Liver-specific knockdown of IGF-1 decreases vascular oxidative stress resistance by impairing the Nrf2-dependent antioxidant response: a novel model of vascular …

LC Bailey-Downs, M Mitschelen… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Recent studies demonstrate that age-related dysfunction of NF-E2–related factor-2 (Nrf2)–
driven pathways impairs cellular redox homeostasis, exacerbating age-related cellular …

Vascular oxidative stress in aging: a homeostatic failure due to dysregulation of NRF2-mediated antioxidant response

Z Ungvari, L Bailey-Downs… - American Journal …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
There is strong evidence showing that aging is associated with vascular oxidative stress,
which has been causally linked to the development of cardiovascular diseases. NF-E2 …

The emerging role of IGF-1 deficiency in cardiovascular aging: recent advances

Z Ungvari, A Csiszar - Journals of Gerontology Series A …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
This review focuses on cardiovascular protective effects of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1,
provides a landscape of molecular mechanisms involved in cardiovascular alterations in …

Nrf2 dysfunction and impaired cellular resilience to oxidative stressors in the aged vasculature: from increased cellular senescence to the pathogenesis of age-related …

Z Ungvari, S Tarantini, Á Nyúl-Tóth, T Kiss… - Geroscience, 2019 - Springer
Aging is associated with increased oxidative stress in vascular endothelial and smooth
muscle cells, which contribute to the development of a wide range of diseases affecting the …

Disruption of Nrf2 signaling impairs angiogenic capacity of endothelial cells: implications for microvascular aging

MN Valcarcel-Ares, T Gautam… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The redox-sensitive transcription factor NF-E2–related factor 2 (Nrf2) plays a key role in
preserving a healthy endothelial phenotype and maintaining the functional integrity of the …

Age-Associated Vascular Oxidative Stress, Nrf2 Dysfunction, and NF-κB Activation in the Nonhuman Primate Macaca mulatta

Z Ungvari, L Bailey-Downs, T Gautam… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Aging promotes oxidative stress in vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells, which
contribute to the development of cardiovascular diseases. NF-E2–related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a …

Induction of HO-1 and redox signaling in endothelial cells by advanced glycation end products: a role for Nrf2 in vascular protection in diabetes

M He, RCM Siow, D Sugden, L Gao, X Cheng… - Nutrition, Metabolism …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Hyperglycemia and diabetes are associated with increased
formation of advanced glycation end products and enhanced oxidative stress, leading to the …

Nrf2 in early vascular ageing: Calcification, senescence and therapy

S Arefin, S Buchanan, S Hobson, J Steinmetz… - Clinica Chimica …, 2020 - Elsevier
Under normal physiological conditions, free radical generation and antioxidant defences are
balanced, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) usually act as secondary messengers in a …

Oxidative stress and vascular inflammation in aging

M El Assar, J Angulo, L Rodríguez-Mañas - Free Radical Biology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Vascular aging, a determinant factor for cardiovascular disease and health status in the
elderly, is now viewed as a modifiable risk factor. Impaired endothelial vasodilation is a early …

[HTML][HTML] Short-term pharmacological activation of Nrf2 ameliorates vascular dysfunction in aged rats and in pathological human vasculature. A potential target for …

J Angulo, M El Assar, A Sevilleja-Ortiz… - Redox Biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress contributes to endothelial dysfunction, a key step in cardiovascular disease
development. Ageing-related vascular dysfunction involves defective antioxidant response …