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Yeon NR, Cho JS, Yoo HS, Jeon SH, Yi CM, Jung MJ, Lee YS, Shin EB, Kim N, Kim H, Seong J, Kim NJ, Lee JK, Inn KS. Dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis is alleviated in mice after administration of flavone-derived NRF2-activating molecules. Life Sci 2024; 340:122424. [PMID: 38242497 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2024.122424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic and relapsing inflammatory condition characterized by severe symptoms such as diarrhea, fatigue, and weight loss. Growing evidence underscores the direct involvement of the nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) in the development and progression of IBD, along with its associated complications, including colorectal cancer. The NRF2 pathway plays a crucial role in cellular responses to oxidative stress, and dysregulation of this pathway has been implicated in IBD. Flavones, a significant subclass of flavonoids, have shown pharmacological impacts in various diseases including IBD, through the NRF2 signaling pathway. In this study, we conducted a screening of compounds with a flavone structure and identified NJK15003 as a promising NRF2 activator. NJK15003 demonstrated potent NRF2 activation, as evidenced by the upregulation of downstream proteins, promoter activation, and NRF2 nuclear translocation in IBD cellular models. Treatment with NJK15003 effectively restored the protein levels of tight junctions in cells treated with dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) and in DSS-treated mice, suggesting its potential to protect cells from barrier integrity disruption in IBD. In DSS-treated mice, the administration of NJK15003 resulted in the prevention of body weight loss, a reduction in colon length shortening, and a decrease in the disease activity index. Furthermore, NJK15003 treatment substantially alleviated inflammatory responses and apoptotic cell death in the colon of DSS-treated mice. Taken together, this study proposes the potential utility of NRF2-activating flavone compounds, exemplified by NJK15003, for the treatment of IBD.
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- Nu-Ri Yeon
- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Fundamental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Fundamental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Fundamental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Fundamental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Fundamental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Fundamental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Fundamental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea; Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Fundamental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea; Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Fundamental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.
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Zhao Z, Du JF, Wang QL, Qiu FN, Li P, Jiang Y, Li HJ. Natural Product Baohuoside I Impairs the Stability and Membrane Location of MRP2 Reciprocally Regulated by SUMOylation and Ubiquitination in Hepatocytes. Chem Res Toxicol 2024; 37:57-71. [PMID: 38177062 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.3c00298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
Abstract
Epimedii Folium (EF) is a botanical dietary supplement to benefit immunity. Baohuoside I (BI), a prenylated flavonoid derived from EF, has exhibited the cholestatic risk before. Here, the mechanism of BI on the stability and membrane localization of liver MRP2, a bile acid exporter in the canalicular membrane of hepatocytes, was investigated. The fluorescent substrate of MRP2, CMFDA was accumulated in sandwich-cultured primary mouse hepatocytes (SCH) under BI stimulation, followed by reduced membrane MRP2 expression. BI triggered MRP2 endocytosis associated with oxidative stress via inhibition of the NRF2 signaling pathway. Meanwhile, BI promoted the degradation of MRP2 by reducing its SUMOylation and enhancing its ubiquitination level. Co-IP and fluorescence colocalization experiments all proved that MRP2 was a substrate protein for SUMOylation for SUMO proteins. CHX assays showed that SUMO1 prolonged the half-life of MRP2 and further increased its membrane expression, which could be reversed by UBC9 knockdown. Correspondingly, MRP2 accumulated in the cytoplasm by GP78 knockdown or under MG132 treatment. Additionally, the SUMOylation sites of MRP2 were predicted by the algorithm, and a conversion of lysines to arginines at positions 940 and 953 of human MRP2 caused its decreased stability and membrane location. K940 was further identified as the essential ubiquitination site for MRP2 by an in vitro ubiquitination assay. Moreover, the decreased ubiquitination of MRP2 enhanced the SUMOylation MRP2 and vice versa, and the crosstalk of these two modifiers could be disrupted by BI. Collectively, our findings indicated the process of MRP2 turnover from the membrane to cytoplasm at the post-translational level and further elucidated the novel toxicological mechanism of BI.
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- Zhen Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjia Lane, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjia Lane, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjia Lane, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjia Lane, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjia Lane, Nanjing 210009, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjia Lane, Nanjing 210009, China
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Hassanein EHM, Ibrahim IM, Abd-Alhameed EK, Sharawi ZW, Jaber FA, Althagafy HS. Nrf2/HO-1 as a therapeutic target in renal fibrosis. Life Sci 2023; 334:122209. [PMID: 37890696 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.122209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases and affects between 10 and 14 % of the world's population. The World Health Organization estimates that by 2040, the disease will be fifth in prevalence. End-stage CKD is characterized by renal fibrosis, which can eventually lead to kidney failure and death. Renal fibrosis develops due to multiple injuries and involves oxidative stress and inflammation. In the human body, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) plays an important role in the expression of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and cytoprotective genes, which prevents oxidative stress and inflammation damage. Heme oxygenase (HO-1) is an inducible homolog influenced by heme products and after exposure to cellular stress inducers such as oxidants, inflammatory chemokines/cytokines, and tissue damage as an outcome or downstream of Nrf2 activation. HO-1 is known for its antioxidative properties, which play an important role in regulating oxidative stress. In renal diseases-induced tissue fibrosis and xenobiotics-induced renal fibrosis, Nrf2/HO-1 has been targeted with promising results. This review summarizes these studies and highlights the interesting bioactive compounds that may assist in attenuating renal fibrosis mediated by HO-1 activation. In conclusion, Nrf2/HO-1 signal activation could have a renoprotective effect strategy against CKD caused by oxidative stress, inflammation, and consequent renal fibrosis.
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- Emad H M Hassanein
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Sciences, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Jeddah, P.O. Box 80327, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Issac J, Raveendran PS, Kunnummal M, Angelin M, Ravindran S, Basu B, Das AV. RXR agonist, Bexarotene, effectively reduces drug resistance via regulation of RFX1 in embryonic carcinoma cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2023; 1870:119510. [PMID: 37301270 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2023.119510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Aberrant expression of multidrug resistance (MDR) proteins is one of the features of cancer stem cells (CSCs) that make them escape chemotherapy. A well-orchestrated regulation of multiple MDRs by different transcription factors in cancer cells confers this drug resistance. An in silico analysis of the major MDR genes revealed a possible regulation by RFX1 and Nrf2. Previous reports also noted that Nrf2 is a positive regulator of MDR genes in NT2 cells. But we, for the first time, report that Regulatory factor X1 (RFX1), a pleiotropic transcription factor, negatively regulates the major MDR genes, Abcg2, Abcb1, Abcc1, and Abcc2, in NT2 cells. The levels of RFX1 in undifferentiated NT2 cells were found to be very low, which significantly increased upon RA-induced differentiation. Ectopic expression of RFX1 reduced the levels of transcripts corresponding to MDRs and stemness-associated genes. Interestingly, Bexarotene, an RXR agonist that acts as an inhibitor of Nrf2-ARE signaling, could increase the transcription of RFX1. Further analysis revealed that the RFX1 promoter has binding sites for RXRα, and upon Bexarotene exposure RXRα could bind and activate the RFX1 promoter. Bexarotene, alone or in combination with Cisplatin, could inhibit many cancer/CSC-associated properties in NT2 cells. Also, it significantly reduced the expression of drug resistance proteins and made the cells sensitive towards Cisplatin. Our study proves that RFX1 could be a potent molecule to target MDRs, and Bexarotene can induce RXRα-mediated RFX1 expression, therefore, would be a better chemo-assisting drug during therapy.
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- Joby Issac
- Cancer Research Program-12, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (DBT-RGCB), Thycaud. P.O. Thiruvananthapuram-14, Kerala, India
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- Cancer Research Program-12, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (DBT-RGCB), Thycaud. P.O. Thiruvananthapuram-14, Kerala, India; Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Tiger Circle Road, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
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- Cancer Research Program-12, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (DBT-RGCB), Thycaud. P.O. Thiruvananthapuram-14, Kerala, India; Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Tiger Circle Road, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
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- Cancer Research Program-12, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (DBT-RGCB), Thycaud. P.O. Thiruvananthapuram-14, Kerala, India
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- Cancer Research Program-12, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (DBT-RGCB), Thycaud. P.O. Thiruvananthapuram-14, Kerala, India
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- Neuro Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, Neurobiology Division, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (DBT-RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695 014, India; Regional Centre for Biotechnology (DBT-RCB), Faridabad, Haryana 121001, India
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- Cancer Research Program-12, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (DBT-RGCB), Thycaud. P.O. Thiruvananthapuram-14, Kerala, India; Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Tiger Circle Road, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.
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Bucci-Muñoz M, Gola AM, Rigalli JP, Ceballos MP, Ruiz ML. Extracellular Vesicles and Cancer Multidrug Resistance: Undesirable Intercellular Messengers? Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1633. [PMID: 37629489 PMCID: PMC10455762 DOI: 10.3390/life13081633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Cancer multidrug resistance (MDR) is one of the main mechanisms contributing to therapy failure and mortality. Overexpression of drug transporters of the ABC family (ATP-binding cassette) is a major cause of MDR. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoparticles released by most cells of the organism involved in cell-cell communication. Their cargo mainly comprises, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids, which are transferred from a donor cell to a target cell and lead to phenotypical changes. In this article, we review the scientific evidence addressing the regulation of ABC transporters by EV-mediated cell-cell communication. MDR transfer from drug-resistant to drug-sensitive cells has been identified in several tumor entities. This was attributed, in some cases, to the direct shuttle of transporter molecules or its coding mRNA between cells. Also, EV-mediated transport of regulatory proteins (e.g., transcription factors) and noncoding RNAs have been indicated to induce MDR. Conversely, the transfer of a drug-sensitive phenotype via EVs has also been reported. Additionally, interactions between non-tumor cells and the tumor cells with an impact on MDR are presented. Finally, we highlight uninvestigated aspects and possible approaches to exploiting this knowledge toward the identification of druggable processes and molecules and, ultimately, the development of novel therapeutic strategies.
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- María Bucci-Muñoz
- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas (UNR), Instituto de Fisiología Experimental (CONICET), Rosario 2000, Argentina; (M.B.-M.); (A.M.G.); (M.P.C.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas (UNR), Instituto de Fisiología Experimental (CONICET), Rosario 2000, Argentina; (M.B.-M.); (A.M.G.); (M.P.C.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany;
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- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas (UNR), Instituto de Fisiología Experimental (CONICET), Rosario 2000, Argentina; (M.B.-M.); (A.M.G.); (M.P.C.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas (UNR), Instituto de Fisiología Experimental (CONICET), Rosario 2000, Argentina; (M.B.-M.); (A.M.G.); (M.P.C.)
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Mukherjee AG, Gopalakrishnan AV. The mechanistic insights of the antioxidant Keap1-Nrf2 pathway in oncogenesis: a deadly scenario. Med Oncol 2023; 40:248. [PMID: 37480500 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-023-02124-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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The Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) protein has garnered significant interest due to its crucial function in safeguarding cells and tissues. The Nrf2 protein is crucial in preserving tissue integrity by safeguarding cells against metabolic, xenobiotic and oxidative stress. Due to its various functions, Nrf2 is a potential pharmacological target for reducing the incidence of diseases such as cancer. However, mutations in Keap1-Nrf2 are not consistently favored in all types of cancer. Instead, they seem to interact with specific driver mutations of tumors and their respective tissue origins. The Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1)-Nrf2 pathway mutations are a powerful cancer adaptation that utilizes inherent cytoprotective pathways, encompassing nutrient metabolism and ROS regulation. The augmentation of Nrf2 activity elicits significant alterations in the characteristics of neoplastic cells, such as resistance to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, safeguarding against apoptosis, heightened invasiveness, hindered senescence, impaired autophagy and increased angiogenesis. The altered activity of Nrf2 can arise from diverse genetic and epigenetic modifications that instantly impact Nrf2 regulation. The present study aims to showcase the correlation between the Keap1-Nrf2 pathway and the progression of cancers, emphasizing genetic mutations, metabolic processes, immune regulation, and potential therapeutic strategies. This article delves into the intricacies of Nrf2 pathway anomalies in cancer, the potential ramifications of uncontrolled Nrf2 activity, and therapeutic interventions to modulate the Keap1-Nrf2 pathway.
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- Anirban Goutam Mukherjee
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Bio-Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Bio-Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India.
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Petronek MS, Bayanbold K, Amegble K, Tomanek-Chalkley AM, Allen BG, Spitz DR, Bailey CK. Evaluating the iron chelator function of sirtinol in non-small cell lung cancer. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1185715. [PMID: 37397370 PMCID: PMC10313412 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1185715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023] Open
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A distinctive feature of cancer is the upregulation of sirtuin proteins. Sirtuins are class III NAD+-dependent deacetylases involved in cellular processes such as proliferation and protection against oxidative stress. SIRTs 1 and 2 are also overexpressed in several types of cancers including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Sirtinol, a sirtuin (SIRT) 1 and 2 specific inhibitor, is a recent anti-cancer agent that is cytotoxic against several types of cancers including NSCLC. Thus, sirtuins 1 and 2 represent valuable targets for cancer therapy. Recent studies show that sirtinol functions as a tridentate iron chelator by binding Fe3+ with 3:1 stoichiometry. However, the biological consequences of this function remain unexplored. Consistent with preliminary literature, we show that sirtinol can deplete intracellular labile iron pools in both A549 and H1299 non-small cell lung cancer cells acutely. Interestingly, a temporal adaptive response occurs in A549 cells as sirtinol enhances transferrin receptor stability and represses ferritin heavy chain translation through impaired aconitase activity and apparent IRP1 activation. This effect was not observed in H1299 cells. Holo-transferrin supplementation significantly enhanced colony formation in A549 cells while increasing sirtinol toxicity. This effect was not observed in H1299 cells. The results highlight the fundamental genetic differences that may exist between H1299 and A549 cells and offer a novel mechanism of how sirtinol kills NSCLC cells.
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- Michael S. Petronek
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Free Radical and Radiation Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Free Radical and Radiation Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Department of Biology, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Free Radical and Radiation Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Free Radical and Radiation Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Free Radical and Radiation Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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Lv L, Shu H, Mo X, Tian Y, Guo H, Sun HY. Activation of the Nrf2 Antioxidant Pathway by Longjing Green Tea Polyphenols in Mice Livers. Nat Prod Commun 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x221139409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Previous studies have revealed that green tea polyphenol (GTP) could protect against liver injury due to oxidative stress. However, the mechanism underlying the bioactive actions of GTP in the liver has not been systematically evaluated. This study aimed to investigate the effect of GTP on the activation of the nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (keap1) pathway, using in silico and in vivo methods. Furthermore, the regulation of Nrf2 downstream target antioxidant response element (ARE) was also evaluated. The high-performance liquid chromatography analysis indicated that GTP includes 9 major compounds, and molecule docking analysis demonstrated that most of these polyphenols have a strong binding affinity with the keap1 Kelch domain, where keap1 binds to the Neh2 domain of Nrf2. Remarkably, the predominant compound of GTP, that is, epigallocatechin gallate, displayed the best binding affinity score, which can fully occupy all 3 polar subpockets of the keap1 Kelch domain. The Nrf2, keap1, and Nrf2 downstream target gene expression levels were changed in the livers compared to the control group. It showed that the Nrf2 expression level was significantly upregulated in GTP-induced mice liver across most treatments, while the keap1 expression level remained unchanged. Subsequently, we observed a significant increasing trend in the expression of the downstream ARE, including antioxidative enzymes, liver phase II enzymes, and liver efflux transporters in mice livers. The present study demonstrated that GTP could activate the Nrf2 signaling pathway by interrupting the Nrf2-keap1 protein–protein interaction
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- Le Lv
- Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- School of Applied Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Drug, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Drug, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Drug, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Drug, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Panieri E, Telkoparan-Akillilar P, Saso L. NRF2, a crucial modulator of skin cells protection against vitiligo, psoriasis, and cancer. Biofactors 2022; 49:228-250. [PMID: 36310374 DOI: 10.1002/biof.1912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
The skin represents a physical barrier between the organism and the environment that has evolved to confer protection against biological, chemical, and physical insults. The inner layer, known as dermis, is constituted by connective tissue and different types of immune cells whereas the outer layer, the epidermis, is composed by different layers of keratinocytes and an abundant number of melanocytes, localized in the stratum basale of the epidermis. Oxidative stress is a common alteration of inflammatory skin disorders such as vitiligo, dermatitis, or psoriasis but can also play a causal role in skin carcinogenesis and tumor progression. Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (NRF2) has emerged as a crucial regulator of cell defense mechanisms activating complex transcriptional programs that facilitate reactive oxygen species detoxification, repair oxidative damage and prevent xenobiotic-induced toxicity. Accumulating evidence suggests that the keratinocytes, melanocytes, and other skin cell types express high levels of NRF2, which is known to play a pivotal role in the skin homeostasis, differentiation, and metabolism during normal and pathologic conditions. In the present review, we summarize the current evidence linking NRF2 to skin pathophysiology and we discuss some recent modulators of NRF2 activity that have shown a therapeutic efficacy in skin protection against tumor initiation and common inflammatory skin conditions such as vitiligo or psoriasis, with a particular emphasis on natural compounds.
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- Emiliano Panieri
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "Vittorio Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Department of General Direction (DG), Section of Hazardous Substances, Environmental Education and Training for the Technical Coordination of Management Activities (DGTEC), Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "Vittorio Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Tamari S, Menju T, Toyazaki T, Miyamoto H, Chiba N, Noguchi M, Ishikawa H, Miyata R, Kayawake H, Tanaka S, Yamada Y, Yutaka Y, Nakajima D, Ohsumi A, Hamaji M, Date H. Nrf2/p‑Fyn/ABCB1 axis accompanied by p‑Fyn nuclear accumulation plays pivotal roles in vinorelbine resistance in non‑small cell lung cancer. Oncol Rep 2022; 48:171. [PMID: 35959810 DOI: 10.3892/or.2022.8386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Adjuvant cisplatin‑vinorelbine is a standard therapy for stage II/III lung cancer. However, a poor survival rate of patients with lung cancer is attributed to vinorelbine resistance arising from ATP‑binding cassette (ABC) sub‑family B member 1 (ABCB1) and phosphorylated Fyn (p‑Fyn) overexpression. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. NF‑E2‑related factor 2 (Nrf2) regulates the ABC family and activates the nuclear transport of Fyn. The present study evaluated the roles of the Nrf2/p‑Fyn/ABCB1 axis in vinorelbine‑resistant (VR) cells and clinical samples. To establish VR cells, H1299 cells were exposed to vinorelbine, and the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in the H1299 cells was determined using a DCFH‑DA assay. The total and subcellular expression of Nrf2, ABCB1 and p‑Fyn in VR cells was evaluated. Immunofluorescence was used to detect the subcellular localization of p‑Fyn in VR cells. A cell viability assay was used to examine whether the sensitivity of VR cells to vinorelbine is dependent on Nrf2 activity. Immunohistochemistry was performed on 104 tissue samples from patients with lung cancer who underwent surgery followed by cisplatin‑vinorelbine treatment. The results revealed that persistent exposure to vinorelbine induced intracellular ROS formation in H1299 cells. p‑Fyn was localized in the nucleus, and ABCB1 and Nrf2 were overexpressed in VR cells. ABCB1 expression was dependent on Nrf2 downstream activation. The decreased expression of Nrf2 restored the sensitivity of VR cells to vinorelbine. In the surgical samples, Nrf2 and ABCB1 were associated with disease‑free survival, and p‑Fyn was associated with overall survival (P<0.05). On the whole, the present study demonstrates that Nrf2 upregulates ABCB1 and, accompanied by the nuclear accumulation of p‑Fyn, induces vinorelbine resistance. These findings may facilitate the development of drug resistance prevention strategies or new drug targets against non‑small cell lung cancer.
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- Shigeyuki Tamari
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8507, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8507, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8507, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8507, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8507, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8507, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8507, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8507, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8507, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8507, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8507, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8507, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8507, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8507, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8507, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8507, Japan
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Cyran AM, Zhitkovich A. HIF1, HSF1, and NRF2: Oxidant-Responsive Trio Raising Cellular Defenses and Engaging Immune System. Chem Res Toxicol 2022; 35:1690-1700. [PMID: 35948068 PMCID: PMC9580020 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.2c00131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cellular homeostasis is continuously challenged by damage
from
reactive oxygen species (ROS) and numerous reactive electrophiles.
Human cells contain various protective systems that are upregulated
in response to protein damage by electrophilic or oxidative stress.
In addition to the NRF2-mediated antioxidant response, ROS and reactive
electrophiles also activate HSF1 and HIF1 that control heat shock
response and hypoxia response, respectively. Here, we review chemical
and biological mechanisms of activation of these three transcription
factors by ROS/reactive toxicants and the roles of their gene expression
programs in antioxidant protection. We also discuss how NRF2, HSF1,
and HIF1 responses establish multilayered cellular defenses consisting
of largely nonoverlapping programs, which mitigates limitations of
each response. Some innate immunity links in these stress responses
help eliminate damaged cells, whereas others suppress deleterious
inflammation in normal tissues but inhibit immunosurveillance of cancer
cells in tumors.
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- Anna M Cyran
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Legorreta Cancer Center, Brown University, 70 Ship Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Legorreta Cancer Center, Brown University, 70 Ship Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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Liao Y, Li J, Li S, Han B, Wu P, Deng N, Guo X, Lv Z, Zhang Z. Inorganic mercury induces liver oxidative stress injury in quails by inhibiting Akt/Nrf2 signal pathway. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.109603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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High levels of NRF2 sensitize temozolomide-resistant glioblastoma cells to ferroptosis via ABCC1/MRP1 upregulation. Cell Death Dis 2022; 13:591. [PMID: 35803910 PMCID: PMC9270336 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-05044-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Glioblastoma patients have a poor prognosis mainly due to temozolomide (TMZ) resistance. NRF2 is an important transcript factor involved in chemotherapy resistance due to its protective role in the transcription of genes involved in cellular detoxification and prevention of cell death processes, such as ferroptosis. However, the relation between NRF2 and iron-dependent cell death in glioma is still poorly understood. Therefore, in this study, we analyzed the role of NRF2 in ferroptosis modulation in glioblastoma cells. Two human glioblastoma cell lines (U251MG and T98G) were examined after treatment with TMZ, ferroptosis inducers (Erastin, RSL3), and ferroptosis inhibitor (Ferrostatin-1). Our results demonstrated that T98G was more resistant to chemotherapy compared to U251MG and showed elevated levels of NRF2 expression. Interestingly, T98G revealed higher sensitivity to ferroptosis, and significant GSH depletion upon system xc- blockage. NRF2 silencing in T98G cells (T98G-shNRF2) significantly reduced the viability upon TMZ treatment. On the other hand, T98G-shNRF2 was resistant to ferroptosis and reverted intracellular GSH levels, indicating that NRF2 plays a key role in ferroptosis induction through GSH modulation. Moreover, silencing of ABCC1, a well-known NRF2 target that diminishes GSH levels, has demonstrated a similar collateral sensitivity. T98G-siABCC1 cells were more sensitive to TMZ and resistant to Erastin. Furthermore, we found that NRF2 positively correlates with ABCC1 expression in tumor tissues of glioma patients, which can be associated with tumor aggressiveness, drug resistance, and poor overall survival. Altogether, our data indicate that high levels of NRF2 result in collateral sensitivity on glioblastoma via the expression of its pro-ferroptotic target ABCC1, which contributes to GSH depletion when the system xc- is blocked by Erastin. Thus, ferroptosis induction could be an important therapeutic strategy to reverse drug resistance in gliomas with high NRF2 and ABCC1 expression.
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Zhu Z, Chen Z, Sakurai T, Chiba H, Hui SP. Adverse Effects of Chrysene on Human Hepatocytes via Inducement of Oxidative Stress and Dysregulation of Xenobiotic Metabolism. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2021.2023200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Zijian Zhu
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Nutrition, Sapporo University of Health Sciences, Sapporo, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Nrf2/ARE axis signalling in hepatocyte cellular death. Mol Biol Rep 2022; 49:4039-4053. [PMID: 35020121 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-07125-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The Nrf2-ARE transcriptional pathway plays an important role amongst cellular defence systems regulating and ensuring adequacy of redox responses and oxidant signalling factors. Hepatocyte cellular death and injury is a prominent feature underlying liver pathologies. Diverse endogenous molecules and targets contribute to the outcome of cell survival and the consequent mode of cell death. Several research efforts focused on the confirmation of Nrf2 presence in cell death and its vital necessity against cell compromise, however, little they comprehend of such participation. Hepatocyte cell death modes discussed in this review including autophagy, apoptosis, necrosis, ferroptosis, pyroptosis, fibrosis and others, vary in response of the stimuli burdened. The current review presents a handful of highlights and crosstalk involved in the communication of Nrf2 signalling network with the "up to date" reported hepatocyte cell death modes and their underling mechanisms, and addressing key cellular networks of hepatocyte fate, through a perspective of Nrf2 as a critical transcriptional factor. Collectively, labelling the cross-transduction of Nrf2-ARE axis with key cell execution pathways could provide insights to therapeutic interventions and better research outcomes.
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Effect of Kaempferol and Its Glycoside Derivatives on Antioxidant Status of HL-60 Cells Treated with Etoposide. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27020333. [PMID: 35056649 PMCID: PMC8777684 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27020333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 01/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Kaempferol is a well-known antioxidant found in many plants and plant-based foods. In plants, kaempferol is present mainly in the form of glycoside derivatives. In this work, we focused on determining the effect of kaempferol and its glycoside derivatives on the expression level of genes related to the reduction of oxidative stress—NFE2L2, NQO1, SOD1, SOD2, and HO-1; the enzymatic activity of superoxide dismutases; and the level of glutathione. We used HL-60 acute promyelocytic leukemia cells, which were incubated with the anticancer drug etoposide and kaempferol or one of its three glycoside derivatives isolated from the aerial parts of Lens culinaris Medik.—kaempferol 3-O-[(6-O-E-caffeoyl)-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-d-galactopyranoside-7-O-β-d-glucuropyranoside (P2), kaempferol 3-O-[(6-O-E-p-coumaroyl)-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-d-galactopyranoside-7-O-β-d-glucuropyranoside (P5), and kaempferol 3-O-[(6-O-E-feruloyl)-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-d-galactopyranoside-7-O-β-d-glucuropyranoside (P7). We showed that none of the tested compounds affected NFE2L2 gene expression. Co-incubation with etoposide (1 µM) and kaempferol (10 and 50 µg/mL) leads to an increase in the expression of the HO-1 (9.49 and 9.33-fold at 10 µg/mL and 50 µg/mL, respectively), SOD1 (1.68-fold at 10 µg/mL), SOD2 (1.72-fold at 10–50 µg/mL), and NQO1 (1.84-fold at 50 µg/mL) genes in comparison to cells treated only with etoposide. The effect of kaempferol derivatives on gene expression differs depending on the derivative. All tested polyphenols increased the SOD activity in cells co-incubated with etoposide. We observed that the co-incubation of HL-60 cells with etoposide and kaempferol or derivative P7 increases the level of total glutathione in these cells. Taken together, our observations suggest that the antioxidant activity of kaempferol is related to the activation of antioxidant genes and proteins. Moreover, we observed that glycoside derivatives can have a different effect on the antioxidant cellular systems than kaempferol.
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Hanssen KM, Haber M, Fletcher JI. Targeting multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (MRP1)-expressing cancers: Beyond pharmacological inhibition. Drug Resist Updat 2021; 59:100795. [PMID: 34983733 DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2021.100795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Resistance to chemotherapy remains one of the most significant obstacles to successful cancer treatment. While inhibiting drug efflux mediated by ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters is a seemingly attractive and logical approach to combat multidrug resistance (MDR), small molecule inhibition of ABC transporters has so far failed to confer clinical benefit, despite considerable efforts by medicinal chemists, biologists, and clinicians. The long-sought treatment to eradicate cancers displaying ABC transporter overexpression may therefore lie within alternative targeting strategies. When aberrantly expressed, the ABC transporter multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (MRP1, ABCC1) confers MDR, but can also shift cellular redox balance, leaving the cell vulnerable to select agents. Here, we explore the physiological roles of MRP1, the rational for targeting this transporter in cancer, the development of small molecule MRP1 inhibitors, and the most recent developments in alternative therapeutic approaches for targeting cancers with MRP1 overexpression. We discuss approaches that extend beyond simple MRP1 inhibition by exploiting the collateral sensitivity to glutathione depletion and ferroptosis, the rationale for targeting the shared transcriptional regulators of both MRP1 and glutathione biosynthesis, advances in gene silencing, and new molecules that modulate transporter activity to the detriment of the cancer cell. These strategies illustrate promising new approaches to address multidrug resistant disease that extend beyond the simple reversal of MDR and offer exciting routes for further research.
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- Kimberley M Hanssen
- Children's Cancer Institute Australia, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Children's Cancer Institute Australia, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Children's Cancer Institute Australia, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Petrov PD, Soluyanova P, Sánchez-Campos S, Castell JV, Jover R. Molecular mechanisms of hepatotoxic cholestasis by clavulanic acid: Role of NRF2 and FXR pathways. Food Chem Toxicol 2021; 158:112664. [PMID: 34767876 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Treatment of β-lactamase positive bacterial infections with a combination of amoxicillin (AMOX) and clavulanic acid (CLAV) causes idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (iDILI) in a relevant number of patients, often with features of intrahepatic cholestasis. This study aims to determine serum bile acid (BA) levels in amoxicillin/clavulanate (A+C)-iDILI patients and to investigate the mechanism of cholestasis by A+C in human in vitro hepatic models. In six A+C-iDILI patients, significant elevations of serum primary conjugated BA definitely demonstrated A+C-induced cholestasis. In cultured human Upcyte hepatocytes and HepG2 cells, CLAV was more cytotoxic than AMOX, and, at subcytotoxic concentrations, it altered the expression of more than 1,300 genes. CLAV, but not AMOX, downregulated the expression of key genes for BA transport (BSEP, NTCP, OSTα and MDR2) and synthesis (CYP7A1 and CYP8B1). CLAV also caused early oxidative stress, with reduced GSH/GSSG ratio, along with induction of antioxidant nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) target genes. Activation of NRF2 by sulforaphane also resulted in downregulation of NTCP, OSTα, ABCG5, CYP7A1 and CYP8B1. CLAV also inhibited the BA-sensor farnesoid X receptor (FXR), in agreement with the downregulation of FXR targets BSEP, OSTα and ABCG5. We conclude that CLAV, the culprit molecule in A+C, downregulates several key biliary transporters by modulating NRF2 and FXR signaling, thus likely promoting intrahepatic cholestasis. On top of that, increased ROS production and GSH depletion may aggravate the cholestatic injury by A+C.
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- Petar D Petrov
- Experimental Hepatology Unit, IIS Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain; CIBERehd, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBERehd, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain; Biomedicine Institute (IBIOMED), University of León, Spain
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- Experimental Hepatology Unit, IIS Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain; CIBERehd, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain; Dep. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Valencia, Spain
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- Experimental Hepatology Unit, IIS Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain; CIBERehd, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain; Dep. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Valencia, Spain.
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BACH1, the master regulator of oxidative stress, has a dual effect on CFTR expression. Biochem J 2021; 478:3741-3756. [PMID: 34605540 PMCID: PMC8589331 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20210252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene lies within a topologically associated domain (TAD) in which multiple cis-regulatory elements (CREs) and transcription factors (TFs) regulate its cell-specific expression. The CREs are recruited to the gene promoter by a looping mechanism that depends upon both architectural proteins and specific TFs. An siRNA screen to identify TFs coordinating CFTR expression in airway epithelial cells suggested an activating role for BTB domain and CNC homolog 1 (BACH1). BACH1 is a ubiquitous master regulator of the cellular response to oxidative stress. Here, we show that BACH1 may have a dual effect on CFTR expression by direct occupancy of CREs at physiological oxygen (∼8%), while indirectly modulating expression under conditions of oxidative stress. Hence BACH1, can activate or repress the same gene, to fine tune expression in response to environmental cues such as cell stress. Furthermore, our 4C-seq data suggest that BACH1 can also directly regulate CFTR gene expression by modulating locus architecture through occupancy at known enhancers and structural elements, and depletion of BACH1 alters the higher order chromatin structure.
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An Overview of the Nrf2/ARE Pathway and Its Role in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22179592. [PMID: 34502501 PMCID: PMC8431732 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Nrf2 is a basic region leucine-zipper transcription factor that plays a pivotal role in the coordinated gene expression of antioxidant and detoxifying enzymes, promoting cell survival in adverse environmental or defective metabolic conditions. After synthesis, Nrf2 is arrested in the cytoplasm by the Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 suppressor (Keap1) leading Nrf2 to ubiquitin-dependent degradation. One Nrf2 activation mechanism relies on disconnection from the Keap1 homodimer through the oxidation of cysteine at specific sites of Keap1. Free Nrf2 enters the nucleus, dimerizes with small musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma proteins (sMafs), and binds to the antioxidant response element (ARE) sequence of the target genes. Since oxidative stress, next to neuroinflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction, is one of the hallmarks of neurodegenerative pathologies, a molecular intervention into Nrf2/ARE signaling and the enhancement of the transcriptional activity of particular genes are targets for prevention or delaying the onset of age-related and inherited neurogenerative diseases. In this study, we review evidence for the Nrf2/ARE-driven pathway dysfunctions leading to various neurological pathologies, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases, as well as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and the beneficial role of natural and synthetic molecules that are able to interact with Nrf2 to enhance its protective efficacy.
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Chun KS, Raut PK, Kim DH, Surh YJ. Role of chemopreventive phytochemicals in NRF2-mediated redox homeostasis in humans. Free Radic Biol Med 2021; 172:699-715. [PMID: 34214633 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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While functioning as a second messenger in the intracellular signaling, ROS can cause oxidative stress when produced in excess or not neutralized/eliminated properly. Excessive ROS production is implicated in multi-stage carcinogenesis. Our body is equipped with a defense system to cope with constant oxidative stress caused by the external insults, including redox-cycling chemicals, radiation, and microbial infection as well as endogenously generated ROS. The transcription factor, nuclear transcription factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a master switch in the cellular antioxidant signaling and plays a vital role in adaptive survival response to ROS-induced oxidative stress. Although NRF2 is transiently activated when cellular redox balance is challenged, this can be overwhelmed by massive oxidative stress. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain the NRF2-mediated antioxidant defense capacity at an optimal level. This review summarizes the natural NRF2 inducers/activators, especially those present in the plant-based diet, in relation to their cancer chemopreventive potential in humans. The molecular mechanisms underlying their stabilization or activation of NRF2 are also discussed.
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- Kyung-Soo Chun
- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegu 42691, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegu 42691, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Convergence and Integrated Science, Kyonggi University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 16227, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea; Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea; Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, South Korea.
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Wang Z, Sun X, Feng Y, Wang Y, Zhang L, Wang Y, Fang Z, Azami NLB, Sun M, Li Q. Dihydromyricetin reverses MRP2-induced multidrug resistance by preventing NF-κB-Nrf2 signaling in colorectal cancer cell. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 82:153414. [PMID: 33461143 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 10/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUD Dihydromyricetin (DMY), a natural flavonoid compound from the leaves of the Chinese medicinal herb Vitis heyneana, has been shown to have the potential to combat chemoresistance by inhibiting Nrf2/MRP2 signaling in colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. However, the precise underlying molecular mechanism and its therapeutic target are not well understood. PURPOSE Our study aims to investigate the effects of DMY on multidrug resistance (MDR), and elucidate the underlying mechanisms. STUDY DESIGN In vitro, HCT116/OXA and HCT8/VCR cells were employed as our MDR models. The cells were treated with DMY (50 µM) or MK-571 (50 µM) plus oxaliplatin (OXA) (10 µM) or vincristine (VCR) (10 µM) for 48 h. In vivo, we used BALB/c mice as a CRC xenograft mouse model. BALB/c mice were given DMY (100 mg/kg), OXA (5 mg/kg) and DMY (100 mg/kg) combined with OXA (5 mg/kg) via intraperitoneal route every 2 days per week for 4 weeks. METHODS We used MTT and colony forming assays to detect DMY's ability to reverse MDR. Flow cytometric analysis was used to detect apoptosis. Immunocytochemistry was used to detect the localization of Nrf2 and NF-κB/p65. Western blot, qRT-PCR and reporter gene assays were employed to measure the protein and gene transcriptional levels (MRP2, Nrf2, NF-κB/p65). Moreover, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay was used to investigate the endogenous promoter occupancy of NF-κB/p65. Finally, immunohistochemistry and TUNEL staining were used to detect protein expression and apoptosis in vivo. RESULTS DMY restored chemosensitivity (OXA and VCR) by inhibiting both MRP2 expression and its promoter activity in HCT116/OXA and HCT8/VCR cell lines. Furthermore, DMY could inhibit NF-κB/p65 expression, reducing NF-κB/p65 translocation to the nucleus to silence Nrf2 signaling, which is necessary for MRP2 expression. Overexpressing NF-κB/p65 expression reduced the reversal effect of DMY. In addition, NF-κB/p65 regulated Nrf2 expression by directly binding to its specific promoter region and activating its transcription. Finally, we proved that the combination of OXA and DMY has a synergistic tumor suppression effect in vivo. CONCLUSION Our study provided a novel mechanism of DMY boosted chemosensitivity in human CRC. The downstream signals of DMY, NF-κB or Nrf2 could also be potential targets for the treatment of CRC.
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- Ziyuan Wang
- Department of Pathology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 528 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China; Academy of Integrative Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Academy of Integrative Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China; Department of Medical Oncology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 528 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 528 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 528 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Academy of Integrative Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China; Department of Medical Oncology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 528 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Academy of Integrative Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China; Department of Medical Oncology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 528 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 528 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases, Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 528 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases, Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 528 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- Academy of Integrative Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China; Department of Medical Oncology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 528 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- Young‐Joon Surh
- Tumor Microenvironment Global Core Research Center College of Pharmacy and Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University Seoul South Korea
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Song S, Gao Y, Sheng Y, Rui T, Luo C. Targeting NRF2 to suppress ferroptosis in brain injury. Histol Histopathol 2020; 36:383-397. [PMID: 33242213 DOI: 10.14670/hh-18-286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Brain injury is accompanied by serious iron metabolism disorder and oxidative stress. As a novel form of regulated cell death (RCD) depending on lipid peroxidation caused by iron overload, ferroptosis (FPT) further aggravates brain injury, which is different from apoptosis, autophagy and other traditional cell death in terms of biochemistry, morphology and genetics. Noteworthy, transcriptional regulator NRF2 plays a key role in the cell antioxidant system, and many genes related to FPT are under the control of NRF2, including genes for iron regulation, thiol-dependent antioxidant system, enzymatic detoxification of RCS and carbonyls, NADPH regeneration and ROS sources from mitochondria or extra-mitochondria, which place NRF2 in the key position of regulating the ferroptotic death. Importantly, NRF2 can reduce iron load and resist FPT. In the future, it is expected to open up a new way to treat brain injury by targeting NRF2 to alleviate FPT in brain.
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- Shunchen Song
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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An Overview of Nrf2 Signaling Pathway and Its Role in Inflammation. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25225474. [PMID: 33238435 PMCID: PMC7700122 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25225474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 538] [Impact Index Per Article: 134.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Inflammation is a key driver in many pathological conditions such as allergy, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and many others, and the current state of available drugs prompted researchers to explore new therapeutic targets. In this context, accumulating evidence indicates that the transcription factor Nrf2 plays a pivotal role controlling the expression of antioxidant genes that ultimately exert anti-inflammatory functions. Nrf2 and its principal negative regulator, the E3 ligase adaptor Kelch-like ECH- associated protein 1 (Keap1), play a central role in the maintenance of intracellular redox homeostasis and regulation of inflammation. Interestingly, Nrf2 is proved to contribute to the regulation of the heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) axis, which is a potent anti-inflammatory target. Recent studies showed a connection between the Nrf2/antioxidant response element (ARE) system and the expression of inflammatory mediators, NF-κB pathway and macrophage metabolism. This suggests a new strategy for designing chemical agents as modulators of Nrf2 dependent pathways to target the immune response. Therefore, the present review will examine the relationship between Nrf2 signaling and the inflammation as well as possible approaches for the therapeutic modulation of this pathway.
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Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) from Biomass Combustion Induces an Anti-Oxidative Response and Cancer Drug Resistance in Human Bronchial Epithelial BEAS-2B Cells. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17218193. [PMID: 33171923 PMCID: PMC7664250 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17218193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nearly half of the world’s population relies on combustion of solid biofuels to cover fundamental energy demands. Epidemiologic data demonstrate that particularly long-term emissions adversely affect human health. However, pathological molecular mechanisms are insufficiently characterized. Here we demonstrate that long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from biomass combustion had no impact on cellular viability and proliferation but increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B cells. Exposure to PM2.5 induced the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and mediated an anti-oxidative response, including enhanced levels of intracellular glutathione (GSH) and nuclear accumulation of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). Activation of Nrf2 was promoted by the c-Jun N-terminal kinase JNK1/2, but not p38 or Akt, which were also induced by PM2.5. Furthermore, cells exposed to PM2.5 acquired chemoresistance to doxorubicin, which was associated with inhibition of apoptosis and elevated levels of GSH in these cells. Our findings propose that exposure to PM2.5 induces molecular defense mechanisms, which prevent cellular damage and may thus explain the initially relative rare complications associated with PM2.5. However, consistent induction of pro-survival pathways may also promote the progression of diseases. Environmental conditions inducing anti-oxidative responses may have the potential to promote a chemoresistant cellular phenotype.
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Gorczyca L, Du J, Bircsak KM, Wen X, Vetrano AM, Aleksunes LM. Low oxygen tension differentially regulates the expression of placental solute carriers and ABC transporters. FEBS Lett 2020; 595:811-827. [PMID: 32978975 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Low oxygen concentration, or hypoxia, is an important physiological regulator of placental function including chemical disposition. Here, we compared the ability of low oxygen tension to alter the expression of solute carriers (SLC) and ABC transporters in two human placental models, namely BeWo cells and term placental explants. We found that exposure to low oxygen concentration differentially regulates transporter expression in BeWo cells, including downregulation of ENT1, OATP4A1, OCTN2, BCRP, and MRP2/3/5, and upregulation of CNT1, OAT4, OATP2B1, SERT, SOAT, and MRP1. Similar upregulation of MRP1 and downregulation of MRP5 and BCRP were observed in explants, whereas uptake transporters were decreased or unchanged. Furthermore, a screening of transcriptional regulators of transporters revealed that hypoxia leads to a decrease in the mRNA levels of aryl hydrocarbon receptor, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2, and retinoid x receptor alpha in both human placental models. These data suggest that transporter expression is differentially regulated by oxygen concentration across experimental human placental models.
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- Ludwik Gorczyca
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.,Joint Graduate Program in Toxicology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.,Joint Graduate Program in Toxicology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.,Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.,Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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Zhang X, Wang T, Yang Y, Li R, Chen Y, Li R, Jiang X, Wang L. Tanshinone IIA attenuates acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity through HOTAIR-Nrf2-MRP2/4 signaling pathway. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 130:110547. [PMID: 32777703 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Tanshinone IIA (Tan IIA), an active component in S. miltiorrhiza, has been reported to have excellent antioxidant and detoxifying activity. Here, we prove that Tan IIA attenuates acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity from a pharmacokinetic perspective. Compared with acetaminophen (APAP, 200 mg/kg) treated mice, Tan IIA pretreatment (30 mg/kg/d) not only reduced the plasma level of the toxic metabolite N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI) but also increased its bile level. After Tan IIA pretreatment, significant induction of nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 (Mrp2), and multidrug resistance-associated protein 4 (Mrp4) mRNA and protein expression was detected in Nrf2+/+ mouse liver, however, much lower increase of Mrp2 and Mrp4 mRNA and protein expression was observed in Nrf2-/- mouse liver. Luciferase reporter and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays demonstrated that Nrf2 bounds to antioxidant responsive elements (AREs) of the MRP2 and MRP4 promoter, thus regulating the expression of MRP2 and MRP4. in vitro experiments revealed that Tan IIA increase Nrf2, MRP2, and MRP4 expression through a mechanism of inhibiting the expression of HOX transcript antisense RNA (HOTAIR) which belongs to long non-coding RNAs. Collectively, the present results demonstrated that Tan IIA could protect against APAP-induced hepatotoxicity by altering the pharmacokinetic characteristics of APAP and its metabolites via HOTAIR-Nrf2-MRP2/4 signaling pathway, and HOTAIR plays a pivotal role in the MRP2 and MRP4 expression regulated by Nrf2.
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- Xiqian Zhang
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; Department of Pharmacy, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu & College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institution, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu & College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Nanshan District People's Hospital, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518052, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Cai L, Jin X, Zhang J, Li L, Zhao J. Metformin suppresses Nrf2-mediated chemoresistance in hepatocellular carcinoma cells by increasing glycolysis. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:17582-17600. [PMID: 32927432 PMCID: PMC7521529 DOI: 10.18632/aging.103777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The diabetes drug metformin has recently been shown to possess anti-cancer properties when used with other chemotherapeutic drugs. However, detailed mechanisms by which metformin improves cancer treatment are poorly understood. Here we provide evidence in HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cells that metformin sensitizes cisplatin-resistant HepG2 cells (HepG2/DDP) through increasing cellular glycolysis and suppressing Nrf2-dependent transcription. We show that metformin increases glucose uptake and enhances glucose metabolism through glycolytic pathway, resulting in elevated concentrations of intracellular NADPH and lactate. Consistently, high glucose medium suppresses Nrf2-dependent transcription and sensitizes HepG2/DDP cells to cisplatin. Elevated glycolysis was required for metformin to regulate Nrf2-dependent transcription and cisplatin sensitivity, as inhibition of glycolysis with 2-Deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) significantly mitigates the beneficial effect of metformin. Together, our study has revealed an important biological process and gene transcriptional program underlying the beneficial effect of metformin on reducing chemo-resistance in HepG2 cells and provided new information on improving chemotherapy of liver cancers.
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- Liangyu Cai
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Key Laboratory of Nanobiological Technology of Chinese Ministry of Health, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Key Laboratory of Nanobiological Technology of Chinese Ministry of Health, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China
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- Wuxi TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Wuxi 214071, Jiangsu, China
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- Hunan Yuantai Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Changsha 410000, Hunan, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Key Laboratory of Nanobiological Technology of Chinese Ministry of Health, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China
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Jones LM, Chen Y, van Oosten-Hawle P. Redefining proteostasis transcription factors in organismal stress responses, development, metabolism, and health. Biol Chem 2020; 401:1005-1018. [DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2019-0385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AbstractEukaryotic organisms have evolved complex and robust cellular stress response pathways to ensure maintenance of proteostasis and survival during fluctuating environmental conditions. Highly conserved stress response pathways can be triggered and coordinated at the cell-autonomous and cell-nonautonomous level by proteostasis transcription factors, including HSF1, SKN-1/NRF2, HIF1, and DAF-16/FOXO that combat proteotoxic stress caused by environmental challenges. While these transcription factors are often associated with a specific stress condition, they also direct “noncanonical” transcriptional programs that serve to integrate a multitude of physiological responses required for development, metabolism, and defense responses to pathogen infections. In this review, we outline the established function of these key proteostasis transcription factors at the cell-autonomous and cell-nonautonomous level and discuss a newly emerging stress responsive transcription factor, PQM-1, within the proteostasis network. We look beyond the canonical stress response roles of proteostasis transcription factors and highlight their function in integrating different physiological stimuli to maintain cytosolic organismal proteostasis.
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- Laura M. Jones
- School of Molecular and Cell Biology and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Molecular and Cell Biology and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Molecular and Cell Biology and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Gunderson JT, Peppriell AE, Vorojeikina D, Rand MD. Tissue-specific Nrf2 signaling protects against methylmercury toxicity in Drosophila neuromuscular development. Arch Toxicol 2020; 94:4007-4022. [PMID: 32816092 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-020-02879-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Methylmercury (MeHg) can elicit cognitive and motor deficits due to its developmental neuro- and myotoxic properties. While previous work has demonstrated that Nrf2 antioxidant signaling protects from MeHg toxicity, in vivo tissue-specific studies are lacking. In Drosophila, MeHg exposure shows greatest developmental toxicity in the pupal stage resulting in failed eclosion (emergence of adults) and an accompanying 'myosphere' phenotype in indirect flight muscles (IFMs). To delineate tissue-specific contributions to MeHg-induced motor deficits, we investigated the potential of Nrf2 signaling in either muscles or neurons to moderate MeHg toxicity. Larva were exposed to various concentrations of MeHg (0-20 µM in food) in combination with genetic modulation of the Nrf2 homolog cap-n-collar C (CncC), or its negative regulator Keap1. Eclosion behavior was evaluated in parallel with the morphology of two muscle groups, the thoracic IFMs and the abdominal dorsal internal oblique muscles (DIOMs). CncC signaling activity was reported with an antioxidant response element construct (ARE-GFP). We observed that DIOMs are distinguished by elevated endogenous ARE-GFP expression, which is only transiently seen in the IFMs. Dose-dependent MeHg reductions in eclosion behavior parallel formation of myospheres in the DIOMs and IFMs, while also increasing ARE-GFP expression in the DIOMs. Modulating CncC signaling via muscle-specific Keap1 knockdown and upregulation gives a rescue and exacerbation, respectively, of MeHg effects on eclosion and myospheres. Interestingly, muscle-specific CncC upregulation and knockdown both induce lethality. In contrast, neuron-specific upregulation of CncC, as well as Keap1 knockdown, rescued MeHg effects on eclosion and myospheres. Our findings indicate that enhanced CncC signaling localized to either muscles or neurons is sufficient to rescue muscle development and neuromuscular function from a MeHg insult. Additionally, there may be distinct roles for CncC signaling in myo-morphogenesis.
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- Jakob T Gunderson
- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.
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Dastmalchi N, Baradaran B, Latifi-Navid S, Safaralizadeh R, Khojasteh SMB, Amini M, Roshani E, Lotfinejad P. Antioxidants with two faces toward cancer. Life Sci 2020; 258:118186. [PMID: 32768586 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Antioxidants are essential in preventing the formation and suppressing the activities of reactive nitrogen and oxygen species. The aim of this study was to review the role of antioxidants in cancer development or prevention. Antioxidants are believed to prevent and treat various types of malignancies. Currently, natural antioxidant compounds have been generally consumed to prevent and treat cancers. Certainly, phenolic compounds extracted from medicinal plants have opened a new prospect with respect to the prevention and treatment of cancers due to having antioxidant characteristics. However, some recently published studies have revealed that antioxidant compounds do not indicate absolute anti-tumor properties. Some antioxidants are helpful in cancer initiation and progression. Taken together, antioxidants demonstrate a two-faced nature toward cancer. However, it is required to conduct further cell culture and in vivo studies to confirm the exact role of antioxidants and then use them for efficient cancer treatments.
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- Narges Dastmalchi
- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Anticholestatic Effect of Bardoxolone Methyl on Hepatic Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Rats. Transplant Direct 2020; 6:e584. [PMID: 32766432 PMCID: PMC7371100 DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000001017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background. Cholestasis is a sign of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), which is caused by the dysfunction of hepatocyte membrane transporters (HMTs). As transcriptional regulation of HMTs during oxidative stress is mediated by nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2, we hypothesized that bardoxolone methyl (BARD), a nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 activator, can mitigate cholestasis associated with hepatic IRI. Methods. BARD (2 mg/kg) or the vehicle was intravenously administered into rats immediately before sham surgery, 60 min of ischemia (IR60), or 90 min of ischemia (IR90); tissue and blood samples were collected after 24 h to determine the effect on key surrogate markers of bile metabolism and expression of HMT genes (Mrp (multidrug resistance-associated protein) 2, bile salt export pump, Mrp3, sodium-taurocholate cotransporter, and organic anion-transporting polypeptide 1). Results. Significantly decreased serum bile acids were detected upon BARD administration in the IR60 group but not in the IR90 group. Hepatic tissue analyses revealed that BARD administration increased mRNA levels of Mrp2 and Mrp3 in the IR60 group, and it decreased those of bile salt export pump in the IR90 group. Protein levels of multidrug resistance–associated protein 2, multidrug resistance–associated protein 3, and sodium-taurocholate cotransporter were higher in the IR90 group relative to those in the sham or IR60 groups, wherein the difference was notable only when BARD was administered. Immunohistochemical and morphometric analyses showed that the area of expression for multidrug resistance–associated protein 2 and for sodium-taurocholate cotransporter was larger in the viable tissues than in the necrotic area, and the area for multidrug resistance–associated protein 3 was smaller; these differences were notable upon BARD administration. Conclusions. BARD may have the potential to change HMT regulation to mitigate cholestasis in hepatic IRI.
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Izumi M, Suzumura T, Ogawa K, Matsumoto Y, Sawa K, Yoshimoto N, Tani Y, Watanabe T, Kaneda H, Mitsuoka S, Asai K, Kawaguchi T. Differences in molecular epidemiology of lung cancer among ethnicities (Asian vs. Caucasian). J Thorac Dis 2020; 12:3776-3784. [PMID: 32802457 PMCID: PMC7399397 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2019.08.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Background Differences in carcinogenesis and therapeutic efficacy according to ethnicity have been reported for lung cancer, and understanding differences in genetic mutation profiles among ethnicities is important for interpreting the results of clinical trials, preventing carcinogenesis, and individualizing treatment. However, no studies have focused on differences in mutation profiles among different ethnicities using large-scale genomic analysis data with detailed information on smoking history, the main cause of lung cancer. Methods To clarify the differences in genetic mutation profiles between Caucasian and Japanese subjects, we compared data from The Cancer Genome Atlas, which mainly included Caucasians, with results from the Japan Molecular Epidemiology for lung cancer study, which is an epidemiological study only involving Japanese subjects. We divided the participants into four groups according to smoking status and performed comparative analysis by tissue type (lung adenocarcinoma and squamous cell lung cancer). Results In patients with lung adenocarcinoma, the frequency of EGFR mutations was lower in Caucasian subjects than in Japanese subjects (14.6% vs. 51.1%), whereas the frequencies of mutations in other genes, namely KRAS (32.9% vs. 9.3%), TP53 (45.2% vs. 20.7%), BRAF (9.6% vs. 1.3%), PIK3CA (5.9% vs. 2.6%), KEAP1 (17.8% vs. 0.5%), NF1 (10.9% vs. 0.5%), STK11 (17.8% vs. 0.7%), RBM10 (8.7% vs. 0.1%), and MET (7.8% vs. 0.1%), were higher in Caucasian subjects. Among patients with squamous cell carcinoma, TP53 (81.2% vs. 49.1%), PIK3CA (14.5% vs. 6.8%), KEAP1 (12.7% vs. 0.9%), and NFE2L2 mutations (15.8% vs. 13.6%) were more common in Caucasian subjects. Conclusions Ethnicity is an important and complex characteristic that must be recognized and considered, even in the era of precision medicine. We should collaborate to share data for different ethnicities and incorporate them into clinical practice and the design of global clinical studies. Carefully designed molecular epidemiological studies focusing on ethnic differences are warranted.
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- Motohiro Izumi
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ishikiriseiki Hosipital, Higashiosaka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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Yang T, Xu Z, Liu W, Xu B, Deng Y. Oxidative stress accelerates synaptic glutamate dyshomeostasis and NMDARs disorder during methylmercury-induced neuronal apoptosis in rat cerebral cortex. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2020; 35:683-696. [PMID: 32061141 DOI: 10.1002/tox.22904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Methylmercury (MeHg) is a potent neurotoxin,which leads to a wide range of intracellular effects. The molecular mechanismsassociated to MeHg-induced neurotoxicity have not been fully understood.Oxidative stress, as well as synaptic glutamate (Glu) dyshomeostasis have beenidentified as two critical mechanisms during MeHg-mediated cytotoxicity. Here,we developed a rat model of MeHg poisoning to evaluate its neurotoxic effectsby focusing on cellular oxidative stress and synaptic Glu disruption. Inaddition, we investigated the neuroprotective role of alpha-lipoic acid (α-LA), a natural antioxidant, todeeply explore the underlying interaction between them. Fifty-six rats wererandomly divided into four groups: saline control, MeHg treatment (4 or 12μmol/kg MeHg), and α-LApre-treatment (35 μmol/kg α-LA+12μmol/kg MeHg). Rats exposed to 12 μmol/kg MeHg induced neuronal oxidativestress, with ROS accumulation and cellular antioxidant system impairment. Nrf2 andxCT pathways were activated with MeHg treatment. The enzymatic or non-enzymaticof cellular GSH synthesis were also disrupted by MeHg. On the other hand, the abnormalactivities of GS and PAG disturbed the "Glu-Gln cycle", leading to NMDARsover-activation, Ca2+ overload, and the calpain activation, which acceleratedNMDARs degradation. Meanwhile, the high expressions of phospho-p44/42 MAPK,phospho-p38 MAPK, phospho-CREB, and the high levels of caspase 3 and Bax/Bcl-2 finallyindicated the neuronal apoptosis after MeHg exposure. Pre-treatment with α-LA significantly preventedMeHg-induced neurotoxicity. In conclusion, the oxidative stress and synapticGlu dyshomeostasis contributed to MeHg-induced neuronal apoptosis. Alpha-LAattenuated these toxic effects through mechanisms of anti-oxidation andindirect Glu dyshomeostasis prevention.
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- Tianyao Yang
- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China
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Ursini F, Maiorino M. Lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis: The role of GSH and GPx4. Free Radic Biol Med 2020; 152:175-185. [PMID: 32165281 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 708] [Impact Index Per Article: 177.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ferroptosis (FPT) is a form of cell death due to missed control of membrane lipid peroxidation (LPO). According to the axiomatic definition of non-accidental cell death, LPO takes place in a scenario of altered homeostasis. FPT, differently from apoptosis, occurs in the absence of any known specific genetically encoded death pathway or specific agonist, and thus must be rated as a regulated, although not "programmed", death pathway. It follows that LPO is under a homeostatic metabolic control and is only permitted when indispensable constraints are satisfied and the antiperoxidant machinery collapses. The activity of the selenoperoxidase Glutathione Peroxidase 4 (GPx4) is the cornerstone of the antiperoxidant defence. Converging evidence on both mechanism of LPO and GPx4 enzymology indicates that LPO is initiated by alkoxyl radicals produced by ferrous iron from the hydroperoxide derivatives of lipids (LOOH), traces of which are the unavoidable drawback of aerobic metabolism. FPT takes place when a threshold has been exceeded. This occurs when the major conditions are satisfied: i) oxygen metabolism leading to the continuous formation of traces of LOOH from phospholipid-containing polyunsaturated fatty acids; ii) missed enzymatic reduction of LOOH; iii) availability of ferrous iron from the labile iron pool. Although the effectors impacting on homeostasis and leading to FPT in physiological conditions are not known, from the available knowledge on LPO and GPx4 enzymology we propose that it is aerobic life itself that, while supporting bioenergetics, is also a critical requisite of FPT. Yet, when the homeostatic control of the steady state between LOOH formation and reduction is lost, LPO is activated and FPT is executed.
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- Fulvio Ursini
- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Viale G. Colombo, 3, I-35131, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Viale G. Colombo, 3, I-35131, Padova, Italy.
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Fragoulis A, Schenkel J, Herzog M, Schellenberg T, Jahr H, Pufe T, Trautwein C, Kensler TW, Streetz KL, Wruck CJ. Nrf2 Ameliorates DDC-Induced Sclerosing Cholangitis and Biliary Fibrosis and Improves the Regenerative Capacity of the Liver. Toxicol Sci 2020; 169:485-498. [PMID: 30825315 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfz055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The Nrf2 pathway protects against oxidative stress and induces regeneration of various tissues. Here, we investigated whether Nrf2 protects from sclerosing cholangitis and biliary fibrosis and simultaneously induces liver regeneration. Diet containing 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine (DDC) was fed to Nrf2-KO mice (Nrf2-/-), mice with liver-specific hyperactivated Nrf2 (HKeap1-/-) and wild-type (WT) littermates to induce cholangitis, liver fibrosis, and oval cell expansion. HKeap1-/--mice were protected from almost all DDC-induced injury compared with WT and Nrf2-/-. Liver injury in Nrf2-/- and WT mice was mostly similar, albeit Nrf2-/- suffered more from DDC diet as seen for several parameters. Nrf2 activity was especially important for the expression of the hepatic efflux transporters Abcg2 and Abcc2-4, which are involved in hepatic toxin elimination. Surprisingly, cell proliferation was more enhanced in Nrf2-/-- and HKeap1-/--mice compared with WT. Interestingly, Nrf2-/--mice failed to sufficiently activate oval cell expansion after DDC treatment and showed almost no resident oval cell population under control conditions. The resident oval cell population of untreated HKeap1-/--mice was increased and DDC treatment resulted in a stronger oval cell expansion compared with WT. We provide evidence that Nrf2 activation protects from DDC-induced sclerosing cholangitis and biliary fibrosis. Moreover, our data establish a possible role of Nrf2 in oval cell expansion.
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- Athanassios Fragoulis
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology.,Molecular Tumor Biology, Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery
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- Department of Medicine III, Medical Faculty, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- Department of Medicine III, Medical Faculty, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Nrf2 Activation and Its Coordination with the Protective Defense Systems in Response to Electrophilic Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21020545. [PMID: 31952233 PMCID: PMC7013553 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21020545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Molecular responses mediated by sensor proteins are important for biological defense against electrophilic stresses, such as xenobiotic electrophile exposure. NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) has an essential function as a master regulator of such cytoprotective molecular responses along with sensor protein Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1. This review focuses on Nrf2 activation and its involvement with the protective defense systems under electrophilic stresses integrated with our recent findings that reactive sulfur species (RSS) mediate detoxification of electrophiles. The Nrf2 pathway does not function redundantly with the RSS-generating cystathionine γ-lyase pathway, and vice versa.
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Consumption of baby kale increased cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) activity and influenced bilirubin metabolism in a randomized clinical trial. J Funct Foods 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2019.103624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Thompson LA, Ikenaka Y, Sobhy Darwish W, Nakayama SMM, Mizukawa H, Ishizuka M. Effects of the organochlorine p,p'-DDT on MCF-7 cells: Investigating metabolic and immune modulatory transcriptomic changes. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2019; 72:103249. [PMID: 31521043 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2019.103249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The organochlorine pesticide dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) is persistent in the environment and leads to adverse human health effects. High levels in breast milk pose a threat to both breast tissue and nursing infants. The objectives of this study were to investigate DDT-induced transcriptomic alterations in enzymes and transporters involved in xenobiotic metabolism, immune responses, oxidative stress markers, and cell growth in a human breast cancer cell line. MCF-7 cells were exposed to both environmentally-relevant and previously-tested concentrations of p,p'-DDT in a short-term experiment. Significant up-regulation of metabolizing enzymes and transporters (ACHE, GSTO1, NQO1 and ABCC2) and oxidative stress markers (CXCL8, HMOX-1, NFE2L2 and TNF) was clearly observed. Conversely, UGT1A6, AHR and cell growth genes (FGF2 and VEGFA) were severely down-regulated. Identification of these genes helps to identify mechanisms of p,p'-DDT action within cells and may be considered as useful biomarkers for exposure to DDT contamination.
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- Lesa A Thompson
- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0818, Japan; Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0818, Japan; Food Control Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44510, Egypt
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0818, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0818, Japan.
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Kumagai Y, Akiyama M, Unoki T. Adaptive Responses to Electrophilic Stress and Reactive Sulfur Species as their Regulator Molecules. Toxicol Res 2019; 35:303-310. [PMID: 31636841 PMCID: PMC6791667 DOI: 10.5487/tr.2019.35.4.303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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We are exposed to numerous xenobiotic electrophiles on a daily basis through the environment, lifestyle, and dietary habits. Although such reactive species have been associated with detrimental effects, recent accumulated evidence indicates that xenobiotic electrophiles appear to act as signaling molecules. In this review, we introduce our findings on 1) activation of various redox signaling pathways involved in cell proliferation, detoxification/excretion of electrophiles, quality control of cellular proteins, and cell survival during exposure to xenobiotic electrophiles at low concentrations through covalent modification of thiol groups in sensor proteins, and 2) negative regulation of reactive sulfur species (RSS) in the modulation of redox signaling and toxicity caused by xenobiotic electrophiles.
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- Yoshito Kumagai
- Environmental Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Environmental Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, National Institute for Minamata Disease, Kumamoto, Japan
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Cho HY, Kleeberger SR. Mitochondrial biology in airway pathogenesis and the role of NRF2. Arch Pharm Res 2019; 43:297-320. [PMID: 31486024 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-019-01182-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A constant improvement in understanding of mitochondrial biology has provided new insights into mitochondrial dysfunction in human disease pathogenesis. Impaired mitochondrial dynamics caused by various stressors are characterized by structural abnormalities and leakage, compromised turnover, and reactive oxygen species overproduction in mitochondria as well as increased mitochondrial DNA mutation frequency, which leads to modified energy production and mitochondria-derived cell signaling. The mitochondrial dysfunction in airway epithelial, smooth muscle, and endothelial cells has been implicated in diseases including chronic obstructive lung diseases and acute lung injury. Increasing evidence indicates that the NRF2-antioxidant response element (ARE) pathway not only enhances redox defense but also facilitates mitochondrial homeostasis and bioenergetics. Identification of functional or potential AREs further supports the role for Nrf2 in mitochondrial dysfunction-associated airway disorders. While clinical reports indicate mixed efficacy, NRF2 agonists acting on respiratory mitochondrial dynamics are potentially beneficial. In lung cancer, growth advantage provided by sustained NRF2 activation is suggested to be through increased cellular antioxidant defense as well as mitochondria reinforcement and metabolic reprogramming to the preferred pathways to meet the increased energy demands of uncontrolled cell proliferation. Further studies are warranted to better understand NRF2 regulation of mitochondrial functions as therapeutic targets in airway disorders.
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- Hye-Youn Cho
- Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 111 TW Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA.
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- Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 111 TW Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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Ceballos MP, Rigalli JP, Ceré LI, Semeniuk M, Catania VA, Ruiz ML. ABC Transporters: Regulation and Association with Multidrug Resistance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Colorectal Carcinoma. Curr Med Chem 2019; 26:1224-1250. [PMID: 29303075 DOI: 10.2174/0929867325666180105103637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Revised: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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For most cancers, the treatment of choice is still chemotherapy despite its severe adverse effects, systemic toxicity and limited efficacy due to the development of multidrug resistance (MDR). MDR leads to chemotherapy failure generally associated with a decrease in drug concentration inside cancer cells, frequently due to the overexpression of ABC transporters such as P-glycoprotein (P-gp/MDR1/ABCB1), multidrug resistance-associated proteins (MRPs/ABCCs), and breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP/ABCG2), which limits the efficacy of chemotherapeutic drugs. The aim of this review is to compile information about transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of ABC transporters and discuss their role in mediating MDR in cancer cells. This review also focuses on drug resistance by ABC efflux transporters in cancer cells, particularly hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and colorectal carcinoma (CRC) cells. Some aspects of the chemotherapy failure and future directions to overcome this problem are also discussed.
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- María Paula Ceballos
- Institute of Experimental Physiology, Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Science, Rosario National University, Rosario, Argentina
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- Institute of Experimental Physiology, Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Science, Rosario National University, Rosario, Argentina.,Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Physiology, Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Science, Rosario National University, Rosario, Argentina
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- Institute of Experimental Physiology, Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Science, Rosario National University, Rosario, Argentina
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- Institute of Experimental Physiology, Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Science, Rosario National University, Rosario, Argentina
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- Institute of Experimental Physiology, Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Science, Rosario National University, Rosario, Argentina
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Digoxin sensitizes gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic cancer cells to gemcitabine via inhibiting Nrf2 signaling pathway. Redox Biol 2019; 22:101131. [PMID: 30735911 PMCID: PMC6365940 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2019.101131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Chemoresistance is a major therapeutic obstacle in the treatment of human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). As an oxidative stress responsive transcription factor, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) regulates the expression of cytoprotective genes. Nrf2 not only plays a critical role in chemoprevention, but also contributes to chemoresistance. In this study, we found that digoxin markedly reversed drug resistance of gemcitabine by inhibiting Nrf2 signaling in SW1990/Gem and Panc-1/Gem cells. Further research revealed that digoxin regulated Nrf2 at transcriptional level. In in vivo study, we found that digoxin and gemcitabine in combination inhibited tumor growth more substantially when compared with gemcitabine treatment alone in SW1990/Gem-shControl cells-derived xenografts. In the meantime, SW1990/Gem-shNrf2 cells-derived xenografts responded to gemcitabine and combination treatment similarly, suggesting that digoxin sensitized gemcitabine-resistant human pancreatic cancer to gemcitabine, which was Nrf2 dependent. These results demonstrated that digoxin might be used as a promising adjuvant sensitizer to reverse chemoresistance of gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic cancer to gemcitabine via inhibiting Nrf2 signaling. Digoxin could reverse drug resistance of gemcitabine in gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic cancer cells. Digoxin significantly inhibited Nrf2 signaling in gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic cancer cells. Digoxin-mediated reversing drug resistance of gemcitabine in gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic cancer cells was Nrf2 dependent.
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Barrera-Rodríguez R. Importance of the Keap1-Nrf2 pathway in NSCLC: Is it a possible biomarker? Biomed Rep 2018; 9:375-382. [PMID: 30345037 PMCID: PMC6176108 DOI: 10.3892/br.2018.1143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Worldwide, lung cancer remains the most common cause of cancer-related mortality, with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounting for 85% of all diagnosed lung cancer cases. Chemotherapy is considered the standard of care for patients with advanced NSCLC; however, the tumors can develop mechanisms that inactivate these drugs. Comparative genomic analyses have revealed that disruptions in the kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1)-nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor-2 (Nrf2) pathway are frequent in NSCLC, although Nrf2 mutations occur less frequently than Keap1 mutations. As the Keap1-Nrf2 pathway appears to be a primary regulator of key cellular processes that aid to resist the action of chemotherapy drugs, the clinical implementation of Nrf2 inhibitors in patients with advanced NSCLC may be a useful therapeutic approach for patients harboring KEAP1-NRF2 mutations. The aim of the present review was to highlight findings of how constitutive Nrf2 activation may be a specific biomarker for predicting patients most likely to benefit from classical chemotherapy drugs, overall improving patient survival rate.
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- Raúl Barrera-Rodríguez
- Department of Biochemistry and Environmental Medicine, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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Kim J, Martin A, Yee J, Fojut L, Geurts AM, Oshima K, Zimmerman MA, Hong JC. Effects of Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injuries and NRF2 on Transcriptional Activities of Bile Transporters in Rats. J Surg Res 2018; 235:73-82. [PMID: 30691853 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.09.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The effect of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) on bile transporter (BT) gene expression is unknown. We hypothesized that abnormal expression of BTs during hepatic IRI is dependent on nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2), which contributes to the cholestasis after reperfusion. METHODS Sham surgery and short (60 min) or long (90 min) periods of warm ischemia time (WIT) with or without reperfusion for 24 h were applied to wild-type Sprague-Dawley rats and Nrf2 knockout rats (n = 5 per group). At each stage of IRI, the serum levels of aminotransferase, total bilirubin, and bile acids were measured. In addition, hepatic tissue was sampled to determine the histologic score of IRI (Suzuki score), measure adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and identify the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reactions of BTs (Oatp1, Ntcp, Mrp2, Bsep, and Mrp3). RESULTS In short periods of WIT, BT expression increased during the ischemia stage and returned to the baseline after reperfusion. However, in long periods of WIT, BT expression did not increase after ischemia and decreased further after reperfusion. Short WIT did not increase BT expression in Nrf2 knockout animals. The level of BT expression was correlated with the Suzuki score, the serum levels of aminotransferase, bilirubin, and bile acids, and tissue ATP level. Stepwise multiple regression analysis derived equations to predict the Suzuki score (R2 = 76.8, P < 0.001), serum total bilirubin (R2 = 61.2, P < 0.001), and tissue ATP (R2 = 61.1, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Short WIT induces the transcriptional activities of BT, whereas long WIT depresses them, and the effect was blunted by Nrf2 knockout status. BT expression can be considered a surrogate marker for hepatic IRI.
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- Joohyun Kim
- Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Unoki T, Akiyama M, Kumagai Y, Gonçalves FM, Farina M, da Rocha JBT, Aschner M. Molecular Pathways Associated With Methylmercury-Induced Nrf2 Modulation. Front Genet 2018; 9:373. [PMID: 30271424 PMCID: PMC6146031 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Methylmercury (MeHg) is a potent neurotoxin that affects particularly the developing brain. Since MeHg is a potent electrophilic agent, a wide range of intracellular effects occur in response to its exposure. Yet, the molecular mechanisms associated with MeHg-induced cell toxicity have yet to be fully understood. Activation of cell defense mechanisms in response to metal exposure, including the up-regulation of Nrf2- (nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2)-related genes has been previously shown. Nrf2 is a key regulator of cellular defenses against oxidative, electrophilic and environmental stress, regulating the expression of antioxidant proteins, phase-II xenobiotic detoxifying enzymes as well phase-III xenobiotic transporters. Analogous to other electrophiles, MeHg activates Nrf2 through modification of its repressor Keap1 (Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1). However, recent findings have also revealed that Keap1-independent signal pathways might contribute to MeHg-induced Nrf2 activation and cytoprotective responses against MeHg exposure. These include, Akt phosphorylation (Akt/GSK-3β/Fyn-mediated Nrf2 activation pathway), activation of the PTEN/Akt/CREB pathway and MAPK-induced autophagy and p62 expression. In this review, we summarize the state-of-the-art knowledge regarding Nrf2 up-regulation in response to MeHg exposure, highlighting the modulation of signaling pathways related to Nrf2 activation. The study of these mechanisms is important in evaluating MeHg toxicity in humans, and can contribute to the identification of the molecular mechanisms associated with MeHg exposure.
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- Takamitsu Unoki
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, National Institute for Minamata Diseasexy3Minamata, Japan
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- Environmental Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Environmental Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States
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Zhang J, Jiao K, Liu J, Xia Y. Metformin reverses the resistance mechanism of lung adenocarcinoma cells that knocks down the Nrf2 gene. Oncol Lett 2018; 16:6071-6080. [PMID: 30333878 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.9382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The nuclear factor, erythroid 2 like 2 (Nrf2)/antioxidant response element (ARE) pathway has an important role in the drug resistance of adenocarcinoma, and may act via different mechanisms, including the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. However, it has remained elusive whether metformin affects Nrf2 and regulates Nrf2/ARE in adenocarcinoma. In the present study, reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction, cell transfection, western blot analysis, a Cell Counting kit-8 assay and apoptosis detection were used to investigate the above in the A549 cell line and cisplatin-resistant A549 cells (A549/DDP). The results indicated that Nrf2, glutathione S-transferase α 1 (GSTA1) and ATP-binding cassette subfamily C member 1 (ABCC1) were dose-dependently reduced by metformin, and that the effect in A549 cells was greater than that in A549/DDP cells. Treatment with metformin decreased the proliferation and increased the apoptosis of A549 cells to a greater extent than that of A549/DDP cells, and the effect was dose-dependent. After transfection of A549/DDP cells with Nrf2 short hairpin RNA (shRNA), GSTA1 and ABCC1 were markedly decreased, compared with the shRNA-control group of A549/DDP, and low dose-metformin reduced the proliferation and increased apoptosis of A549/DDP cells. Metformin inhibited the Akt and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 pathways in A549 cells and activated the p38 MAPK and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathways. Furthermore, in the presence of metformin, inhibitors of the p38 MAPK and JNK signaling pathway at different concentrations did not affect the levels of Nrf2, but inhibitors of the Akt and ERK1/2 pathway at different doses reduced the expression of Nrf2. In addition, inhibitors of p38 MAPK and JNK did not affect the effect of metformin on Nrf2, while inhibitors of Akt and ERK1/2 dose-dependently enhanced the inhibitory effects of metformin in A549 cells. In conclusion, metformin inhibits the phosphoinositide-3 kinase/Akt and ERK1/2 signaling pathways in A549 cells to reduce the expression of Nrf2, GSTA1 and ABCC1. Metformin also reverses the resistance of A549/DDP cells to platinum drugs, inhibits the proliferation and promotes apoptosis of drug-resistant cells. These results may provide a theoretical basis and therapeutic targets for the clinical treatment of tumors.
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- Jiacui Zhang
- Department of Internal Medicine, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, People's Hospital of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, People's Hospital of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrine Medicine, People's Hospital of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China
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Raghunath A, Sundarraj K, Nagarajan R, Arfuso F, Bian J, Kumar AP, Sethi G, Perumal E. Antioxidant response elements: Discovery, classes, regulation and potential applications. Redox Biol 2018; 17:297-314. [PMID: 29775961 PMCID: PMC6007815 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 270] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Exposure to antioxidants and xenobiotics triggers the expression of a myriad of genes encoding antioxidant proteins, detoxifying enzymes, and xenobiotic transporters to offer protection against oxidative stress. This articulated universal mechanism is regulated through the cis-acting elements in an array of Nrf2 target genes called antioxidant response elements (AREs), which play a critical role in redox homeostasis. Though the Keap1/Nrf2/ARE system involves many players, AREs hold the key in transcriptional regulation of cytoprotective genes. ARE-mediated reporter constructs have been widely used, including xenobiotics profiling and Nrf2 activator screening. The complexity of AREs is brought by the presence of other regulatory elements within the AREs. The diversity in the ARE sequences not only bring regulatory selectivity of diverse transcription factors, but also confer functional complexity in the Keap1/Nrf2/ARE pathway. The different transcription factors either homodimerize or heterodimerize to bind the AREs. Depending on the nature of partners, they may activate or suppress the transcription. Attention is required for deeper mechanistic understanding of ARE-mediated gene regulation. The computational methods of identification and analysis of AREs are still in their infancy. Investigations are required to know whether epigenetics mechanism plays a role in the regulation of genes mediated through AREs. The polymorphisms in the AREs leading to oxidative stress related diseases are warranted. A thorough understanding of AREs will pave the way for the development of therapeutic agents against cancer, neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, metabolic and other diseases with oxidative stress.
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- Azhwar Raghunath
- Molecular Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamilnadu, India
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- Molecular Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, Tamilnadu, India
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- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117600 Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117600 Singapore, Singapore; Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore; Medical Science Cluster, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Curtin Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117600 Singapore, Singapore.
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- Molecular Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamilnadu, India.
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Xu X, Chen Y, Zhang M, Wang D, Wu J, Yao Z, Wu Q, Fang W. Huatanjiangqi Capsule Upregulating NRF2 and MRP1 Expression in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Rats. Pharm Chem J 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11094-018-1771-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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