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ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Role of NRF2 in Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease.

Ching-Tung Chu, Akira Uruno, Fumiki Katsuoka, Masayuki Yamamoto

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Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  4. Roles of Microglia in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ching-Tung ChuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8573, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1678-8800
Akira UrunoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8573, Japan.
Fumiki KatsuokaDepartment of Integrative Genomics, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8573, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0939-7887
Masayuki YamamotoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8573, Japan.

Funding

AMED JP23ama121038JSPS 19H05649 and 23K10820JST SPRING JPMJSP2114
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a polygenic, multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder and remains the most prevalent form of dementia, globally. Despite decades of research efforts, there is still no effective cure for this debilitating condition. AD research has increasingly focused on transcription factor NRF2 (nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2) as a potential therapeutic target. NRF2 plays a crucial role in protecting cells and tissues from environmental stressors, such as electrophiles and reactive oxygen species. Recently, an increasing number of studies have demonstrated that NRF2 is a key regulator in AD pathology. NRF2 is highly expressed in microglia, resident macrophages in the central nervous system, and contributes to neuroinflammation, phagocytosis and neurodegeneration in AD. NRF2 has been reported to modulate microglia-induced inflammation and facilitate the transition from homeostatic microglia to a disease-associated microglia subset. Genetic and pharmacological activation of NRF2 has been demonstrated to improve cognitive function. Here, we review the current understanding of the involvement of NRF2 in AD and the critical role that NRF2 plays in microglia in the context of AD. Our aim is to highlight the potential of targeting NRF2 in the microglia as a promising therapeutic strategy for mitigating the progression of AD.

Indexed as

Alzheimer’s diseaseinflammationKEAP1microgliaNRF2oxidative stress

Identifiers

PMID39765857
PMCPMC11727090

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