PXR: More Than Just a Master Xenobiotic Receptor

Pregnane X receptor (PXR) is a nuclear receptor considered to be a master xenobiotic receptor that coordinately regulates the expression of genes encoding drug-metabolizing enzymes and drug transporters to essentially detoxify and eliminate xenobiotics and endotoxins from the body. In the past sever...

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Published in:Molecular pharmacology 2018-02, Vol.93 (2), p.119-127
Main Authors: Oladimeji, Peter O., Chen, Taosheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Apoptosis - physiology
Cell Movement - physiology
Cell Proliferation - physiology
DNA Damage
Humans
Inactivation, Metabolic
Inflammation - physiopathology
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Pregnane X Receptor - physiology
Xenobiotics - metabolism
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Summary:Pregnane X receptor (PXR) is a nuclear receptor considered to be a master xenobiotic receptor that coordinately regulates the expression of genes encoding drug-metabolizing enzymes and drug transporters to essentially detoxify and eliminate xenobiotics and endotoxins from the body. In the past several years, the function of PXR in the regulation of xenobiotic metabolism has been extensively studied, and the role of PXR as a xenobiotic sensor has been well established. It is now clear, however, that PXR plays many other roles in addition to its xenobiotic-sensing function. For instance, recent studies have discovered previously unidentified roles of PXR in inflammatory response, cell proliferation, and cell migration. PXR also contributes to the dysregulation of these processes in diseases states. These recent discoveries of the role of PXR in the physiologic and pathophysiologic conditions of other cellular processes provides the possibility of novel targets for drug discovery. This review highlights areas of PXR regulation that require further clarification and summarizes the recent progress in our understanding of the nonxenobiotic functions of PXR that can be explored for relevant therapeutic applications.
ISSN:0026-895X
1521-0111
DOI:10.1124/mol.117.110155