NRF2 Protection against Liver Injury Produced by Various Hepatotoxicants

To investigate the role of Nrf2 as a master defense against the hepatotoxicity produced by various chemicals, Nrf2-null, wild-type, Keap1-knock down (Keap1-Kd) and Keap1-hepatocyte knockout (Keap1-HKO) mice were used as a “graded Nrf2 activation” model. Mice were treated with 14 hepatotoxicants at...

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Main Authors: Jie Liu, Kai Connie Wu, Yuan-Fu Lu, Edugie Ekuase, Curtis D. Klaassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/305861