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Dissecting molecular cross-talk between Nrf2 and NF-κB response pathways
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In most tissues, cells are exposed to frequent changes in levels of oxidative stress and inflammation. Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) are the two key transcription factors that regulate cellular responses to oxidative stress and inflammation respectively. Pharmacological and genetic studies suggest that there is functional cross-talk between these two important pathways. The absence of Nrf2 can exacerbate NF-κB activity leading to increased cytokine production, whereas NF-κB can modulate Nrf2 transcription and activity, having both positive and negative effects on the target gene expression. This review focuses on the potentially complex molecular mechanisms that link the Nrf2 and NF-κB pathways and the importance of designing more effective therapeutic strategies to prevent or treat a broad range of neurological disorders.
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“Lack of Nrf2 activity can exacerbate NF-κB signaling, leading to increased cytokine production; alternatively, NF-κB can modulate Nrf2 activity, having both positive and negative effects on target gene expression [152, 153].”
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“Competition of Nrf2 and NF-κB at DNA binding level is one of the anti-inflammatory mechanisms of Nrf2 (60, 61).”
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“The studies in the literature have shown that NF-jB is involved in the inhibition of increased levels of oxidative and nitrosative stress via the triggering mechanisms leading to cytokine production.(8,13,14) Nrf2 activation via the direct disruption of the Nrf2-Keap1 protein–protein interaction has been widely invest…”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wardyn, J. D., Ponsford, A. H., & Sanderson, C. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Sanderson, Christopher M.
- Venue
- Biochemical Society Transactions
- Publisher
- Portland Press Ltd.
- Published
- 2015-08-01
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 621-626
- ISSN
- 0300-5127 (ISSN-L)
- 1470-8752
- PMC
- PMC4613495
- OpenAlex
- W2133584350
- Cited by
- 1,200
- References
- 53
- Citations by year
- 2026: 139 · 2025: 131 · 2024: 117 · 2023: 145 · 2022: 165 · 2021: 154 · 2020: 124 · 2019: 95 · 2018: 68 · 2017: 44 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 4.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Biochemical Society Transactions (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust (096564/Z/11/Z)
- Directorate for Biological Sciences
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (1222890, BB/J014516/1)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › NF-κB Signaling Pathways
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Redox biology and oxidative stress
- Keywords
- Nrf2, NF-κB, oxidative stress, inflammation, cytokine production, neurological disorders, treatment options
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Nervous System Diseases, Signal Transduction, Cytokines, NF-kappa B, Oxidative Stress, NF-E2-Related Factor 2
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