Direct Keap1-Nrf2 disruption as a potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease.

Nrf2, a transcriptional activator of cell protection genes, is an attractive therapeutic target for the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Current Nrf2 activators, however, may exert toxicity and pathway over-activation can induce detrimental effects....

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Main Authors: Fiona Kerr, Oyinkan Sofola-Adesakin, Dobril K Ivanov, Jemma Gatliff, Beatriz Gomez Perez-Nievas, Hélène C Bertrand, Pedro Martinez, Rebecca Callard, Inge Snoeren, Helena M Cochemé, Jennifer Adcott, Mobina Khericha, Jorge Iván Castillo-Quan, Geoffrey Wells, Wendy Noble, Janet Thornton, Linda Partridge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5333801?pdf=render