Regulation and function of the mammalian tricarboxylic acid cycle

PK Arnold, LWS Finley - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2023 - ASBMB
The tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, otherwise known as the Krebs cycle, is a central
metabolic pathway that performs the essential function of oxidizing nutrients to support …

Redox regulation of the immune response

G Morris, M Gevezova, V Sarafian… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
The immune-inflammatory response is associated with increased nitro-oxidative stress. The
aim of this mechanistic review is to examine:(a) the role of redox-sensitive transcription …

Mitochondrial electron transport chain is necessary for NLRP3 inflammasome activation

LK Billingham, JS Stoolman, K Vasan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The NLRP3 inflammasome is linked to sterile and pathogen-dependent inflammation, and
its dysregulation underlies many chronic diseases. Mitochondria have been implicated as …

Inflammasome activation at the crux of severe COVID-19

SM Vora, J Lieberman, H Wu - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), results in life-threatening disease in a minority of patients, especially elderly …

An overview of Nrf2 signaling pathway and its role in inflammation

S Saha, B Buttari, E Panieri, E Profumo, L Saso - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

Systemic lupus erythematosus pathogenesis: interferon and beyond

S Caielli, Z Wan, V Pascual - Annual review of immunology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Autoreactive B cells and interferons are central players in systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE) pathogenesis. The partial success of drugs targeting these pathways, however …

The role of itaconate in host defense and inflammation

CG Peace, LAJ O'Neill - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Macrophages exposed to inflammatory stimuli including LPS undergo metabolic
reprogramming to facilitate macrophage effector function. This metabolic reprogramming …

Macrophage fumarate hydratase restrains mtRNA-mediated interferon production

A Hooftman, CG Peace, DG Ryan, EA Day, M Yang… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolic rewiring underlies the effector functions of macrophages,–, but the mechanisms
involved remain incompletely defined. Here, using unbiased metabolomics and stable …

Molecular regulations of circadian rhythm and implications for physiology and diseases

F Fagiani, D Di Marino, A Romagnoli… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The term “circadian rhythms” describes endogenous oscillations with ca. 24-h period
associated with the earth's daily rotation and light/dark cycle. Such rhythms reflect the …

Itaconate and itaconate derivatives target JAK1 to suppress alternative activation of macrophages

MC Runtsch, S Angiari, A Hooftman, R Wadhwa… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
The Krebs cycle-derived metabolite itaconate and its derivatives suppress the inflammatory
response in pro-inflammatory" M1" macrophages. However, alternatively activated" M2" …