Figure 4.
Blockade of nuclear factor (NF)-κB activation by the proteasome inhibition. Inhibition of proteasome prevents the degradation of the natural inhibitor of NF-κB (i.e., IκB) along with nuclear translocation of p50/p65 and transcription of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Adapted from Verbrugge, [69]. TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α.