Health position paper and redox perspectives – Bench to bedside transition for pharmacological regulation of NRF2 in noncommunicable diseases

Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a redox-activated transcription factor regulating cellular defense against oxidative stress, thereby playing a pivotal role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. Its dysregulation is implicated in the progression of a wide array of human diseases,...

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Main Authors: Antonio Cuadrado, Eduardo Cazalla, Anders Bach, Boushra Bathish, Sharadha Dayalan Naidu, Gina M. DeNicola, Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova, Raquel Fernández-Ginés, Anna Grochot-Przeczek, John D. Hayes, Thomas W. Kensler, Rafael León, Karen T. Liby, Manuela G. López, Gina Manda, Akshatha Kalavathi Shivakumar, Henriikka Hakomäki, Jessica A. Moerland, Hozumi Motohashi, Ana I. Rojo, Gerasimos P. Sykiotis, Keiko Taguchi, Ángela M. Valverde, Masayuki Yamamoto, Anna-Liisa Levonen
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author Antonio Cuadrado
Eduardo Cazalla
Anders Bach
Boushra Bathish
Sharadha Dayalan Naidu
Gina M. DeNicola
Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova
Raquel Fernández-Ginés
Anna Grochot-Przeczek
John D. Hayes
Thomas W. Kensler
Rafael León
Karen T. Liby
Manuela G. López
Gina Manda
Akshatha Kalavathi Shivakumar
Henriikka Hakomäki
Jessica A. Moerland
Hozumi Motohashi
Ana I. Rojo
Gerasimos P. Sykiotis
Keiko Taguchi
Ángela M. Valverde
Masayuki Yamamoto
Anna-Liisa Levonen
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Eduardo Cazalla
Anders Bach
Boushra Bathish
Sharadha Dayalan Naidu
Gina M. DeNicola
Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova
Raquel Fernández-Ginés
Anna Grochot-Przeczek
John D. Hayes
Thomas W. Kensler
Rafael León
Karen T. Liby
Manuela G. López
Gina Manda
Akshatha Kalavathi Shivakumar
Henriikka Hakomäki
Jessica A. Moerland
Hozumi Motohashi
Ana I. Rojo
Gerasimos P. Sykiotis
Keiko Taguchi
Ángela M. Valverde
Masayuki Yamamoto
Anna-Liisa Levonen
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description Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a redox-activated transcription factor regulating cellular defense against oxidative stress, thereby playing a pivotal role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. Its dysregulation is implicated in the progression of a wide array of human diseases, making NRF2 a compelling target for therapeutic interventions. However, challenges persist in drug discovery and safe targeting of NRF2, as unresolved questions remain especially regarding its context-specific role in diseases and off-target effects. This comprehensive review discusses the dualistic role of NRF2 in disease pathophysiology, covering its protective and/or destructive roles in autoimmune, respiratory, cardiovascular, and metabolic diseases, as well as diseases of the digestive system and cancer. Additionally, we also review the development of drugs that either activate or inhibit NRF2, discuss main barriers in translating NRF2-based therapies from bench to bedside, and consider the ways to monitor NRF2 activation in vivo.
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spelling doaj-art-0920701655c94a28a7ea437f5c8b29aa2025-08-20T03:00:07ZengElsevierRedox Biology2213-23172025-04-018110356910.1016/j.redox.2025.103569Health position paper and redox perspectives – Bench to bedside transition for pharmacological regulation of NRF2 in noncommunicable diseasesAntonio Cuadrado0Eduardo Cazalla1Anders Bach2Boushra Bathish3Sharadha Dayalan Naidu4Gina M. DeNicola5Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova6Raquel Fernández-Ginés7Anna Grochot-Przeczek8John D. Hayes9Thomas W. Kensler10Rafael León11Karen T. Liby12Manuela G. López13Gina Manda14Akshatha Kalavathi Shivakumar15Henriikka Hakomäki16Jessica A. Moerland17Hozumi Motohashi18Ana I. Rojo19Gerasimos P. Sykiotis20Keiko Taguchi21Ángela M. Valverde22Masayuki Yamamoto23Anna-Liisa Levonen24Department of Biochemistry, Medical College, Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Sols-Morreale (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Paz (IdiPaz), Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain; Corresponding author. Department of Biochemistry, Medical College, Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain.Department of Biochemistry, Medical College, Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Sols-Morreale (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Paz (IdiPaz), Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, SpainDepartment of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100, Copenhagen, DenmarkJacqui Wood Cancer Centre, Division of Cancer Research, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 9SY, Scotland, UKJacqui Wood Cancer Centre, Division of Cancer Research, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 9SY, Scotland, UKDepartment of Metabolism and Physiology, H. Lee. Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, 33612, USAJacqui Wood Cancer Centre, Division of Cancer Research, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 9SY, Scotland, UKDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical College, Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Sols-Morreale (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Paz (IdiPaz), Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, SpainDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, PolandJacqui Wood Cancer Centre, Division of Cancer Research, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 9SY, Scotland, UKTranslational Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, 98109, USAInstituto de Química Médica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IQM-CSIC), 28007, Madrid, SpainIndiana University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, W. Walnut Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USADepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitario (IIS-IP), Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Teófilo Hernando, Madrid, SpainRadiobiology Laboratory, Victor Babes National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest, RomaniaA.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, FinlandA.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, FinlandIndiana University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, W. Walnut Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USADepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical College, Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Sols-Morreale (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Paz (IdiPaz), Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, SpainIDAC, Tohoku University, Sendai, JapanLaboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, JapanInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas ''Sols-Morreale'' UAM-CSIC, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Paz (IdiPaz), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), ISCIII, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, JapanA.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Corresponding author. A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, Neulaniementie 2, P.O. Box 1627, 70211, Kuopio, Finland.Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a redox-activated transcription factor regulating cellular defense against oxidative stress, thereby playing a pivotal role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. Its dysregulation is implicated in the progression of a wide array of human diseases, making NRF2 a compelling target for therapeutic interventions. However, challenges persist in drug discovery and safe targeting of NRF2, as unresolved questions remain especially regarding its context-specific role in diseases and off-target effects. This comprehensive review discusses the dualistic role of NRF2 in disease pathophysiology, covering its protective and/or destructive roles in autoimmune, respiratory, cardiovascular, and metabolic diseases, as well as diseases of the digestive system and cancer. Additionally, we also review the development of drugs that either activate or inhibit NRF2, discuss main barriers in translating NRF2-based therapies from bench to bedside, and consider the ways to monitor NRF2 activation in vivo.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231725000825KEAP1NRF2 diseasomeGSK-3β-TrCPDrug repurposing
spellingShingle Antonio Cuadrado
Eduardo Cazalla
Anders Bach
Boushra Bathish
Sharadha Dayalan Naidu
Gina M. DeNicola
Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova
Raquel Fernández-Ginés
Anna Grochot-Przeczek
John D. Hayes
Thomas W. Kensler
Rafael León
Karen T. Liby
Manuela G. López
Gina Manda
Akshatha Kalavathi Shivakumar
Henriikka Hakomäki
Jessica A. Moerland
Hozumi Motohashi
Ana I. Rojo
Gerasimos P. Sykiotis
Keiko Taguchi
Ángela M. Valverde
Masayuki Yamamoto
Anna-Liisa Levonen
Health position paper and redox perspectives – Bench to bedside transition for pharmacological regulation of NRF2 in noncommunicable diseases
Redox Biology
KEAP1
NRF2 diseasome
GSK-3
β-TrCP
Drug repurposing
title Health position paper and redox perspectives – Bench to bedside transition for pharmacological regulation of NRF2 in noncommunicable diseases
title_full Health position paper and redox perspectives – Bench to bedside transition for pharmacological regulation of NRF2 in noncommunicable diseases
title_fullStr Health position paper and redox perspectives – Bench to bedside transition for pharmacological regulation of NRF2 in noncommunicable diseases
title_full_unstemmed Health position paper and redox perspectives – Bench to bedside transition for pharmacological regulation of NRF2 in noncommunicable diseases
title_short Health position paper and redox perspectives – Bench to bedside transition for pharmacological regulation of NRF2 in noncommunicable diseases
title_sort health position paper and redox perspectives bench to bedside transition for pharmacological regulation of nrf2 in noncommunicable diseases
topic KEAP1
NRF2 diseasome
GSK-3
β-TrCP
Drug repurposing
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231725000825
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