Tumor-suppressive functions of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and AhR as a therapeutic target in cancer

DJ Elson, SK Kolluri - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer is driven by the excessive activity of growth-promoting genes and
deficient activity of the genes that restrain cell growth. Genes that suppress cell growth …

Oxidative stress and cancer heterogeneity orchestrate NRF2 roles relevant for therapy response

K Gall Trošelj, M Tomljanović, M Jaganjac… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress and its end-products, such as 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE), initiate activation of
the Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 (NRF2)/Kelch Like ECH Associated Protein …

Anti-ferroptotic mechanism of IL4i1-mediated amino acid metabolism

L Zeitler, A Fiore, C Meyer, M Russier, G Zanella… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Interleukin-4-induced-1 (IL4i1) is an amino acid oxidase secreted from immune cells. Recent
observations have suggested that IL4i1 is pro-tumorigenic via unknown mechanisms. As …

AHR-mediated ROS production contributes to the cardiac developmental toxicity of PM2. 5 in zebrafish embryos

F Ren, C Ji, Y Huang, S Aniagu, Y Jiang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent studies have shown an association between maternal exposure to ambient fine
particle matter (PM2. 5) and congenital heart defects in the offspring, but the underlying …

AHR-mediated oxidative stress contributes to the cardiac developmental toxicity of trichloroethylene in zebrafish embryos

H Jin, C Ji, F Ren, S Aniagu, J Tong, Y Jiang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Trichloroethylene (TCE), a widely used chlorinated solvent, is a common environmental
pollutant. Current evidence shows that TCE could induce heart defects during embryonic …

In vitro profiling of toxic effects of environmental polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on nuclear receptor signaling, disruption of endogenous metabolism and induction …

P Šimečková, K Pěnčíková, O Kováč, J Slavík… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may interact with multiple intracellular receptors
and related signaling pathways. We comprehensively evaluated the toxicity profiles of six …

Neurotoxicity and underlying cellular changes of 21 mitochondrial respiratory chain inhibitors

J Delp, A Cediel-Ulloa, I Suciu, P Kranaster… - Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
Inhibition of complex I of the mitochondrial respiratory chain (cI) by rotenone and methyl-
phenylpyridinium (MPP+) leads to the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in man and …

In silico approaches in carcinogenicity hazard assessment: current status and future needs

RR Tice, A Bassan, A Amberg, LT Anger… - Computational …, 2021 - Elsevier
Historically, identifying carcinogens has relied primarily on tumor studies in rodents, which
require enormous resources in both money and time. In silico models have been developed …

Design, synthesis and anticancer/antiestrogenic activities of novel indole-benzimidazoles

FZ Karadayi, M Yaman, MM Kisla, AG Keskus… - Bioorganic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Indole-benzimidazoles have recently gained attention due to their antiproliferative and
antiestrogenic effects. However, their structural similarities and molecular mechanisms …

Capturing time-dependent activation of genes and stress-response pathways using transcriptomics in iPSC-derived renal proximal tubule cells

P Jennings, G Carta, P Singh… - Cell biology and …, 2023 - Springer
Transcriptomic analysis is a powerful method in the utilization of New Approach Methods
(NAMs) for identifying mechanisms of toxicity and application to hazard characterization …