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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Annie Costa
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-13407 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Circulation research 20090723 4
<h4>Rationale</h4>Liver X receptors (LXRs) are oxysterol-activated nuclear receptors that are involved in the control of cholesterol homeostasis and inflammatory response. Human monocytes and macrophages express high levels of these receptors and are appropriate cells to study the response to LXR agonists.<h4>Objective</h4>The purpose of this study was to identify new LXR targets in human primary monocytes and macrophages and the consequences of their activation.<h4>Methods and results</h4>We sh ...[more]