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Integration of metabolism and inflammation by lipid-activated nuclear receptors

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  • Steven J. Bensinger

    (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles)

  • Peter Tontonoz

    (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles)

Abstract

The nuclear receptors known as PPARs and LXRs are lipid-activated transcription factors that have emerged as key regulators of lipid metabolism and inflammation. PPARs and LXRs are activated by non-esterified fatty acids and cholesterol metabolites, respectively, and both exert positive and negative control over the expression of a range of metabolic and inflammatory genes. The ability of these nuclear receptors to integrate metabolic and inflammatory signalling makes them attractive targets for intervention in human metabolic diseases, such as atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes, as well as for the modulation of inflammation and immune responses.

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  • Steven J. Bensinger & Peter Tontonoz, 2008. "Integration of metabolism and inflammation by lipid-activated nuclear receptors," Nature, Nature, vol. 454(7203), pages 470-477, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:454:y:2008:i:7203:d:10.1038_nature07202
    DOI: 10.1038/nature07202
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