title: Roles of NF-kappaB in health and disease: mechanisms and therapeutic potential.
abstract: The NF-kappaB (nuclear factor kappaB) family of transcription factors are involved in a myriad of activities, including the regulation of immune responses, maturation of immune cells, development of secondary lymphoid organs and osteoclastogenesis. Fine tuning by positive and negative regulators keeps the NF-kappaB signalling pathway in check. Microbial products and genetic alterations in NF-kappaB and other signalling pathway components can lead to deregulation of NF-kappaB signalling in several human diseases, including cancers and chronic inflammatory disorders. NF-kappaB-pathway-specific therapies are being actively investigated, and these hold promises as interventions of NF-kappaB-related ailments.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of NF-kappaB Signaling, Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (A*STAR), 61, Proteos, 138673 Singapore.
authors.forename: Ee Tsin
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tergaonkar
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D016328:NF-kappa B