Ectopic expression of MHC class II genes (RT1.B(I) beta/alpha) in rat hepatocytes in vivo and in culture can be elicited by treatment with the pregnane X receptor agonists pregnenolone 16 alpha-carbonitrile and dexamethasone.

Jim?nez BD, Maldonado L, Dahl RH, Quattrochi LC, Guzelian PS. Ectopic expression of MHC class II genes (RT1.B(I) beta/alpha) in rat hepatocytes in vivo and in culture can be elicited by treatment with the pregnane X receptor agonists pregnenolone 16 alpha-carbonitrile and dexamethasone. Life Sci. 2002 Jun 07; 71(3):311-23.

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subject areas

Animals
Base Sequence
Cells, Cultured
Dexamethasone
Female
Glucocorticoids
Hepatocytes
Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
Molecular Sequence Data
Pregnenolone Carbonitrile
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear
Receptors, Steroid
RNA, Messenger

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