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Title: Redox regulation by NRF2 in aging and disease.

Authors: Schmidlin, Cody J; Dodson, Matthew B; Madhavan, Lalitha; Zhang, Donna D

Published In Free Radic Biol Med, (2019 Apr)

Abstract: NRF2, a transcription factor that has been deemed the master regulator of cellular redox homeostasis, declines with age. NRF2 transcriptionally upregulates genes that combat oxidative stress; therefore, loss of NRF2 allows oxidative stress to go unmitigated and drive the aging phenotype. Oxidative stress is a common theme among the key features associated with the aging process, collectively referred to as the "Hallmarks of Aging", as it disrupts proteostasis, alters genomic stability, and leads to cell death. In this review, we outline the role that oxidative stress and the reduction of NRF2 play in each of the Hallmarks of Aging, including how they contribute to the onset of neurodegenerative disorders, cancer, and other age-related pathologies.

PubMed ID: 30654017 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: Aging/metabolism; Aging/pathology*; Animals; Humans; NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism*; Neurodegenerative Diseases/metabolism; Neurodegenerative Diseases/pathology*; Oxidation-Reduction; Oxidative Stress*; Signal Transduction

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