Plants vs. cancer: a review on natural phytochemicals in preventing and treating cancers and their druggability

H Wang, T Oo Khor, L Shu, ZY Su… - Anti-Cancer Agents …, 2012‏ - ingentaconnect.com
Cancer remains to be one of the leading causes of death in the United States and around
the world. The advent of modern drug-targeted therapies has undeniably improved cancer …

Redox control of microglial function: molecular mechanisms and functional significance

AI Rojo, G McBean, M Cindric, J Egea… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2014‏ - liebertpub.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by chronic microglial over-activation and
oxidative stress. It is now beginning to be recognized that reactive oxygen species (ROS) …

The crosstalk between Nrf2 and AMPK signal pathways is important for the anti-inflammatory effect of berberine in LPS-stimulated macrophages and endotoxin …

C Mo, L Wang, J Zhang, S Numazawa… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2014‏ - liebertpub.com
Aims: The response of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) to oxidative stress has been
recently reported but the downstream signals of this response are largely unknown …

Melatonin stimulates the SIRT 1/Nrf2 signaling pathway counteracting lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‐induced oxidative stress to rescue postnatal rat brain

SA Shah, M Khan, MH Jo, MG Jo… - CNS neuroscience & …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aims Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces oxidative stress and neuroinflammation both in vivo
and in vitro. Here, we provided the first detailed description of the mechanism of melatonin …

[PDF][PDF] Nrf2, a master regulator of detoxification and also antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and other cytoprotective mechanisms, is raised by health promoting factors

ML Pall, S Levine - Sheng Li Xue Bao, 2015‏ - doctaris.com
The transcription factor Nrf2, nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2, activates the
transcription of over 500 genes in the human genome, most of which have cytoprotective …

A dual AMPK/Nrf2 activator reduces brain inflammation after stroke by enhancing microglia M2 polarization

Y Wang, Y Huang, Y Xu, W Ruan, H Wang… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2018‏ - liebertpub.com
Aims: Microglia-mediated neuroinflammation plays an important role in focal ischemic
stroke, a disorder with no effective therapeutic agents. Since microglial polarization to the …

Dietary phytochemicals and cancer prevention: Nrf2 signaling, epigenetics, and cell death mechanisms in blocking cancer initiation and progression

JH Lee, TO Khor, L Shu, ZY Su, F Fuentes… - Pharmacology & …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Reactive metabolites from carcinogens and oxidative stress can drive genetic mutations,
genomic instability, neoplastic transformation, and ultimately carcinogenesis. Numerous …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of ellagic and punicic acid in an in vitro model of cardiac fibrosis

F Mannino, C Imbesi, A Bitto, L Minutoli… - Biomedicine & …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Cardiac fibrosis is a pathological process characterized by an excessive deposition of
extracellular matrix (ECM) and an increased production of fibrillar collagen in the cardiac …

[HTML][HTML] Omega-3 lipid mediators: modulation of the M1/M2 macrophage phenotype and its protective role in chronic liver diseases

LA Videla, R Valenzuela, A Del Campo… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The complex interplay between dietary factors, inflammation, and macrophage polarization
is pivotal in the pathogenesis and progression of chronic liver diseases (CLDs). Omega-3 …

Betulin exhibits anti-inflammatory activity in LPS-stimulated macrophages and endotoxin-shocked mice through an AMPK/AKT/Nrf2-dependent mechanism

X Ci, J Zhou, H Lv, Q Yu, L Peng, S Hua - Cell death & disease, 2017‏ - nature.com
Continued oxidative stress can lead to chronic inflammation, which in turn could mediate
most chronic diseases including cancer. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2), a …