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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2023

NRF2 Activation by Nitrogen Heterocycles: A Review.

Melford C Egbujor, Paolo Tucci, Ugomma C Onyeije, Chigbundu N Emeruwa, Luciano Saso

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Carboxylic Acids as Activators of NRF2: Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Effects.Medicinal chemistry (Shariqah (United Arab Emirates)) · 2025
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  14. Sulfonamide Derivatives: Recent Compounds with Potent Anti-alzheimer's Disease Activity.Central nervous system agents in medicinal chemistry · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Melford C EgbujorDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Rhema University Nigeria, Aba 453115, Nigeria.
Paolo TucciDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7314-445X
Ugomma C OnyeijeDepartment of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka 420007, Nigeria.
Chigbundu N EmeruwaDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Rhema University Nigeria, Aba 453115, Nigeria.
Luciano SasoDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Vittorio Erspamer, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4530-8706
Rhema University · NGNnamdi Azikiwe University · NGSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversity of Foggia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several nitrogen heterocyclic analogues have been applied to clinical practice, and about 75% of drugs approved by the FDA contain at least a heterocyclic moiety. Thus, nitrogen heterocycles are beneficial scaffolds that occupy a central position in the development of new drugs. The fact that certain nitrogen heterocyclic compounds significantly activate the NRF2/ARE signaling pathway and upregulate the expression of NRF2-dependent genes, especially HO-1 and NQO1, underscores the need to study the roles and pharmacological effects of

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AntioxidantsNF-E2-Related Factor 2Anti-Inflammatory AgentsOxidative StressSignal TransductionAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsNF-E2-Related Factor 2anti-inflammatoryantioxidantHO-1neurodegenerative diseasesnitrogen heterocyclesNQO1NRF2

Identifiers

PMID36985723
PMCPMC10058096
OpenAlexW4327974626

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