TBHQ

TBHQ (tert-Butylhydroquinone) is a widely used Nrf2 activator, protects against Doxorubicin (DOX)-induced cardiotoxicity through activation of Nrf2[1]. TBHQ (tert-Butylhydroquinone) is also an ERK activator; rescues Dehydrocorydaline (DHC)-induced cell proliferation inhibitionin melanoma[2].

[1]Lin-Feng Wang, et al. Tert-butylhydroquinone ameliorates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by activating Nrf2 and inducing the expression of its target genes. Am J Transl Res. 2015; 7(10): 1724–1735.|[2]Hu H, et al. Dehydrocorydaline inhibits cell proliferation, migration and invasion via suppressing MEK1/2-ERK1/2 cascade in melanoma.Onco Targets Ther. 2019 Jul 2;12:5163-5175.|[3]XIAOJING SHI, et al. Tert-butylhydroquinone attenuates the ethanol-induced apoptosis of and activates the Nrf2 antioxidant defense pathway in H9c2 cardiomyocytes.Int J Mol Med. 2016 Jul; 38(1): 123–130.|[4]Sukumari-Ramesh S, et al. Post-Injury Administration of Tert-butylhydroquinone Attenuates Acute Neurological Injury AfterIntracerebral Hemorrhage in Mice.J Mol Neurosci. 2016 Apr;58(4):525-31.