al.

MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY (2005)

Article Endocrinology & Metabolism

Structural disorder in the complex of human pregnane X receptor and the macrolide antibiotic rifampicin

JE Chrencik et al.

MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY (2005)

Article Oncology

What does an orphan G-protein-coupled receptor have to do with estrogen?

JM Rae et al.

BREAST CANCER RESEARCH (2005)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Transcriptional suppression of cytochrome P450 genes by endogenous and exogenous chemicals

DS Riddick et al.

DRUG METABOLISM AND DISPOSITION (2004)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Environmental phthalate monoesters activate pregnane X receptor-mediated transcription

CH Hurst et al.

TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY (2004)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Nuclear receptors CAR and PXR cross talk with FOXO1 to regulate genes that encode drug-metabolizing and gluconeogenic enzymes

S Kodama et al.

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY (2004)

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