Journal: Liver Research
Article Title: Chemical basis of pregnane X receptor activators in the herbal supplement Gancao (licorice) ☆
doi: 10.1016/j.livres.2022.11.007
Figure Lengend Snippet: Screening of Gancao phytoconstituents for PXR activators. DPX2 cells were used for hPXR reporter assays. (A) Effects of the identified compounds (10 μmol/L each) from Gancao extract on hPXR activation. RIF (10 μmol/L) was used as a positive control. All data are expressed as means ± SEM ( n = 3). ∗∗ P < 0.01, ∗∗∗∗ P < 0.0001 vs. control (set as 1). (B) Dose responses of GZ, GA, and glabridin on hPXR activation. The data in RIF group at 100 μmol/L were set as 1. All data are expressed as means ( n = 3). Abbreviations: GA, glycyrrhetinic acid; GZ, glycyrrhizin; hPXR, human pregnane X receptor; RIF, rifampicin; SEM, standard error of the mean.
Article Snippet: DPX2 cells (Puracyp, Inc; Carlsbad, CA, USA) were used for screening PXR activators, which were derived from HepG2 cells and stably transfected with hPXR and a luciferase-linked CYP3A4 promoter.
Techniques: Activation Assay, Positive Control, Control