- Natural product: Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
- Associated study: Chemical basis of pregnane X receptor activators in the herbal supplement Gancao (licorice)
In Vitro Nuclear Receptor Induction Experiment
Glycyrrhetinic acid - GR Activation Experiment - 1
Induction was detected. Cutoff used —
Not available
- Pregnane X receptor (PXR)
Cell system PXR-transfected hepatic cells
Results
Using cell-based reporter assays, neither CAR nor GR can be activated by GA.
Sample | Compound measured | Value | Measurement | Study sequence | Additional information | N replicates |
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Experimental Conditions
Cell-based GR reporter assays of GA (10 µmol/L). Dexamethasone (Dex, 10 nmol/L) was used as a positive control for GR activation.
Luciferase activity (Reporter gene assay)