@article {287,
	title = {An abundant ginger compound furanodienone alleviates gut inflammation via the xenobiotic nuclear receptor PXR in mice.},
	journal = {Nat Commun},
	volume = {16},
	year = {2025},
	month = {2025 Feb 03},
	pages = {1280},
	abstract = {<p>The literature documenting the value of drug-like molecules found in natural products is vast. Although many dietary and herbal remedies have been found to be effective for treating intestinal inflammation, the identification of their active components has lagged behind. In this study, we find that a major ginger component, furanodienone (FDN), is a selective pregnane X receptor (PXR) ligand with agonistic transcriptional outcomes. We show that FDN binds within a sub-pocket of the PXR ligand binding domain (LBD), with subsequent alterations in LBD structure. Using male mice, we show that orally provided FDN has potent PXR-dependant anti-inflammatory outcomes that are colon-specific. Increased affinity and target gene activation in the presence of synergistically acting agonists indicates further opportunities for augmenting FDN activity, efficacy and safety. Collectively, these results support the translational potential of FDN as a therapeutic agent for the treatment and prevention of colonic diseases.</p>},
	keywords = {Animals, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Colitis, Colon, Furans, Humans, Inflammation, Ligands, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Pregnane X Receptor, Zingiber officinale},
	issn = {2041-1723},
	doi = {10.1038/s41467-025-56624-0},
	author = {Wang, Xiaojuan and Zhang, Guohui and Bian, Zhiwei and Chow, Vimanda and Grimaldi, Marina and Carivenc, Coralie and Sirounian, Savannah and Li, Hao and Sladekova, Lucia and Mott, Stefano and Luperi, Yulia and Gong, Yufeng and Costello, Cait and Li, Linhao and Jachimowicz, Matthew and Guo, Miao and Hu, Shian and Wilson, Derek and Balaguer, Patrick and Bourguet, William and Mani, Sridhar and Bonati, Laura and Peng, Hui and March, John and Wang, Hongbing and Wang, Shengpeng and Krause, Henry M and Liu, Jiabao}
}
@article {263,
	title = {Diindoles produced from commensal microbiota metabolites function as endogenous CAR/Nr1i3 ligands},
	journal = {Nature Communications},
	year = {2024},
	author = {Liu, Jiabao and Malekoltojari, Aniaz and Asokakumar, Anjana and Chow, Vimanda and Li, Linhao and Li, Hao and Grimaldi, Marina and Dang, Nathanlown and Campbell, Jhenielle and Barrett, Holly and Sun, Jianxian and Navarre, William and Wilson, Derek and Wang, Hongbing and Mani, Sridhar and Balaguer, Patrick and Anakk, Sayeepriyadarshini and Peng, Hui* and Krause, Henry*}
}
