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Pretreatment with a synthetic triterpenoid before IR activates Nrf2, which regulates transcription of the antioxidant enzyme HO-1 and the DNA repair protein, p53 binding protein-1 (53BP1). Increased levels of HO-1 and 53BP1 protect colonic epithelial cells from IR-induced DNA damage and apoptosis.
