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Table 12 12 out of 15 nuclear receptors have anti-inflammatory roles reported in the literature

From: A comprehensive data mining study shows that most nuclear receptors act as newly proposed homeostasis-associated molecular pattern receptors

Gene name (full name)

NRNC symbol

Tissue/cell type

Purpose

Treat

Suppressed

Induced

PMID

Inflam.

Cytokines/signaling

Class I—thyroid hormone receptor-like

 THRA

NR1A1

Aorta macrophages

Atherosclerosis

KO

–

IL-1β, NFκB, TNF-α

24797634

Anti

 PPARG

NR1C3

Mouse cancer model

Tumor growth and angiogenesis

Act

IL-17

–

23619236

Anti

 NR1D1

NR1D1

Peritoneal macrophages

Aging- or obesity-associated impairment of clockwork and inflammation

Act

Ccl2, ERK, p38

–

24307731

Anti

Mice macrophages

Circadian clockwork and inflammatory disease

KO

–

IL-6

22184247

 NR1H3

NR1H3

Mice plasma and kidney

Normal and diabetic kidney

KO

–

Nox2, Ncf1, MDA, TLR2, ICAM1, IL-1β, CD68

24201575

Anti

 NR1H2

NR1H2

Mice plasma and kidney

Normal and diabetic kidney

KO

–

Nox2, Ncf1, TLR2, ICAM1, IL-1β, CD69, MDA(urinary)

24201575

Anti

Macrophage cell line

LPS treat

Act

TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-12p40

–

23099324

ob/ob mouse liver

Cellular lipid metabolism

Block

–

Cox-2, MCP-1, MIP-2

24206663

 NR1H4

NR1H4

Obese mice liver

Obesity-related metabolite disorder

Ace

–

Mmp13, Cxcl2, Cxcl8, Cxcl14, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α

25425577

Anti

 PPARD

NR1C2

Epithelial cells

 

Act

–

COX-2

24763687

Pro

Class II—retinoid X receptor-like

 RXRA

NR2B1

Spleen macrophages

Age-related disease

Act

–

COX-2, NF-kB, IL-6

24051096

Pro

 NR2F2

NR2F2

Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer

Act

TGF-β

–

23201680

Anti

Class III—estrogen receptor-like

 ESR1

NR3A1

Male mice

Obesity

KO

IL-10

IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6

25373903

Anti

Astrocytes

Neuroprotective

Act

CCL2, CCL7

–

23804112

 ESR3

NR3B2

Mice

Intestine tumor

KO

–

TGF-β

24104551

Anti

 AR

NR3C4

Prostate cancer cells

Prostate tumorigenesis

KD

–

AKT

25527506

Pro

Hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Cell adhesion and migration

KO

–

PI3K/AKT

24944078

Class IV—nerve growth factor IB-like

 NR4A1

NR4A1

Macrophages

Atherosclerotic lesions

KO

–

IL-4

23288947

Anti

Bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMM)

Atherosclerotic lesions

KO

–

IL-12, IFN-δ, SDF-1α

22194623

Macrophage

Atherosclerotic lesions

KO

–

TNF-α, TLR-4, NFκB

22194622

 NR4A3

NR4A3

Mast cells

Vascular biology and inflammation

KO

–

IL-13, MCP-1, TNF-α

24586680

Anti

Hematopoietic stem cells

Atherosclerotic lesions

KO

–

Ly6C(+) monocytes

24806827

Endothelial cells

Atherosclerotic lesions

KO

–

VCAM-1, ICAM-1

20558821

Class O—miscellaneous

 NR0B2

NR0B2

Mice kidney

Inflammasome

KO

–

IL-1β, IL-18, NLRP3, ASC

25655831

Anti

  1. Abbreviations: KO knockout, Act activation, Ace acetylation, Cxcl Cxc ligand, IL interleukin, MCP monocyte chemotactic protein, Mmp matrix metallopeptidase, TLR Toll-like receptor, VCAM vascular cell adhesion molecule, ICAM intercellular adhesion molecule, Inflam inflammation, Anti anti-inflammatory, Pro pro-inflammatory