LIGAND-DEPENDANT ACTIVATION OF NUR77 AND USES THEREOF

摘要

The present invention provides a method for inducing ligand-dependant Nur77 activation in a cell by contacting the cell with an effective dose of an agonist of Nur77. Also provided is a method for treating a mammal having a disease affected by modulation of Nur77 activity as well as a method for inducing apoptosis in a cell. The Nur77 agonists are preferably diindolylmethanes, and more preferably, methlylene-substituted diindolylmethanes. A representative example of the Nur77 agonists is 1,1-bis (3'-indolyl)-1-(p-substituted phenyl) methane.