Sodium butyrate activates NRF2 to ameliorate diabetic nephropathy possibly via inhibition of HDAC

W Dong, Y Jia, X Liu, H Zhang, T Li, W Huang… - J …, 2017 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Oxidative stress contributes to the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Nuclear
factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) plays a key role in cellular defense against …

The Nrf2 pathway in the progression of renal disease

C Zoja, A Benigni, G Remuzzi - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Nrf2/Keap1 system regulates the transcription of antioxidant and cytoprotective
genes through direct Nrf2 binding to responsive elements in the promoter region of target …

Genetic and pharmacologic targeting of glycogen synthase kinase 3β reinforces the Nrf2 antioxidant defense against podocytopathy

S Zhou, P Wang, Y Qiao, Y Ge, Y Wang… - Journal of the …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Evidence suggests that the glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3)–dictated nuclear exclusion
and degradation of Nrf2 is pivotal in switching off the self-protective antioxidant stress …

Nrf2 deficiency promotes the progression from acute tubular damage to chronic renal fibrosis following unilateral ureteral obstruction

W Kong, J Fu, N Liu, C Jiao, G Guo… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a central mediator of cellular
responses to oxidative stress. We hypothesized that Nrf2 modulates progression from acute …

Nrf2 plays a protective role against intravascular hemolysis-mediated acute kidney injury

A Rubio-Navarro, C Vázquez-Carballo… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Massive intravascular hemolysis is associated with acute kidney injury (AKI). Nuclear factor
erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) plays a central role in the defense against oxidative stress …

Understanding the role of the cytoprotective transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2—lessons from evolution, the animal kingdom and rare …

P Stenvinkel, CJ Meyer, GA Block… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The cytoprotective transcriptor factor nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 (NRF2) is
part of a complex regulatory network that responds to environmental cues. To better …

Eat your broccoli: Oxidative stress, NRF2, and sulforaphane in chronic kidney disease

SE Liebman, TH Le - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The mainstay of therapy for chronic kidney disease is control of blood pressure and
proteinuria through the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-Is) or …

Nrf2 ameliorates diabetic nephropathy progression by transcriptional repression of TGFβ1 through interactions with c-Jun and SP1

P Gao, L Li, L Ji, Y Wei, H Li, G Shang, Z Zhao… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2014 - Elsevier
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the major complications in diabetes patients. Reactive
oxygen species (ROS) play key roles in DN progression. As a primary transcription factor …

The antioxidant transcription factor Nrf2 in cardiac ischemia–reperfusion injury

A Mata, S Cadenas - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a transcription factor that controls cellular
defense responses against toxic and oxidative stress by modulating the expression of genes …

NRF2, a transcription factor for stress response and beyond

F He, X Ru, T Wen - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a transcription factor that regulates the
cellular defense against toxic and oxidative insults through the expression of genes involved …