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ReviewArteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology2010

Liver x receptor signaling pathways and atherosclerosis.

Anna C Calkin, Peter Tontonoz

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Review in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 141 papers.

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141citing papers in PubMed
26.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

141 citing papers in PubMed, 287 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. The Protective Effects of Astaxanthin (AST) in the Liver of Weaned Piglets.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anna C CalkinHoward Hughes Medical Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Box 951662, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1662, USA.
Peter Tontonoz
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SIGNALING PATHWAYS IN ATHEROGENESISR01HL066088 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI TONTONOZ, PETER J · 2001 to 2018
$5.4M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL066088
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

First discovered as orphan receptors, liver X receptors (LXRs) were subsequently identified as the nuclear receptor target of the cholesterol metabolites, oxysterols. There are 2 LXR receptors encoded by distinct genes: LXRalpha is most highly expressed in the liver, adipose, kidney, adrenal tissues, and macrophages and LXRbeta is ubiquitously expressed. Despite differential tissue distribution, these isoforms have 78% homology in their ligand-binding domain and appear to respond to the same endogenous ligands. Work over the past 10 years has shown that the LXR pathway regulates lipid metabolism and inflammation via both the induction and repression of target genes. Given the importance of cholesterol regulation and inflammation in the development of cardiovascular disease, it is not surprising that activation of the LXR pathway attenuates various mechanisms underlying atherosclerotic plaque development. In this brief review, we will discuss the impact of the LXR pathway on both cholesterol metabolism and atherosclerosis.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAnimalsAtherosclerosisBiological TransportCardiovascular AgentsCholesterolEndothelial CellsHumansInflammation MediatorsLigandsLiver X ReceptorsMacrophagesMuscle, Smooth, VascularOrphan Nuclear ReceptorsCardiovascular AgentsCholesterolInflammation MediatorsLigandsLiver X ReceptorsNR1H3 protein, humanOrphan Nuclear Receptors

Identifiers

PMID20631351
PMCPMC2919217
OpenAlexW2159887824

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