Brusatol has been used to study the protective role of Nrf2 (nuclear factor, erythroid 2 like 2 ) in intestinal ischemia/reperfusion induced injury.
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Brusatol promotes Nrf2 (nuclear factor, erythroid 2 like 2 ) ubiquitination and degradation. Brusatol upregulates the expression of multiple ribosomal components and controls macromolecular complex function.
Brusatol (Brutasol) is a plant-derived natural quassinoid that exhibits broad cytotoxicity in cancer cultures (IC50 ﹤1 µM against 457 cancer cell lines) by inhibiting de novo synthesis of cellular proteins (Effective conc. ﹤50 nM in A549 cells), including NRF2.