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. 2020 Oct 31;9(11):2395. doi: 10.3390/cells9112395

Table 4.

Xenobiotics that affect CAR and PXR expression.

Compound Target Model Effect/Mechanism Reference
Nanoparticles
ZnO CAR Rat liver in vivo Inhibition through inflammatory signaling [268]
Nano-copper CAR PXR Rat liver in vivo Inflammatory signaling and oxidative stress [269]
Rat brain Inhibition through oxidative stress [270]
Quantum dots PXR Zebrafish embryos Induction [271]
Graphene oxide PXR PHH LS174 cells Proteasome-independent inhibition [272]
Environmental pollutants
Nonylphenol PXR Juvenile salmon Induction [277]
CAR PXR Rat hippocampal cells Induction [278]
Glyphosate CAR Piglet liver Induction [279]
cis-BF pyrethroid pesticide PXR Human HepG2 cells Induction [280]
Benzo[a]pyrene CAR Rat hepatocytes Induction [141]
Arsenic PXR Mouse small intestine Induction [281]
Arsenite PXR Rat and human hepatocytes No effect [306]
Heavy metal PXR Zebrafish fibroblasts Induction [283]
Uranium PXR Rat brain, liver, and kidney Induction [285]
CAR Rat lung Induction
1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium PXR Mouse mammary carcinoma cell line Induction [284]
Food contaminants
Aflatoxin B1 CAR
PXR
PHH Induction [286]
Patulin PXR PHH Induction [287]
Ochratoxin A PXR PHH Proteasome-independent inhibition through miR-148a [288]
Ochratoxin A derivative PXR PXR-overexpressing HepG2 cells Inhibition [289]
Drugs
Diclofenac PXR Benthic small fish Induction [293]
Doxorubicin PXR Rat gonad epithelium Induction [290]
Paclitaxel CAR Mouse lung cancer cell line E9 Induction [266]
Efavirenz CAR Human HepaRG cells Inhibition [292]
Rifampicin
Food components
Artemisinin PXR Human LS174 cells Induction [25]
Piperidine PXR Human LS174 cells Induction [295]
Tanshione IIA PXR Human LS174 cells Induction [296]
Isorhamnetin PXR Human LS174 cells Induction [297]
Probiotics VSL#3 PXR Colon and adipose/induced colitis mouse model Reverse colitis-induced PXR inhibition [40]
A-ketoglutarate PXR Induced colitis Induction [301]
Paeoniae radix rubra extracts PXR Rat hepatic cell line H4IIE Downregulation by disruption of GR signaling [298]
n−3 fatty acids (n−3) + SC-560 PXR HFD mice liver
Human Huh7 cells
Induction through FXR signaling? [300]
Fish oil + indomethacin PXR Liver Induction [299]
Tripolide CAR Rat liver
Human L-02 and HepG2 cells
Inhibition [302]
Z-guggulsterone CAR Human brain micro-vessel endothelial cells Inhibition [304]
Xanthohumol CAR Rat liver Inhibition [303]
Catalpol CAR Rat liver
Human L-02 and HepG2 cells
Reverse tripolide-mediated inhibition [302]
Caffeine CAR Mouse liver Induction [305]