The Keap1–Nrf2 pathway: promising therapeutic target to counteract ROS-mediated damage in cancers and neurodegenerative diseases

P Deshmukh, S Unni, G Krishnappa… - Biophysical reviews, 2017 - Springer
The overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generates oxidative stress in cells.
Oxidative stress results in various pathophysiological conditions, especially cancers and …

Shaping the Nrf2-ARE-related pathways in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

L Fão, SI Mota, AC Rego - Ageing Research Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
A failure in redox homeostasis is a common hallmark of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and
Parkinson's Disease (PD), two age-dependent neurodegenerative disorders (NDD), causing …

Nrf2—a therapeutic target for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

DA Johnson, JA Johnson - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
The brain is very sensitive to changes in redox status; thus maintaining redox homeostasis
in the brain is critical for the prevention of accumulating oxidative damage. Aging is the …

Nrf2-mediated neuroprotection in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease: Critical role for the astrocyte

PC Chen, MR Vargas, AK Pani… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Oxidative stress has been implicated in the etiology of Parkinson's disease (PD) and in the 1-
methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) animal model of PD. It is known that …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative damage and the Nrf2-ARE pathway in neurodegenerative diseases

L Gan, JA Johnson - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis …, 2014 - Elsevier
Oxidative damage contributes to pathogenesis in many neurodegenerative diseases. As the
indicator and regulator of oxidative stress, the Nrf2-ARE pathway has been shown dynamic …

Nrf2-induced antioxidant protection: a promising target to counteract ROS-mediated damage in neurodegenerative disease?

HE de Vries, M Witte, D Hondius… - Free Radical Biology …, 2008 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative diseases share various pathological features, such as accumulation of
aberrant protein aggregates, microglial activation, and mitochondrial dysfunction. These …

The Nrf2/ARE pathway as a potential therapeutic target in neurodegenerative disease

MJ Calkins, DA Johnson, JA Townsend… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Nuclear factor E2–related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a transcription factor known to induce expression
of a variety of cytoprotective and detoxification genes. Several of the genes commonly …

Antioxidant and bioenergetic coupling between neurons and astrocytes

S Fernandez-Fernandez, A Almeida… - Biochemical …, 2012 - portlandpress.com
Oxidative and nitrosative stress underlie the pathogenesis of a broad range of human
diseases, in particular neurodegenerative disorders. Within the brain, neurons are the cells …

[HTML][HTML] Are astrocytes the predominant cell type for activation of Nrf2 in aging and neurodegeneration?

JR Liddell - Antioxidants, 2017 - mdpi.com
Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a transcription factor that regulates
hundreds of antioxidant genes, and is activated in response to oxidative stress. Given that …

Nrf2-mediated protection against 6-hydroxydopamine

RJ Jakel, JA Townsend, AD Kraft, JA Johnson - Brain research, 2007 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative movement disorder characterized by cell
loss in the substantia nigra resulting in striatal dopamine depletion. Although the cause of …