PIR and colorectal cancer: Interestingly, pirin has recently been shown to contribute to anti-apoptotic effects in colorectal cancer (Licciulli et al., 2010; Licciulli et al., 2011; Miyazaki et al., 2010; Wang et al., 2014; Lisabeth et al., 2019; Zhang et al., 2022; Penas et al., 2023; Ma et al., 2024).