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Anti-inflammatory nuclear receptor superfamily in multiple sclerosis patients from Sardinia and Sweden.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 Dec 2005
Liu Xuan, Steffensen Knut R, Sanna Alessandra, Arru Giannina, Fois Maria Laura, Rosati Giulio, Sotgiu Stefano, Link Hans, Gustafsson Jan-Ake, Huang Yu-Min
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Several nuclear hormone receptors have been associated with inflammatory reactions. Particularly, liver X receptors (LXRs) have recently been identified as key transcriptional regulators of genes involved in lipid homeostasis and inflammation. LXRs are negative regulators of macrophage inflammatory gene expression. Multiple sclerosis (MS), a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system of unknown cause, is...
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