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ArticleJournal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition2025

Kurarinone activates the Nrf-2/HO-1 signaling pathway and alleviates high glucose-induced ferroptosis in HK2 cells.

Chunmei Ma

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Article in Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Kurarinone: From chemistry to pharmacological values-A review.Iranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2026
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Chunmei MaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan Central Hospital, No. 105 Jiefang Road, Jinan City, Shandong Province 250013, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To investigate the possible effects of Kurarinone on the ferroptosis and EMT of high glucose (HG)-stimulated HK2 cells, and uncover the mechanism. HK2 cells were treated with glucose to construct a DN cell model. CCK-8 and FCM assays exhibited the effects on growth as well as apoptosis of HK2 cells. DCF staining as well as Immunoblot assays exhibited the effects on ferroptosis. JC-1 staining exhibited the effects on mitochondrial function. Immunoblot assays showed the effects on the EMT process of HK2 cells. Immunoblot assays confirmed the mechanism. Kurarinone inhibited the apoptosis of HG-stimulated HK2 cells. It also blocked the ferroptosis of HG-stimulated HK2 cells. Further data showed that Kurarinone suppressed the mitochondrial damage in HG-stimulated HK2 cells, and restrained EMT process. Mechanically, Kurarinone activated the Nrf-2 pathway in HG-stimulated HK2 cells. Kurarinone activates the Nrf-2 pathway and alleviates HG-stimulated ferroptosis and EMT in HK2 cells.

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diabetic nephropathy (DN)ferroptosishigh glucose (HG)KurarinoneNrf-2 pathway

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PMID40777822
PMCPMC12326255

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