The liver X receptors (LXRs), LXRα and LXRβ, are transcription factors with well-established roles in the regulation of lipid metabolism and cholesterol homeostasis. In addition, LXRs influence innate and adaptive immunity, including responses to inflammatory stimuli, proliferation and differentiation, migration, apoptosis and survival. However, the majority of work describing the role of LXRs in immune cells has been carried out in mouse models, and there are a number of known species-specific differences concerning LXR function. Here we review what is known about the role of LXRs in human immune cells, demonstrating the importance of these receptors in the integration of lipid metabolism and immune function, but also highlighting the need for a better understanding of the species, isoform, and cell-type specific effects of LXR activation.
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August 03 2015
Liver X receptors in immune cell function in humans
Kirsty E. Waddington;
Kirsty E. Waddington
*Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, University College London, Rayne Building, 5 University Street, London WC1E 6JF, U.K.
†Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, Rayne Building, 5 University Street, London WC1E 6JF, U.K.
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Elizabeth C. Jury;
Elizabeth C. Jury
†Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, Rayne Building, 5 University Street, London WC1E 6JF, U.K.
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Inés Pineda-Torra
Inés Pineda-Torra
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*Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, University College London, Rayne Building, 5 University Street, London WC1E 6JF, U.K.
1To whom correspondence should be addressed (emaili.torra@ucl.ac.uk).
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Biochem Soc Trans (2015) 43 (4): 752–757.
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May 12 2015
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Kirsty E. Waddington, Elizabeth C. Jury, Inés Pineda-Torra; Liver X receptors in immune cell function in humans. Biochem Soc Trans 1 August 2015; 43 (4): 752–757. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/BST20150112
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