Nrf2 is a key transcription factor that regulates antioxidant defense in macrophages and epithelial cells: Protecting against the proinflammatory and oxidizing effects of diesel exhaust chemicals

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 173, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 3467-3481

  Li, Ning ^a   Alam, Jawed ^c   Venkatesan, M Indira ^b   Eiguren Fernandez, Arantza ^a   Schmitz, Debra ^a   Di Stefano, Emma ^a   Slaughter, Ndaisha ^a   Killeen, Erin ^c   Wang, Xiaorong ^a   Huang, Aaron ^a   Wang, Meiying ^a   Miguel, Antonio H ^a   Cho, Arthur ^a   Sioutas, Constantinos ^a,d   Nel, Andre E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEME OXYGENASE 1; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PROTEIN KINASE C; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE); RNA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY BURST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 4344688670     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.5.3467     Document Type: Article

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