Transcription factor NRF2 as a therapeutic target for chronic diseases: a systems medicine approach

A Cuadrado, G Manda, A Hassan, MJ Alcaraz… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - ASPET
Systems medicine has a mechanism-based rather than a symptom-or organ-based
approach to disease and identifies therapeutic targets in a nonhypothesis-driven manner. In …

T helper cells: the modulators of inflammation in multiple sclerosis

M Kunkl, S Frascolla, C Amormino, E Volpe, L Tuosto - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease characterized by the
progressive loss of axonal myelin in several areas of the central nervous system (CNS) that …

Electrophilic properties of itaconate and derivatives regulate the IκBζ–ATF3 inflammatory axis

M Bambouskova, L Gorvel, V Lampropoulou… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Metabolic regulation has been recognized as a powerful principle guiding immune
responses. Inflammatory macrophages undergo extensive metabolic rewiring marked by the …

Mitochondrial arginase-2 is essential for IL-10 metabolic reprogramming of inflammatory macrophages

JK Dowling, R Afzal, LJ Gearing… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Mitochondria are important regulators of macrophage polarisation. Here, we show that
arginase-2 (Arg2) is a microRNA-155 (miR-155) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) regulated protein …

Dimethyl fumarate induces ferroptosis and impairs NF-κB/STAT3 signaling in DLBCL

A Schmitt, W Xu, P Bucher, M Grimm… - Blood, The Journal …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
Despite the development of novel targeted drugs, the molecular heterogeneity of diffuse
large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) still poses a substantial therapeutic challenge. DLBCL can …

Emerging understanding of the mechanism of action for dimethyl fumarate in the treatment of multiple sclerosis

EA Mills, MA Ogrodnik, A Plave… - Frontiers in neurology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is an effective treatment option for relapsing–remitting multiple
sclerosis (MS), but its therapeutic mechanism of action has not been fully elucidated. A …

[HTML][HTML] Nrf2 activation reprograms macrophage intermediary metabolism and suppresses the type I interferon response

DG Ryan, EV Knatko, AM Casey, JL Hukelmann… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
To overcome oxidative, inflammatory, and metabolic stress, cells have evolved
cytoprotective protein networks controlled by nuclear factor-erythroid 2 p45-related factor 2 …

[HTML][HTML] NAC, NAC, Knockin'on Heaven's door: Interpreting the mechanism of action of N-acetylcysteine in tumor and immune cells

B Kalyanaraman - Redox Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been used as a direct scavenger of reactive oxygen species
(hydrogen peroxide, in particular) and an antioxidant in cancer biology and immuno …

The role of tricarboxylic acid cycle metabolites in viral infections

FJ Sánchez-García, CA Pérez-Hernández… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Host cell metabolism is essential for the viral replication cycle and, therefore, for productive
infection. Energy (ATP) is required for the receptor-mediated attachment of viral particles to …

Dimethyl fumarate, a two‐edged drug: current status and future directions

NEB Saidu, N Kavian, K Leroy, C Jacob… - Medicinal research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is a fumaric acid ester registered for the treatment of relapsing‐
remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). It induces protein succination leading to inactivation of …