Component
U0126 MEK-pathway inhibitor
U0126 MEK-pathway inhibitor. Species, exposure and limitations are retained in each linked claim.
1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
How nutrients influence it
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Other things that act on it
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How nutrients reach it in more than one step
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What it does
Every recorded relationship this component is part of, grouped by its role. Plain wording comes first; the technical statement follows.
Where it participates (unsigned role)
LY294002 blocked zeaxanthin-associated survival protection; U0126 did not show the same effect.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_span
- {"source_cache": "artifacts/zeaxanthin-research/24810054.fulltext.txt", "locator": "Primary full-text span; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "0f185c805dd5d825445cb40e547b794fbc595388aff6e2d29ac81c2eab8b8348", "start_char": 5813, "end_char": 15716, "text_sha256": "89e6abf1967c10b359cb62d935d5b839cf53acf42576d9db3d463bff9f474e38"}
- experimental_model
- Cell challenge with siRNA and pathway inhibitors
- exposure
- Zeaxanthin commonly 10 micromolar for 24 h; 300 micromolar t-BHP challenge for 6 h; study-specific inhibitors
- limitations
- Pharmacological cell exposures are not dietary concentrations. PI3K/Akt inhibitor evidence is not direct zeaxanthin binding to a kinase. Liposome GSTP1 protection and this cellular GSH-dependent response are different mechanisms.
- nutrient_topic
- Zeaxanthin research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Dietary (3R,3-prime-R)-zeaxanthin
- organism
- Human ARPE-19 cell line
- plain_language
- Activating a pathway and needing it for protection are different tests.
- primary_references
- [zeaxanthin-p24810054] Zeaxanthin induces Nrf2-mediated phase II enzymes in protection of cell death. (2014). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24810054/ DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2014.190
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Retinal pigment epithelial model
Zeaxanthin: metabolism, signaling and nutrient connections (2026-09-17) · lines 470–481
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Cell challenge with siRNA and pathway inhibitors · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### zeaxanthin-pi3k-block LY294002 blocked zeaxanthin-associated survival protection; U0126 did not show the same effect. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Zeaxanthin research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Activating a pathway and needing it for protection are different tests. organism: Human ARPE-19 cell line tissue_or_cell_type: Retinal pigment epithelial model experimental_model: Cell challenge with siRNA and pathway inhibitors limitations: Pharmacological cell exposures are not dietary concentrations. PI3K/Akt inhibitor evidence is not direct zeaxanthin binding to a kinase. Liposome GSTP1 protection and this cellular GSH-dependent response are different mechanisms. exposure: Zeaxanthin commonly 10 micromolar for 24 h; 300 micromolar t-BHP challenge for 6 h; study-specific inhibitors evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/zeaxanthin-research/24810054.fulltext.txt", "locator": "Primary full-text span; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "0f185c805dd5d825445cb40e547b794fbc595388aff6e2d29ac81c2eab8b8348", "start_char": 5813, "end_char": 15716, "text_sha256": "89e6abf1967c10b359cb62d935d5b839cf53acf42576d9db3d463bff9f474e38"} [zeaxanthin-p24810054] Zeaxanthin induces Nrf2-mediated phase II enzymes in protection of cell death. (2014). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24810054/ DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2014.190
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The events it takes part in
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Situations it appears in
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