Nrf2 and oxidative stress: A general overview of mechanisms and implications in human disease

V Ngo, ML Duennwald - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Organisms are continually exposed to exogenous and endogenous sources of reactive
oxygen species (ROS) and other oxidants that have both beneficial and deleterious effects …

Ketone bodies: from enemy to friend and guardian angel

H Kolb, K Kempf, M Röhling, M Lenzen-Schulte… - BMC medicine, 2021 - Springer
During starvation, fasting, or a diet containing little digestible carbohydrates, the circulating
insulin levels are decreased. This promotes lipolysis, and the breakdown of fat becomes the …

Reactive oxygen species in macrophages: sources and targets

M Canton, R Sánchez-Rodríguez, I Spera… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are fundamental for macrophages to eliminate invasive
microorganisms. However, as observed in nonphagocytic cells, ROS play essential roles in …

Reactive astrocytes acquire neuroprotective as well as deleterious signatures in response to Tau and Aß pathology

Z Jiwaji, SS Tiwari, RX Avilés-Reyes, M Hooley… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) alters astrocytes, but the effect of Aß and Tau pathology is poorly
understood. TRAP-seq translatome analysis of astrocytes in APP/PS1 ß-amyloidopathy and …

Transcriptomic profiling across the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease spectrum reveals gene signatures for steatohepatitis and fibrosis

O Govaere, S Cockell, D Tiniakos, R Queen… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
The mechanisms that drive nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remain incompletely
understood. This large multicenter study characterized the transcriptional changes that occur …

PGC‐1α, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress: An Integrative View in Metabolism

S Rius-Pérez, I Torres-Cuevas, I Millán… - Oxidative medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor‐γ coactivator (PGC)‐1α is a transcriptional
coactivator described as a master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis and function …

Therapeutic targeting of the NRF2 and KEAP1 partnership in chronic diseases

A Cuadrado, AI Rojo, G Wells, JD Hayes… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2019 - nature.com
The transcription factor NF-E2 p45-related factor 2 (NRF2; encoded by NFE2L2) and its
principal negative regulator, the E3 ligase adaptor Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 …

[HTML][HTML] Short-chain fatty acids as modulators of redox signaling in health and disease

C González-Bosch, E Boorman, PA Zunszain… - Redox biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), produced by colonic bacteria and obtained from the diet,
have been linked to beneficial effects on human health associated with their metabolic and …

Mechanisms of blood–brain barrier protection by microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids

E Fock, R Parnova - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Impairment of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) integrity is implicated in the numerous
neurological disorders associated with neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration and aging. It …

NRF2 and the Hallmarks of Cancer

MR de la Vega, E Chapman, DD Zhang - Cancer cell, 2018 - cell.com
The transcription factor NRF2 is the master regulator of the cellular antioxidant response.
Though recognized originally as a target of chemopreventive compounds that help prevent …