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. 2020 Apr 22;177(12):2666–2682. doi: 10.1111/bph.15055

TABLE 1.

Ligands and biological targets of NR1I3 (CAR) and NR1I2 (PXR)

Nuclear receptor NR1I3 (CAR) (NR1I2) PXR Reference
Species Rodent Human a Rodent Human a
Ligands
Selective agonists TCPOBOP, phenobarbital CITCO, phenobarbital PCN

Rifampicin

Hyperforin

SR12813

(Jimenez, Quattrochi, Yockey, & Guzelian, 2000; Jones et al., 2000; Kliewer et al., 1998; Moore et al., 2000; Tzameli, Pissios, Schuetz, & Moore, 2000)
Antagonists https://www.guidetopharmacology.org/GRAC/LigandDisplayForward?ligandId=2760

CINPA‐1

https://www.guidetopharmacology.org/GRAC/LigandDisplayForward?ligandId=2757

https://www.guidetopharmacology.org/GRAC/LigandDisplayForward?ligandId=2568 Ketoconazole, lhttps://www.guidetopharmacology.org/GRAC/LigandDisplayForward?ligandId=6569, coumestrol, SPA70 (Cherian et al., 2018; Forman et al., 1998; Huang et al., 2007; Lemmen, Tozakidis, Bele, & Galla, 2013; Lin et al., 2017; Wang et al., 2008; Yeung, Sueyoshi, Negishi, & Chang, 2008)
Biological targets
Enzymes
CYP450 isoforms Cyp1a1, Cyp1a2, Cyp2a4, Cyp2b10, Cyp2c29, Cyp2c37, Cyp2c55, Cyp3a11 CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP3A4, CYP3A5 Cyp3a, Cyp3a11, Cyp2b9, Cyp2b10, Cyp2c55 CYP3A4, CYP3A23, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP1A (Aleksunes & Klaassen, 2012; Chen, Ferguson, Negishi, & Goldstein, 2003; Ferguson, Chen, LeCluyse, Negishi, & Goldstein, 2005; Ferguson, LeCluyse, Negishi, & Goldstein, 2002; Goodwin, Hodgson, D'Costa, Robertson, & Liddle, 2002; Maglich et al., 2004; Xu, Wang, & Staudinger, 2009; Yoshinari, Yoda, Toriyabe, & Yamazoe, 2010; Zhang, Huang, Chua, Wei, & Moore, 2002)
UGTs Ugt1a1, Ugt1a9, Ugt2b34, Ugt2b35, Ugt2b36 UGT1A1 Ugt1a1, Ugt1a5, Ugt1a9 UGT1A1, UGT1A6, UGT1A3, UGT1A4 (Aleksunes & Klaassen, 2012; Maglich et al., 2004; Sugatani et al., 2005)
Sulfotransferases Sult1a1, Sult1d1, Sult1e1, Sult2a1, Sult2a2, Sult3a1, Sult5a1 SULT2A1 Sult1a1, Sult1e1, Sult2a1, Sult2a2, Sult5a1 SULT2A1 (Aleksunes & Klaassen, 2012; Alnouti & Klaassen, 2008; Chen, Zhang, Baker, & Chen, 2007; Echchgadda et al., 2007; Maglich et al., 2004)
GSH‐S‐transferases Gsta1, Gsta3, Gsta4, Gstm1, Gstm2, Gstm3, Gstm4, Gstp, Gstt1, Gstt3 Gsta1, Gsta3, Gsta4, Gstm1, Gstm2, Gstm3, Gstm4, Gstm6, Gstp, Gstt1, MGst1 GSTA1, GSTA2, GSTM1, GSTP1‐1 (Aleksunes & Klaassen, 2012; Cui, Choudhuri, Knight, & Klaassen, 2010; Knight, Choudhuri, & Klaassen, 2008; Singh et al., 2012; Zhang et al., 2002)
Gluconeogenic enzymes PEPCK, G6P‐ase PEPCK, G6P‐ase PEPCK, G6P‐ase (Kodama, Koike, Negishi, & Yamamoto, 2004; Kodama, Moore, Yamamoto, & Negishi, 2007; Mackowiak et al., 2019)
Lipogenic enzymes Scd‐1 Scd‐1 SCD‐1 (Nakamura, Moore, Negishi, & Sueyoshi, 2007; Zhang et al., 2013)
β‐oxidation‐related enzymes Cpt1a Cpt1a CPT1A (He et al., 2013; Moreau et al., 2009; Nakamura et al., 2007; Ueda et al., 2002)
Ketogenic enzymes Hmgcs2 Hmgcs2 (Gao, He, Zhai, Wada, & Xie, 2009; He et al., 2013)
Transporters
ABC P‐gp, Bcrp, Mrp2, Mrp4 P‐GP, BCRP, MRP2 P‐gp, Bcrp, Mrp2, Mrp4

P‐GP

, BCRP, MRP2, ABCBA1, ABCG1

(Bauer, Hartz, Fricker, & Miller, 2004; Kast et al., 2002; Lemmen, Tozakidis, Bele, & Galla, 2013; Lemmen, Tozakidis, & Galla, 2013; Martin et al., 2008; Narang et al., 2008; Oswald et al., 2006; Ott et al., 2009; Petrick & Klaassen, 2007; Teng & Piquette‐Miller, 2005; Wang, Sykes, & Miller, 2010; Whyte‐Allman, Hoque, Jenabian, Routy, & Bendayan, 2017; Yamasaki, Kobayashi, & Chiba, 2018)
SLC https://www.guidetopharmacology.org/GRAC/FamilyDisplayForward?familyId=165#876, https://www.guidetopharmacology.org/GRAC/FamilyDisplayForward?familyId=238#1219 https://www.guidetopharmacology.org/GRAC/FamilyDisplayForward?familyId=238#1219, https://www.guidetopharmacology.org/GRAC/FamilyDisplayForward?familyId=238#1219 (Aleksunes & Klaassen, 2012; Hassani‐Nezhad‐Gashti et al., 2018; Li et al., 2015; Meyer zu Schwabedissen, Tirona, Yip, Ho, & Kim, 2008)
a

Studies performed in higher mammalian models including porcine are included since ligands for human NR1I3 (CAR) and NR1I2 (PXR) also activate these orthologues.