Canonical NF-κB signaling is constitutively activated in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) stem cells and is required for maintenance of the self-renewal of leukemia stem cells (LSCs). However, any potential role for NF-κB non-canonical signaling in AML has been largely overlooked. Here, we report that stabilization of NF-κB-inducing kinase (NIK) suppresses AML. Mechanistically, stabilization of NIK...

Objectives: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of renal tubular epithelial cells (RTECs) is a pathogenic factor for interstitial fibrosis (RIF). Interleukin-33 (IL-33) related to the occurrence and development RIF, but underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, we investigated whether IL-33 mediates EMT RTECs by activating NF-κB/Twist1 signalling pathway. Methods: In vivo, RIF animal mode...

The present study was designed to investigate the function of death-associated protein kinase 1 (DAPK1) in infantile pneumonia and explore potential mechanism actions. Male C57BL/6 mice were injected with 2 mg/kg LPS for model pneumonia. A549 cells treated 100 ng/ml vitro Dapk1 mRNA expressions 6, 12 or 24 h after induction mice. gene increased inflammation through activation p38MAPK-mediated N...

We have previously reported the generation of Rassf6 knockout mice using CRISPR/Cas technology. Furthermore, we that RASSF6 is implicated in regulation canonical nuclear factor (NF)-κB signaling pathway and 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene induced skin inflammation more remarkably than wild-type mice. In this study, investigated role tumorigenesis a two-stage carcinogenesis model initially develo...

BACKGROUND Accumulating evidence implicates the transcription factor NF-κB as a positive mediator of tumor metastasis, but the molecular mechanism(s) involved in this process remains largely unknown. In this study, we investigated the role of NF-κB signaling pathway in the regulation of CXC chemokine receptor-4 (CXCR4) in neuroblastoma metastasis. MATERIAL AND METHODS NF-κB, CXCR4 mRNA and pr...

Hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) is implicated in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma, which has been found to be associated with Notch and NF-κB signaling. This study aimed to investigate the crosstalk between Notch and NF-κB pathways in HBx-related hepatocellular carcinoma. An HBx-transformed non-tumor hepatic cell line L02 (L02/HBx) was previously established. Immunofluorescence as...

Schistosomiasis japonica is a serious tropical parasitic disease in humans, which causes inflammation and fibrosis of the liver. Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are known to play an important role in schistosome-induced fibrosis, but their role in schistosome-induced inflammation is still largely unknown. Here, we use a murine model of schistosomiasis japonica to investigate the role that nuclear...

The NF-κB signaling pathway plays an important role in cell survival, immunity, inflammation, carcinogenesis, and organogenesis. Activation of NF-κB is regulated by several posttranslational modifications including phosphorylation, neddylation and ubiquitination. The NF-κB signaling pathway is activated by two distinct signaling mechanisms and is strictly modulated by the ubiquitin-proteasome s...