Nrf2-a Promising Therapeutic Target for Defensing Against Oxidative Stress in Stroke

Overview

Journal Mol Neurobiol

Specialties Molecular Biology
Neurology

Date 2016 Oct 4

PMID 27696223

Citations 108

Authors

Rongrong Zhang

Mengxue Xu

Yu Wang

Fei Xie

Gang Zhang

Xinyue Qin

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Abstract

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the world. Oxidative stress, which refers to an excessive generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), plays a key role in the pathological process of stroke. Excessive ROS production contributes to brain ischemia/reperfusion injury through many mechanisms including BBB disruption, inflammation, apoptosis, and cellular necrosis. Nuclear factor-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is one of the critical regulators of endogenous antioxidant defense, which promote the transcription of a wide variety of antioxidant genes. Emerging evidence has demonstrated that activation of Nrf2 and its target genes may protect the brain against ischemia/reperfusion injury, and therapies aimed at increasing Nrf2 activity appear to be beneficial to alleviate brain injury in stroke through the suppression of oxidative stress. The main purpose of this review is to discuss the current evidence for the role of Nrf2 in stroke and the potential interventions to enhance Nrf2 activation to attenuate stroke-induced injury.

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