Abstract
Unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) is the major degradation product of the heme catabolism. UCB is a potent antioxidant molecule as well as an indirect pro-oxidant generator. Growing evidence suggests that its major cellular effects are mediated by inhibiting proliferation in cancer cell lines and eliciting cytotoxicity, particularly in neurons and glial cells. Here we describe studies showing that alteration of the redox status and generation of oxidative stress are likely early events responsible for UCB-induced cytotoxicity. We then elucidate some of the molecular pathways that govern these effects.
Keywords: Bilirubin, oxidative stress, cytotoxicity
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title: Redox State, Oxidative Stress, and Molecular Mechanisms of Protective and Toxic Effects of Bilirubin on Cells
Volume: 15 Issue: 25
Author(s): Gianluca Tell and Stefano Gustincich
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Keywords: Bilirubin, oxidative stress, cytotoxicity
Abstract: Unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) is the major degradation product of the heme catabolism. UCB is a potent antioxidant molecule as well as an indirect pro-oxidant generator. Growing evidence suggests that its major cellular effects are mediated by inhibiting proliferation in cancer cell lines and eliciting cytotoxicity, particularly in neurons and glial cells. Here we describe studies showing that alteration of the redox status and generation of oxidative stress are likely early events responsible for UCB-induced cytotoxicity. We then elucidate some of the molecular pathways that govern these effects.
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Tell Gianluca and Gustincich Stefano, Redox State, Oxidative Stress, and Molecular Mechanisms of Protective and Toxic Effects of Bilirubin on Cells, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2009; 15 (25) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161209789058174
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161209789058174 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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