PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Wen Xie
TI  - Xenobiotic Receptors: A Journey of Rewards
AID  - 10.1124/dmd.122.000857
DP  - 2022 Jan 01
TA  - Drug Metabolism and Disposition
PG  - DMD-MR-2022-000857
4099  - http://dmd.aspetjournals.org/content/early/2022/11/09/dmd.122.000857.short
4100  - http://dmd.aspetjournals.org/content/early/2022/11/09/dmd.122.000857.full
AB  - The xenobiotic nuclear receptors pregnane X receptor (PXR) and constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) were discovered or characterized in 1998. PXR and CAR have since been defined as master regulators of xenobiotic responses through their transcriptional regulation of drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters. This article aims to provide an overview on the discovery of PXR and CAR as xenobiotic receptors. Significance Statement The xenobiotic receptors PXR and CAR play a key role in drug metabolism and disposition through their regulation of drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters.