Kidney fibrosis: from mechanisms to therapeutic medicines

R Huang, P Fu, L Ma - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is estimated to affect 10–14% of global population. Kidney
fibrosis, characterized by excessive extracellular matrix deposition leading to scarring, is a …

Oxidative stress and NRF2/KEAP1/ARE pathway in diabetic kidney disease (DKD): new perspectives

DM Tanase, EM Gosav, MI Anton, M Floria… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most debilitating chronic diseases worldwide, with
increased prevalence and incidence. In addition to its macrovascular damage, through its …

Aging, melatonin, and the pro-and anti-inflammatory networks

R Hardeland - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Aging and various age-related diseases are associated with reductions in melatonin
secretion, proinflammatory changes in the immune system, a deteriorating circadian system …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive overview of Nrf2-related epigenetic regulations involved in ischemia-reperfusion injury

J Zhang, W Pan, Y Zhang, M Tan, Y Yin, Y Li… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ischemic disease is a class of diseases in which an organ is ischemic due to vascular
occlusion, a major contributor to death and disability worldwide. However, when the blood …

Antioxidants and HNE in redox homeostasis

W Łuczaj, A Gęgotek, E Skrzydlewska - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Under physiological conditions, cells are in a stable state known as redox homeostasis,
which is maintained by the balance between continuous ROS/RNS generation and several …

[HTML][HTML] Keap1/Nrf2/ARE signaling unfolds therapeutic targets for redox imbalanced-mediated diseases and diabetic nephropathy

TI Adelusi, L Du, M Hao, X Zhou, Q Xuan, C Apu… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hyperglycemia/oxidative stress has been implicated in the initiation and progression of
diabetic complications while the components of Keap1/Nrf2/ARE signaling are being …

Endoplasmic reticulum stress related factor IRE1α regulates TXNIP/NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis in diabetic nephropathy

R Ke, Y Wang, S Hong, L Xiao - Experimental Cell Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The nod-like receptor protein-3 (NLRP3)-mediated pyroptosis is involved in kidney
diseases. Thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP) directly interacts with NLRP3. This study …

A glimpse of the mechanisms related to renal fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy

LF Zeng, Y Xiao, L Sun - Renal Fibrosis: Mechanisms and Therapies, 2019 - Springer
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a common kidney disease in people with diabetes, which is
also a serious microvascular complication of diabetes and the main cause of end-stage …

NRF2 and diabetes: the good, the bad, and the complex

M Dodson, A Shakya, A Anandhan, J Chen… - Diabetes, 2022 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Despite decades of scientific effort, diabetes continues to represent an incredibly complex
and difficult disease to treat. This is due in large part to the multifactorial nature of disease …

The crosstalk between Sirt1 and Keap1/Nrf2/ARE anti-oxidative pathway forms a positive feedback loop to inhibit FN and TGF-β1 expressions in rat glomerular …

K Huang, X Gao, W Wei - Experimental cell research, 2017 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress aroused by advanced glycation-end products (AGEs) is a culprit in the
pathological progression of diabetic nephropathy. Both Sirt1 and the Keap1/Nrf2/ARE anti …