title: NR4A nuclear receptors in atherosclerosis and vein-graft disease.
abstract: Nur77, Nurr1, and NOR-1 form the NR4A subfamily of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily of transcription factors and have been described in the regulation of differentiation, proliferation, apoptosis, and survival of many different cell types. The expression of NR4A nuclear receptors in vascular pathologies has only recently been revealed, after which studies on the functional involvement of NR4A receptors in vascular disease were initiated. This review summarizes our current view on involvement of Nur77, Nurr1, and NOR-1 in atherosclerotic vascular disease and discusses NR4A function in vascular response to injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Peter I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Bonta
authors.forename: Thijs W H
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Pols
authors.forename: Carlie J M
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: de Vries
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002470:Cell Survival; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000098:blood supply / Q000166:cytology; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000378:metabolism; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D057105:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1; D057126:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 2; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000378:metabolism*; D011987:Receptors, Steroid / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; C539821:NR4A1 protein, human; C539882:NR4A2 protein, human; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C539820:Nr4a1 protein, rat; C539884:Nr4a2 protein, rat; C091333:Nr4a3 protein, rat; D057105:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1; D057126:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 2; C479458:OSCP1 protein, human; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D011987:Receptors, Steroid; D014157:Transcription Factors