NF-kappa B

"NF-kappa B" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Ubiquitous, inducible, nuclear transcriptional activator that binds to enhancer elements in many different cell types and is activated by pathogenic stimuli. The NF-kappa B complex is a heterodimer composed of two DNA-binding subunits: NF-kappa B1 and relA.

Descriptor ID	D016328
MeSH Number(s)	D12.776.260.600 D12.776.660.600 D12.776.930.600
Concept/Terms	NF-kappa B NF-kappa B kappa B Enhancer Binding Protein NF-kappaB NF kappaB Transcription Factor NF-kB Factor NF-kB, Transcription NF-kB, Transcription Factor Transcription Factor NF kB NF-kB NF kB Immunoglobulin Enhancer-Binding Protein Enhancer-Binding Protein, Immunoglobulin Immunoglobulin Enhancer Binding Protein Nuclear Factor kappa B Ig-EBP-1 Ig-EBP-1 Ig EBP 1

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Proteins [D12.776]
DNA-Binding Proteins [D12.776.260]
NF-kappa B [D12.776.260.600]
Nuclear Proteins [D12.776.660]
NF-kappa B [D12.776.660.600]
Transcription Factors [D12.776.930]
NF-kappa B [D12.776.930.600]

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Bar chart showing 372 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 25 publications in 2004

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	2	3	5
1996	2	2	4
1997	1	4	5
1998	5	2	7
1999	4	5	9
2000	3	6	9
2001	4	9	13
2002	9	14	23
2003	7	11	18
2004	9	16	25
2005	7	11	18
2006	2	8	10
2007	10	13	23
2008	9	11	20
2009	9	12	21
2010	8	9	17
2011	9	10	19
2012	2	9	11
2013	1	19	20
2014	6	10	16
2015	6	14	20
2016	3	7	10
2017	4	7	11
2018	0	12	12
2019	3	4	7
2020	1	2	3
2021	0	5	5
2022	1	1	2
2023	0	2	2
2024	1	3	4
2025	1	2	3

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Gorasiya S, Mushi J, Yoganathan S, Barasa L, Pekson R, Ashby CR, Reznik SE. N,N-Diethylacetamide and N,N-Dipropylacetamide inhibit the NF-kB pathway in in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo models of inflammation-induced preterm birth. Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 14; 15(1):29861.

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Sang-Ngern M, Fukuchi A, Kondratyuk TP, Park EJ, Simmons CJ, Wall MM, Lorch SE, Pezzuto JM, Chang LC. Biologically active withanolides from Physalis peruviana. Pharm Biol. 2025 Dec; 63(1):334-343.

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Go MY, Kim J, Jeon CY, Kim M, Shin DW. Pinitol Improves Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Cellular Damage in Human Dermal Microvascular Endothelial Cells. Molecules. 2025 Mar 28; 30(7).

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Perego M, Yeon M, Agarwal E, Milcarek AT, Bertolini I, Camisaschi C, Ghosh JC, Tang HY, Grandvaux N, Ruscetti M, Kossenkov AV, Preston-Alp S, Tempera I, Auslander N, Altieri DC. Parkin activates innate immunity and promotes antitumor immune responses. J Clin Invest. 2024 Aug 30; 134(22).

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Qiu Z, Xiang L, Han Y, Zhang B, Qiao X, Zheng Z, Xiao H. Structure-anti-inflammatory activity relationship of garlic fructans in mice with dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis: Impact of chain length. Carbohydr Polym. 2024 Dec 15; 346:122582.

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Stepien TA, Singletary LA, Guerra FE, Karlinsey JE, Libby SJ, Jaslow SL, Gaggioli MR, Gibbs KD, Ko DC, Brehm MA, Greiner DL, Shultz LD, Fang FC. Nuclear factor kappa B-dependent persistence of Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi in human macrophages. mBio. 2024 Apr 10; 15(4):e0045424.

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Nickenig M, Mangan MSJ, Lee HE, Symeonidis K, Henne A, Kaiser R, Gei?mar E, Garritsen H, Abdullah Z, Hiller K, Latz E, Lauterbach MA. Cutting Edge: STING Induces ACLY Activation and Metabolic Adaptations in Human Macrophages through TBK1. J Immunol. 2024 01 01; 212(1):7-11.

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Humphries F, Shmuel-Galia L, Jiang Z, Zhou JY, Barasa L, Mondal S, Wilson R, Sultana N, Shaffer SA, Ng SL, Pesiridis GS, Thompson PR, Fitzgerald KA. Targeting STING oligomerization with small-molecule inhibitors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 08 15; 120(33):e2305420120.

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Liu F, O'Donnell TJ, Park EJ, Kovacs S, Nakamura K, Dave A, Luo Y, Sun R, Wall M, Wongwiwatthananukit S, Silva DK, Williams PG, Pezzuto JM, Chang LC. Anti-inflammatory Quinoline Alkaloids from the Roots of Waltheria indica. J Nat Prod. 2023 02 24; 86(2):276-289.

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Thevkar-Nagesh P, Habault J, Voisin M, Ruff SE, Ha S, Ruoff R, Chen X, Rawal S, Zahr T, Szabo G, Rogatsky I, Fisher EA, Garabedian MJ. Transcriptional regulation of Acsl1 by CHREBP and NF-kappa B in macrophages during hyperglycemia and inflammation. PLoS One. 2022; 17(9):e0272986.

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