Chapter 7. Animal Models of Xenobiotic Nuclear Receptors and their Utility in Drug Development

  1. Wen Xie2,3
  1. Haibiao Gong1,
  2. Wen Xie2,3

Published Online: 14 MAY 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470409107.ch7

Nuclear Receptors in Drug Metabolism

Nuclear Receptors in Drug Metabolism

How to Cite

Gong, H. and Xie, W. (2008) Animal Models of Xenobiotic Nuclear Receptors and their Utility in Drug Development, in Nuclear Receptors in Drug Metabolism (ed W. Xie), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470409107.ch7

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Center for Pharmacogenetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

  2. 3

    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Biotechnology, LI-COR Biosciences, Lincoln, NE, USA

  2. 2

    Center for Pharmacogenetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

  3. 3

    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 14 MAY 2008
  2. Published Print: 24 OCT 2008

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470086797

Online ISBN: 9780470409107

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Keywords:

  • xenobiotic nuclear receptor animal model;
  • PXR and CAR gain-of-function (transgenic) mouse models;
  • xenobiotic receptor models and xenobiotic receptor-mediated gene regulation

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • PXR and CAR Loss-of-Function (Knock-Out) Mouse Models

  • PXR and CAR Gain-of-Function (Transgenic) Mouse Models

  • Humanized Mouse Models

  • Utility of Xenobiotic Mouse Models in Pharmaceutical Development

  • Closing Remarks

  • References