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It is assumed to work through binding to the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, a relatively newly discovered immune cell regulator.

For example, one of the newest medications for psoriasis, Vtama, is an aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist.

The most common of these variants is parylene C, which has one hydrogen atom in the aryl ring replaced by chlorine.

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), which is key to this discovery, appears to be super relevant to psoriasis, another autoimmune disease.

Two amide bonds, a completely unremarkable aryl ether and an unsubstituted naphthalene ring system.

Coal tar's mechanism of action is thought to be carbazole, an aryl hydrocarbon.

To show this discovery can be leveraged for treatments, the investigators returned the aryl hydrocarbon receptor-activating molecules to blood samples from lupus patients.

The other time was a brominated aryl compound similar to tear gas.

This is because the aryl group has a high specific surface area.

AhR itself is not found in food, but certain foods contain natural compounds that can activate or modulate the activity of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.

The key to this coupling reaction is the partial silylation of a reduced iron–dinitrogen complex, followed by migration of a benzene-derived aryl group to the nitrogen.

Summary: - Inflammation in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model of MS, is driven to some extent by aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) activation in the gut.

On one side we have in this article: " insufficient activation of a pathway controlled by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), which regulates cells’ response to environmental pollutants, bacteria or metabolites.

Fascinating stuff, it's interesting to read that the main ligands of the AhR (Aryl hydrocarbon receptor) are PAHs (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) and that activation of the AhR receptor improves the markers of Lupus.