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ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Potential Benefits of Nrf2/Keap1 Targeting in Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation.

Alberto Jarrin Lopez, Hien Lau, Shiri Li, Hirohito Ichii

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Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. GHRH in diabetes and metabolism.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025
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  5. GHRH agonist MR-409 protects β-cells from streptozotocin-induced diabetes.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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  9. Keap1/Nrf2 Signaling Pathway.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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  10. Antioxidant Therapy in Pancreatitis.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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  11. Nrf2: The Master and Captain of Beta Cell Fate.Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM · 2021
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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alberto Jarrin LopezDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA 92868, USA.
Hien LauDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA 92868, USA.
Shiri LiDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA 92868, USA.
Hirohito IchiiDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA 92868, USA.
University of California, Irvine · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Permanent pancreatic islet cell destruction occurs in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) through the infiltration of inflammatory cells and cytokines. Loss of β-cell integrity secondary to oxidation leads to an inability to appropriately synthesize and secrete insulin. Allogenic islet cell transplantation (ICT) has risen as a therapeutic option to mitigate problematic hypoglycemia. Nevertheless, during the process of transplantation, islet cells are exposed to oxidatively caustic conditions that severely decrease the islet cell yield. Islet cells are at a baseline disadvantage to sustain themselves during times of metabolic stress as they lack a robust anti-oxidant defense system, glycogen stores, and vascularity. The Nrf2/Keap1 system is a master regulator of antioxidant genes that has garnered attention as pharmacologic activators have shown a protective response and a low side effect profile. Herein, we present the most recently studied Nrf2/Keap1 activators in pancreas for application in ICT: Dh404, dimethyl fumarate (DMF), and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Furthermore, we discuss that Nrf2/Keap1 is a potential target to ameliorate oxidative stress at every step of the Edmonton Protocol.

Indexed as

antioxidantdiabetesNrf2/Keap1pancreatic islettransplantation

Identifiers

PMID32316115
PMCPMC7222398
OpenAlexW3017281463

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