Atherosclerosis: lessons from LXR and the intestine
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Bonamassa, Barbara
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Ist Ric Farmacol Mario Negri, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Dept Translat Pharmacol, Lab Lipid Metab & Canc, I-66030 Santa Maria Imbaro, CH, ItalyIst Ric Farmacol Mario Negri, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Dept Translat Pharmacol, Lab Lipid Metab & Canc, I-66030 Santa Maria Imbaro, CH, Italy
Bonamassa, Barbara
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Moschetta, Antonio
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Ist Ric Farmacol Mario Negri, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Dept Translat Pharmacol, Lab Lipid Metab & Canc, I-66030 Santa Maria Imbaro, CH, Italy
Univ Bari, Dept Med, Clin Med A Murri, I-70124 Bari, Italy
Natl Canc Inst Giovanni Paolo II, Bari, Italy
Ist Ricovero & Cura Carattere Sci IRCCS S de Bell, Natl Inst Digest Dis, Bari, ItalyIst Ric Farmacol Mario Negri, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Dept Translat Pharmacol, Lab Lipid Metab & Canc, I-66030 Santa Maria Imbaro, CH, Italy
Moschetta, Antonio
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[1] Ist Ric Farmacol Mario Negri, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Dept Translat Pharmacol, Lab Lipid Metab & Canc, I-66030 Santa Maria Imbaro, CH, Italy
[2] Univ Bari, Dept Med, Clin Med A Murri, I-70124 Bari, Italy
[3] Natl Canc Inst Giovanni Paolo II, Bari, Italy
[4] Ist Ricovero & Cura Carattere Sci IRCCS S de Bell, Natl Inst Digest Dis, Bari, Italy
Modulation of the cholesterol-sensing liver X receptors (LXRs) and their downstream targets has emerged as promising therapeutic avenues in atherosclerosis. The intestine is important for its unique capabilities to act as a gatekeeper for cholesterol absorption and to participate in the process of cholesterol elimination in the feces and reverse cholesterol transport (RCT). Pharmacological and genetic intestine-specific LXR activation have been shown to protect against atherosclerosis. In this review we discuss the LXR-targeted molecular players in the enterocytes as well as the intestine-driven pathways contributing to cholesterol homeostasis with therapeutic potential as targets in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis..