Air particulate matter induced oxidative stress and inflammation in cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis: The role of Nrf2 and AhR-mediated pathways

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 270, Issue , 2017, Pages 88-95

  Lawal, Akeem O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

AhR; Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular diseases; Inflammation; Nrf2; Oxidative stress; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2; AHR PROTEIN, HUMAN; BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; NFE2L2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

AIR; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; TOXICITY;

AIR POLLUTION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NF-E2-RELATED FACTOR 2; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 85013848591     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: 18793169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2017.01.017     Document Type: Short Survey

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