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. 2021 Apr 28;22(9):4644. doi: 10.3390/ijms22094644

Table 1.

AhR Endogenous Ligands.

AhR Ligand Source Function Reference
Tryptamine Microbiota Decreases TH17 [79]
Indole-3-aldehyde Microbiota Increases IL-22 [30]
Indole-3-acetic acid Microbiota Induces COX-2 [80]
Indole propionic acid Microbiota Suppresses CNS and Gut inflammation [28,81]
Indoxyl-3-sulfate Microbiota/Host cells Suppresses CNS Inflammation [63]
Skatole Microbiota IEC death [82]
l-kynurenine Host cells Antimicrobial activites, increases IDO1 and TGF-β [76,83]
Kynurenic acid Host cells Tumor cell migration [84]
Xanthurenic acid Host cells Tumor cell migration [84]
Cinnabarinic acid Host cells Increases IL-22 [85]
FICZ Photo-oxidation Enhances TH17 differentiation [10]
Indirubin Plant/Host cells Increases CYP1A1 [86]
Indigo Plant/Host cells Protects against HFD-induced glucose dysregulation [86,87,88]
ITE Porcine Lung Reduces IL-6 and TNF-α [75]