Nrf2 as a novel molecular target for chemoprevention

Cancer Letters

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-184

  Lee, Jeong Sang ^a   Surh, Young Joon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant response element (ARE) electrophile response element (EpRE); Chemoprevention; Kelch like ECH associated protein 1 (Keap1); Nuclear transcription factor erythroid 2p45 (NF E2) related factor 2 (Nrf2)

Indexed keywords

1,2 DITHIOLE 3 THIONE DERIVATIVE; 3H 1,2 DITHIOL 3 THIONE; 4' BROMOFLAVONE; 6 (METHYLSULFINYL)HEXYLISOTHIOCYANATE; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANETHOLE TRITHIONE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA NAPHTHOFLAVONE; CAFFEIC ACID PHENETHYL ESTER; CURCUMIN; DNA; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; KELCH LIKE ECH ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; OLTIPRAZ; PROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID; SULFORAPHANE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZERUMBONE;

ANTIOXIDANT RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL; CELL PROTECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DETOXIFICATION; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SYNTHESIS; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; MACROMOLECULE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; TOXICITY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 19444379739     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2004.09.042     Document Type: Review

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