NRF2: KEA** tumors protected

R Pillai, M Hayashi, AM Zavitsanou… - Cancer Discovery, 2022 - AACR
The Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1)/nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2
(NRF2) pathway plays a physiologic protective role against xenobiotics and reactive oxygen …

Bilirubin as a metabolic hormone: the physiological relevance of low levels

JF Creeden, DM Gordon, DE Stec… - American Journal of …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Recent research on bilirubin, a historically well-known waste product of heme catabolism,
suggests an entirely new function as a metabolic hormone that drives gene transcription by …

Genetic analysis of quantitative traits in the Japanese population links cell types to complex human diseases

M Kanai, M Akiyama, A Takahashi, N Matoba… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Clinical measurements can be viewed as useful intermediate phenotypes to promote
understanding of complex human diseases. To acquire comprehensive insights into the …

Bilirubin nanomedicine rescues intestinal barrier destruction and restores mucosal immunity in colitis

AT Rahman, J Shin, CH Whang, W Jung, D Yoo… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) manifests as intestinal barrier destruction, mucosal
immunity dysregulation, and disrupted gut microbiome homeostasis. Conventional anti …

The diverse roles of heme oxygenase-1 in tumor progression

KN Luu Hoang, JE Anstee, JN Arnold - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is an inducible intracellular enzyme that is expressed in
response to a variety of stimuli to degrade heme, which generates the biologically active …

The systemic-immune-inflammation index independently predicts survival and recurrence in resectable pancreatic cancer and its prognostic value depends on …

MH Aziz, K Sideras, NA Aziz, K Mauff, R Haen… - Annals of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Our aim was to determine the prognostic significance of the systemic-immune-
inflammation index (SIII) in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer, using cancer-specific …

Naturally derived heme-oxygenase 1 inducers and their therapeutic application to immune-mediated diseases

SC Funes, M Rios, A Fernández-Fierro… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Heme oxygenase (HO) is the primary antioxidant enzyme involved in heme group
degradation. A variety of stimuli triggers the expression of the inducible HO-1 isoform, which …

Bilirubin nanoparticles as a nanomedicine for anti‐inflammation therapy

Y Lee, H Kim, S Kang, J Lee, J Park… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the high potency of bilirubin as an endogenous anti‐inflammatory compound, its
clinical translation has been hampered because of its insolubility in water. Bilirubin‐based …

A novel perspective on the biology of bilirubin in health and disease

S Gazzin, L Vitek, J Watchko, SM Shapiro… - Trends in molecular …, 2016 - cell.com
Unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) is known to be one of the most potent endogenous antioxidant
substances. While hyperbilirubinemia has long been recognized as an ominous sign of liver …

Handling heme: The mechanisms underlying the movement of heme within and between cells

RK Donegan, CM Moore, DA Hanna… - Free Radical Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Heme is an essential cofactor and signaling molecule required for virtually all aerobic life.
However, excess heme is cytotoxic. Therefore, heme must be safely transported and …