TABLE 1

Classification of compounds used in the screening test


Classification

Compounds

References
Known hCAR activators CITCO; artemisinin; phenobarbital; phenytoin; chlorpromazine; carbamazepine; efavirenz; nevirapine Wang et al., 2003; Yamamoto et al., 2003; Maglich et al., 2003; Simonsson et al., 2006; Faucette et al., 2007
Selective activators of other nuclear receptors Rifampicin; 3-methylcholanthrene; Wy-14,643; chenodeoxycholic acid; 22(R)-hydroxycholesterol Tirona and Kim, 2005
Selective mouse CAR activators and known hCAR deactivators TCPOBOP and meclizine (mCAR activator); clotrimazole; PK11195; okadaic acid Kawamoto et al., 1999; Honkakoski et al., 2003; Huang et al., 2004
Rodent CYP2B inducers without available CAR information
Fluconazole; diazepam; myclobutanil; butylated hydroxyanisole
Sun and Fukuhara, 1997; Parkinson et al., 2006; Sun et al., 2006, 2007