Itaconate is an anti-inflammatory metabolite that activates Nrf2 via alkylation of KEAP1

Authors: Evanna L. Mills, Dylan G. Ryan, Hiran A. Prag, Dina Dikovskaya, Deepthi Menon, Zbigniew Zasłona, Mark P. Jedrychowski, Ana S.H. Costa, Maureen Higgins, Emily Hams, John Szpyt, Marah C. Runtsch, Martin King, Joanna F. McGouran, Román Fischer, Benedikt M. Kessler, Anne F. McGettrick, Mark Hughes, Richard G. Carroll, Lee M. Booty, Elena V. Knatko, Paul J. Meakin, Michael L.J. Ashford, Louise K. Modis, Gino Brunori, Daniel C. Sévin, Padraic G. Fallon, Stuart T. Caldwell, Edmund R.S. Kunji, Edward T. Chouchani, Christian Frezza, Albena T. Dinkova‐Kostova, Richard C. Hartley, Michael P. Murphy, Luke O'neill - Nature 2018 cited by 1,905