OBJECTIVE Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is a fumaric acid ester approved for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). In both the brain and periphery, DMF and its metabolite monomethyl fumarate (MMF) exert anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Our aim was to compare the effects of DMF and MMF on inflammatory and antioxidant pathways within astrocytes, a critical supporting...

KRAS mutation, one of the most common molecular alterations observed in adult carcinomas, was reported to activate the anti-oxidant program driven by the transcription factor NRF2 (Nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2). We previously observed that the antitumoral effect of Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is dependent of NRF2 pathway inhibition. We used in vitro methods to examine the effect of D...

INTRODUCTION Clinical course and treatment response may vary according to race/ethnicity in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Delayed-release dimethyl fumarate (DMF; also known as gastro-resistant DMF) demonstrated significant efficacy and a favorable benefit-risk profile in relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) patients in the 2-year phase III DEFINE/CONFIRM studies. METHODS In this post hoc analysi...

The roles of CYP1A1 and 1B1 in tobacco smoke carcinogen, e.g. benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), induced DNA binding and their inhibition by the dietary polyphenol 5,7-dimethoxyflavone (DMF), compared with 3',4'-dimethoxyflavone (3',4'-DMF) and resveratrol, were investigated in the human oral epithelial squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)-9 cells. A low concentration of BaP (1 microM) dramatically induced BaP-DNA...

BACKGROUND Airway wall remodelling is an important pathology of asthma. Growth factor induced airway smooth muscle cell (ASMC) proliferation is thought to be the major cause of airway wall thickening in asthma. Earlier we reported that Dimethylfumarate (DMF) inhibits platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB induced mitogen and stress activated kinase (MSK)-1 and CREB activity as well as IL-6 se...

1,3,5,7-Tetrakis(tetrazol-5-yl)-adamantane (H4L) was probed as a building block for the synthesis of tetrazolato/halido coordination polymers with open-network structures. MCl2 (M = Cu, Cd, Zn, Mn) was reacted with H4L in DMF at 70 °C to yield [Cu4Cl4L(DMF)5]·DMF, ; [Cd4Cl4L(DMF)7]·DMF, ; [Zn3Cl2L(DMF)4]·2DMF, and [Mn2L(DMF)2(MeOH)4]·DMF·2MeOH·2H2O, . and (Fddd) are nearly isostructural and hav...

We have prepared some 3d-4f cyanide-bridged Ln(DMF)4(H2O)3Fe(CN)6•H2O complexes (Ln = Ce, Sm, Nd, and Gd; DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide) by substituting isotopes to H-substituted H2O and DMF and O-substituted H2O (and normal Hand O-H2O or H-DMF). We examined their crystal structures exhibiting negative thermal expansion and compared in view of hydrogen bonds and lanthanide contraction. Magnetic p...

The mechanism of the antitumor action of N-methylformamide (NMF), an agent currently undergoing clinical trials, and its congener, N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), was examined in the DLD-1 Clone A human colon carcinoma cell line in vitro. The primary action of NMF and DMF on these cells is a depletion of cellular reduced glutathione levels which results in cytostasis. Evidence to support this hypo...

In a series of proof-of-concept experiments using in vitro and in vivo models of ischemic stroke, we provide evidence that dimethyl fumarate (DMF) strongly reduces neuronal cell death upon ischemic insult through pleiotropic anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective effects [1, 2]. DMF is a derivative of the fumaric acid, an intermediate product of the citric acid cycle. DMF is marketed as Tecfidera...

BACKGROUND Hazardous chemicals and their metabolites may accumulate in the body following repeated airborne exposures and skin contact. AIMS To estimate the contribution of skin absorption to total body burden of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) across a working week in two groups with similar levels of respiratory exposure but dissimilar skin contact. METHODS Twenty five workers in a synthetic ...