Nuclear receptors of the enteric tract: guarding the frontier

DR Schmidt, DJ Mangelsdorf - Nutrition reviews, 2008 - academic.oup.com
DR Schmidt, DJ Mangelsdorf
Nutrition reviews, 2008academic.oup.com
In addition to its classical role in mineral homeostasis, the vitamin D receptor has been
implicated in diverse physiologic and pathophysiologic processes including
immunoregulation and cancer. Interestingly, the vitamin D receptor has been evolutionarily
and functionally linked to a select group of nuclear receptors based on a common organism-
wide tissue expression profile. These members of the nuclear receptor superfamily, which
include the bile acid receptor, xenobiotic receptors, and several orphan nuclear receptors …
Abstract
In addition to its classical role in mineral homeostasis, the vitamin D receptor has been implicated in diverse physiologic and pathophysiologic processes including immunoregulation and cancer. Interestingly, the vitamin D receptor has been evolutionarily and functionally linked to a select group of nuclear receptors based on a common organism-wide tissue expression profile. These members of the nuclear receptor superfamily, which include the bile acid receptor, xenobiotic receptors, and several orphan nuclear receptors, comprise a transcriptional regulatory network that functions in nutrient uptake, xenobiotic metabolism, and mucosal protection. The major homeostatic functions of the enteric nuclear receptor network are the topic of this review.
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