ArticleCancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers2020
Associations between the Nrf2/Keap1 pathway and mitochondrial functions in colorectal cancer are affected by metastasis.
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- NRF2 as a ferroptosis gatekeeper in colorectal cancer: implications for therapy.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Review
- Modulation of Nrf2 and Mitochondrial Function: Pharmacological Implications.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The Multifaceted Roles of BACH1 in Disease: Implications for Biological Functions and Therapeutic Applications.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- The role of mitochondrial biogenesis, mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy in gastrointestinal tumors.Cancer cell international · 2025Review
- The Dual Role of NRF2 in Colorectal Cancer: Targeting NRF2 as a Potential Therapeutic Approach.Journal of inflammation research · 2024Review
- Circ_0011385 knockdown inhibits cell proliferation, migration and invasion, whereas promotes cell apoptosis by regulating miR-330-3p/MYO6 axis in colorectal cancer.Biomedical journal · 2023Article
- Pathophysiological role of BACH transcription factors in digestive system diseases.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Review
- Whole-exome mutational landscape of metastasis in patient-derived hepatocellular carcinoma cells.Genes & diseases · 2020Article
- Hsa_circ_0128846 promotes tumorigenesis of colorectal cancer by sponging hsa-miR-1184 and releasing AJUBA and inactivating Hippo/YAP signalling.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundBoth mitochondria and the Nrf2/Keap1 pathway are targets of cancer therapy. Reactive oxygen species released from mitochondria can activate Nrf2, and the Nrf2/Keap1 pathway affects glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, mitochondrial biogenesis and mitophagy.
objectiveThis study investigates the associations between the expressions of proteins in the Nrf2/Keap1 pathway and those related to mitochondrial function and glycolysis in colorectal cancer (CRC) with or without metastasis.
methodsThe protein levels of HO1, Nrf2, Keap1, Bach1, p21, p62, NRF1, LC3, ATP5B, HSP60 and GAPDH in the normal and tumor tissues of 60 CRC subjects were determined by Western blot.
resultsThe Keap1 protein levels, the ATP5B/HSP60 ratio and the BEC index were higher in the tumor than in the normal tissues of CRC with or without metastasis. The following clusters were found in the dendrogram: Nrf2 and p21 with ATP5B and GADPH in all the tissues and with NRF1 in all except the tumor tissues with metastasis; Bach1 with ATP5B and GAPDH in the tumor tissues; Keap1 with p62 in all the tissues, with LC3 in the tumor tissues and with NRF1 and HO1 in the tumor tissues with metastasis.
conclusionsNrf2, Keap1, Bach1 and p21 have the association with the proteins related to mitochondrial functions different among the tissues of CRC with or without metastasis.
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