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Overview

Colin J. Henderson is affiliated with the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pharmacology, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Physiology.

The scientist's work addresses a variety of topics including Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Computational Drug Discovery Methods, Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms, Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress, Arsenic contamination and mitigation, Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, and Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research.

Recent publications by Colin J. Henderson highlight their involvement in research concerning oxidative stress, drug metabolism, and disease modeling.

  • Glutathione-S-transferase P promotes glycolysis in asthma in association with oxidation of pyruvate kinase M2 (2021, Redox Biology)
  • Application of the in vivo oxidative stress reporter Hmox1 as mechanistic biomarker of arsenic toxicity (2020, Environmental Pollution)
  • Acceleration of infectious disease drug discovery and development using a humanized model of drug metabolism (2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Quantifying ERK activity in response to inhibition of the BRAFV600E-MEK-ERK cascade using mathematical modelling (2021, British Journal of Cancer)
  • Effects of 2-MCPD on oxidative stress in different organs of male mice (2020, Food and Chemical Toxicology)

Colin J. Henderson has collaborated frequently with several co-authors throughout their career. Notable collaborators include C. Roland Wolf, Francisco Iñesta-Vaquera, Yury Kapelyukh, Aileen McLaren, and Tadashi Honda.

Publishing frequently in various venues, their most common platforms include:

  • F1000Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Redox Biology
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Regulation of JNK signaling by GSTp

    Victor Adler;Zhimin Yin;Serge Y. Fuchs;Miriam Benezra

  • The Cap ‘n’ Collar Basic Leucine Zipper Transcription Factor Nrf2 (NF-E2 p45-related Factor 2) Controls Both Constitutive and Inducible Expression of Intestinal Detoxification and Glutathione Biosynthetic Enzymes

    Michael McMahon;Ken Itoh;Masayuki Yamamoto;Simon A. Chanas

  • Loss of the Nrf2 transcription factor causes a marked reduction in constitutive and inducible expression of the glutathione S-transferase Gsta1, Gsta2, Gstm1, Gstm2, Gstm3 and Gstm4 genes in the livers of male and female mice.

    Simon A Chanas;Qing Jiang;Michael McMahon;Gail K McWalter

  • Feedback control of AHR signalling regulates intestinal immunity.

    Chris Schiering;Emma Wincent;Amina Metidji;Andrea Iseppon

  • Uptake and effects of orally ingested polystyrene microplastic particles in vitro and in vivo

    Valerie Stock;Linda Böhmert;Elisa Lisicki;Rafael Block

  • Increased skin tumorigenesis in mice lacking pi class glutathione S-transferases

    C J Henderson;A G Smith;J Ure;K Brown

  • The Nrf2 transcription factor contributes both to the basal expression of glutathione S-transferases in mouse liver and to their induction by the chemopreventive synthetic antioxidants, butylated hydroxyanisole and ethoxyquin.

    J. D. Hayes;S. A. Chanas;C.J. Henderson;M. McMahon

  • Identification of retinoic acid as an inhibitor of transcription factor Nrf2 through activation of retinoic acid receptor alpha

    Xiu Jun Wang;John D. Hayes;Colin J. Henderson;C. Roland Wolf

  • Relative expression of cytochrome P450 isoenzymes in human liver and association with the metabolism of drugs and xenobiotics.

    L M Forrester;C J Henderson;M J Glancey;D J Back

  • Transcription factor Nrf2 is essential for induction of NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1, glutathione S-transferases, and glutamate cysteine ligase by broccoli seeds and isothiocyanates.

    Gail K. McWalter;Larry G. Higgins;Lesley I. McLellan;Colin J. Henderson

  • Inactivation of the hepatic cytochrome P450 system by conditional deletion of hepatic cytochrome P450 reductase.

    Colin J. Henderson;Diana M.E. Otto;Dianne Carrie;Mark A. Magnuson

  • Cyp2c70 is responsible for the species difference in bile acid metabolism between mice and humans

    Shogo Takahashi;Tatsuki Fukami;Yusuke Masuo;Chad N. Brocker

  • Increased resistance to acetaminophen hepatotoxicity in mice lacking glutathione S-transferase Pi

    Colin J. Henderson;C. Roland Wolf;Neil Kitteringham;Helen Powell

  • Identification of P450 enzymes involved in metabolism of verapamil in humans.

    H K Kroemer;J C Gautier;P Beaune;C Henderson

  • Pharmacologic or genetic manipulation of glutathione S-transferase P1-1 (GSTpi) influences cell proliferation pathways

    J E Ruscoe;L A Rosario;T Wang;L Gate

  • Identification of Novel Roles of the Cytochrome P450 System in Early Embryogenesis: Effects on Vasculogenesis and Retinoic Acid Homeostasis

    Diana M. E. Otto;Diana M. E. Otto;Colin J. Henderson;Dianne Carrie;Megan Davey

  • High variability of nitrosamine metabolism among individuals: Role of cytochromes P450 2A6 and 2E1 in the dealkylation of N-nitrosodimethylamine and N-nitrosodiethylamine in mice and humans

    Anne-Marie Camus;Olivier Geneste;Paavo Honkakoski;Jean-Claude Béréziat

  • Human constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) and pregnane X receptor (PXR) support the hypertrophic but not the hyperplastic response to the murine nongenotoxic hepatocarcinogens phenobarbital and chlordane in vivo.

    Jillian Ross;Simon M. Plummer;Anja Rode;Nico Scheer

  • Increased constitutive c-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling in mice lacking glutathione S-transferase Pi.

    Robert Elsby;Neil R. Kitteringham;Christopher E. Goldring;Cerys A. Lovatt

  • Role of Hepatic Cytochrome P450s in the Pharmacokinetics and Toxicity of Cyclophosphamide: Studies with the Hepatic Cytochrome P450 Reductase Null Mouse

    Georgia J. Pass;Dianne Carrie;Michael Boylan;Sally Lorimore

Frequent Co-Authors

C. Roland Wolf
C. Roland Wolf University of Dundee
David H. Phillips
David H. Phillips King's College London
Volker M. Arlt
Volker M. Arlt King's College London
Marie Stiborová
Marie Stiborová Charles University
John D. Hayes
John D. Hayes University of Dundee
Eva Frei
Eva Frei Charles University
Michael Schwarz
Michael Schwarz Helmholtz Center for Information Security
Michael Schwarz
Michael Schwarz University of Tübingen
Masayuki Yamamoto
Masayuki Yamamoto Tohoku University
Heinz H. Schmeiser
Heinz H. Schmeiser German Cancer Research Center

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