The PERKs of mitochondria protection during stress: insights for PERK modulation in neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases

LM Almeida, BR Pinho, MR Duchen… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Protein kinase RNA‐like ER kinase (PERK) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress sensor
that responds to the accumulation of misfolded proteins. Once activated, PERK initiates …

Nrf2 signaling pathway in chemoprotection and doxorubicin resistance: potential application in drug discovery

S Mirzaei, A Zarrabi, F Hashemi, A Zabolian, H Saleki… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Doxorubicin (DOX) is extensively applied in cancer therapy due to its efficacy in suppressing
cancer progression and inducing apoptosis. After its discovery, this chemotherapeutic agent …

TRPV1 alleviates osteoarthritis by inhibiting M1 macrophage polarization via Ca2+/CaMKII/Nrf2 signaling pathway

Z Lv, X Xu, Z Sun, YX Yang, H Guo, J Li, K Sun… - Cell death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the major course of joint deterioration, in which M1 macrophage-driven
synovitis exacerbates the pathological process. However, precise therapies for M1 …

Sustainable lignin and lignin-derived compounds as potential therapeutic agents for degenerative orthopaedic diseases: A systemic review

W Pei, J Deng, P Wang, X Wang, L Zheng… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignin, the most abundant natural and sustainable phenolic compound in biomass, has
exhibited medicinal values due to its biological activities decided by physicochemical …

Natural medicines of targeted rheumatoid arthritis and its action mechanism

X Liu, Z Wang, H Qian, W Tao, Y Zhang, C Hu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease involving joints, with clinical
manifestations of joint inflammation, bone damage and cartilage destruction, joint …

Ferroptosis in rheumatoid arthritis: a potential therapeutic strategy

T Zhao, Q Yang, Y Xi, Z Xie, J Shen, Z Li, Z Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ferroptosis is one of the newly discovered forms of cell-regulated death characterized by
iron-dependent lipid peroxidation. Extensive research has focused on the roles of ferroptosis …

Kartogenin prevents cartilage degradation and alleviates osteoarthritis progression in mice via the miR-146a/NRF2 axis

M Hou, Y Zhang, X Zhou, T Liu, H Yang, X Chen… - Cell Death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common articular degenerative disease characterized by loss of
cartilage matrix and subchondral bone sclerosis. Kartogenin (KGN) has been reported to …

Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in rheumatoid arthritis

MJ López-Armada, JA Fernández-Rodríguez… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Control of excessive mitochondrial oxidative stress could provide new targets for both
preventive and therapeutic interventions in the treatment of chronic inflammation or any …

Roflumilast prevents ischemic stroke-induced neuronal damage by restricting GSK3β-mediated oxidative stress and IRE1α/TRAF2/JNK pathway

B Xu, J Xu, N Cai, M Li, L Liu, Y Qin, X Li… - Free Radical Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Inhibition of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) protects against neuronal apoptosis
induced by cerebral ischemia. However, the exact mechanisms responsible for the …

Chlorogenic acid attenuates oxidative stress-induced intestinal epithelium injury by co-regulating the PI3K/Akt and IκBα/NF-κB signaling

J Chen, Y Luo, Y Li, D Chen, B Yu, J He - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chlorogenic acid (CGA) is a natural polyphenol compound abundant in green plants with
antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Here, we explore its protective effects and …