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ArticleCell death & disease2018

Nrf2 antioxidant pathway suppresses Numb-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition during pulmonary fibrosis.

Zhihui Zhang, Jiao Qu, Cheng Zheng, Panpan Zhang, Wencheng Zhou, Wenhui Cui, Xiaoting Mo, Liucheng Li, Liang Xu, Jian Gao

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers.

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81 citing papers in PubMed, 156 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Zhihui ZhangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, China.
Jiao QuThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, China.
Cheng ZhengThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, China.
Panpan ZhangSchool of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, 116044, China.
Wencheng ZhouSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China.
Wenhui CuiSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China.
Xiaoting MoSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China.
Liucheng LiThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, China.
Liang XuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, China.
Jian GaoThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, China. gaojianayfy@163.com.
Anhui Medical University · CNDalian Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a key progression that promotes pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Numb, a phosphotyrosine-binding domain (PTB) protein, is implicated with EMT. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor2 (Nrf2) and its downstream proteins heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) constitute an important pathway of antioxidant defense signal for protecting against PF. It remains elusive whether Nrf2 antioxidant pathway and Numb have a potential relationship in EMT-mediated PF. Here, we observed the effects of Nrf2 pathway and Numb on bleomycin(BLM)-induced PF in Nrf2-knockout (Nrf2

Indexed as

Epithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionAnimalsAntioxidantsBleomycinCell LineDisease Models, AnimalDown-RegulationGene SilencingHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIsothiocyanatesMembrane ProteinsMice, KnockoutModels, BiologicalNerve Tissue ProteinsNF-E2-Related Factor 2AntioxidantsBleomycinIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIsothiocyanatesMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNF-E2-Related Factor 2NUMB protein, humanNumb protein, mousenumb protein, ratsulforaphaneSulfoxidesTransforming Growth Factor beta1

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PMID29362432
PMCPMC5833372
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