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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2017, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (6): 713-720.

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Relativity between the gene polymorphisms of LXR and metabolic syndrome

ZHAO Huijia 1, LI Ling 1, WEI Wanhui 1, XU Qian 1, SHI Yuying 1, YUE Jiang 3, WANG yanfeng 1, Ye Qifa 1,2    

  1. 1 Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Institute of Hepatobiliary Diseases of Wuhan University, Transplant Center of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Medical Technology on Transplantation,Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China;2 The 3rd Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Research Center of National Health Ministry on Transplantation Medicine Engineering and Technology, Changsha 410013, Hubei, China; 3 The Department of Pharmacology in the Basic Medical Department of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China
  • Received:2016-11-30 Revised:2017-02-06 Online:2017-06-26 Published:2017-06-26

Abstract:

Liver X receptor(LXR) is an important nuclear receptor in the body, which is a ligand-dependent protein. LXR is an integrator of hormonal and nutritional signal mediating changes to metabolic pathways of lipid and glucose within the body. It's involved in various common metabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, hyperlipidaemia, and so on. Some studies proved that a number of gene polymorphism sites in LXR were linked with metabolic diseases. Studying the pathological mechanism of LXR in metabolic diseases and researching the correlation between gene polymorphism of LXR and metabolic diseases are beneficial to detecting and assessing the risks of metabolic diseases genetically, which can discover and prevent the diseases early so as to improve the quality of life of patients and prolong living time. This review focuses on the metabolism of LXR and the correlation between the gene polymorphism and metabolic diseases of LXR.

Key words: liver X receptor, metabolic diseases, gene polymorphism

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