Title : Escin activates AKT-Nrf2 signaling to protect retinal pigment epithelium cells from oxidative stress.

Pub. Date : 2015 Dec 25

PMID : 26505797






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1 Further studies showed that escin-induced Nrf2 activation in RPE cells required AKT signaling. Escin AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 Homo sapiens
2 AKT inhibitors (LY294002 and perifosine) blocked escin-induced AKT activation, and dramatically inhibited Nrf2 phosphorylation, its cytosol accumulation and nuclear translocation in RPE cells. Escin AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 Homo sapiens
3 AKT inhibitors (LY294002 and perifosine) blocked escin-induced AKT activation, and dramatically inhibited Nrf2 phosphorylation, its cytosol accumulation and nuclear translocation in RPE cells. Escin AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 Homo sapiens
4 Together, these results demonstrate that escin protects RPE cells from oxidative stress possibly through activating AKT-Nrf2 signaling. Escin AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 Homo sapiens