Foam cell specific LXRM-NM-1 ligand

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: The liver X receptor M-NM-1 (LXRM-NM-1) is a ligand-dependent nuclear receptor and the major regulator of reverse cholesterol transport in macrophages. This makes it an interesting target for mechanistic study and treatment of atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: We optimized a promising stilbenoid structure (STX4) in order to reach nanomolar effective concentrations in LXRM-NM-1 reporter-gene assays. STX4 displayed the unique property to activate LXRM-NM-1 effectively but not its subtype LXRM-NM-2. The potential of STX4 to increase transcriptional activity as an LXRM-NM-1 ligand was tested with gene expression analyses in THP1-derived human macrophages and oxLDL-loaded human foam cells. Only in foam cells but not in macrophage cells STX4 treatment showed athero-protective effe

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Christopher Weidner 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-39079 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress