Overexpression of Nrf2 protects against microcystin-induced hepatotoxicity in mice.

Oxidative stress and glutathione (GSH) depletion are implicated in mycocystin hepatotoxicity. To investigate the role of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) in microcystin-induced liver injury, Nrf2-null, wild-type, and Keap1-hepatocyte knockout (Keap1-HKO) mice were treated with micr...

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Main Authors: Yuan-Fu Lu, Jie Liu, Kai Connie Wu, Qiang Qu, Fang Fan, Curtis D Klaassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3965536?pdf=render