[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms of ferroptosis and their involvement in brain diseases

I Costa, DJ Barbosa, S Benfeito, V Silva… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ferroptosis is a type of regulated cell death characterized by intracellular accumulation of
iron and reactive oxygen species, inhibition of system Xc-, glutathione depletion …

Nrf2 regulates oxidative stress and its role in cerebral ischemic stroke

L Wang, X Zhang, X Xiong, H Zhu, R Chen, S Zhang… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cerebral ischemic stroke is characterized by acute ischemia in a certain part of the brain,
which leads to brain cells necrosis, apoptosis, ferroptosis, pyroptosis, etc. At present, there …

[HTML][HTML] NRF2 plays a critical role in mitigating lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis

M Dodson, R Castro-Portuguez, DD Zhang - Redox biology, 2019 - Elsevier
The transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a key regulator of
the cellular antioxidant response, controlling the expression of genes that counteract …

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 …

Itaconate is an anti-inflammatory metabolite that activates Nrf2 via alkylation of KEAP1

EL Mills, DG Ryan, HA Prag, D Dikovskaya, D Menon… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
The endogenous metabolite itaconate has recently emerged as a regulator of macrophage
function, but its precise mechanism of action remains poorly understood,,. Here we show …

Targeting NRF2 and its downstream processes: opportunities and challenges

L Torrente, GM DeNicola - Annual review of pharmacology and …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The transcription factor NRF2 coordinates the expression of a vast array of cytoprotective
and metabolic genes in response to various stress inputs to restore cellular homeostasis …

Redox signaling by reactive electrophiles and oxidants

S Parvez, MJC Long, JR Poganik, Y Aye - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The concept of cell signaling in the context of nonenzyme-assisted protein modifications by
reactive electrophilic and oxidative species, broadly known as redox signaling, is a uniquely …

Novel target for treating Alzheimer's Diseases: Crosstalk between the Nrf2 pathway and autophagy

W Zhang, C Feng, H Jiang - Ageing research reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In mammals, the Keap1-Nrf2-ARE pathway (henceforth,“the Nrf2 pathway”) and
autophagy are major intracellular defence systems that combat oxidative damage and …

Reactive oxygen species and NRF2 signaling, friends or foes in cancer?

R Wang, L Liang, M Matsumoto, K Iwata, A Umemura… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and clearance causes
oxidative stress and ROS, which play a central role in regulating cell and tissue physiology …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond repression of Nrf2: An update on Keap1

A Kopacz, D Kloska, HJ Forman, A Jozkowicz… - Free Radical Biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Nrf2 (NFE2L2–nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2) is a transcription factor,
which is repressed by interaction with a redox-sensitive protein Keap1 (Kelch-like ECH …