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ReviewCardiology research and practice2020

The Nrf-2/HO-1 Signaling Axis: A Ray of Hope in Cardiovascular Diseases.

Xueyan Zhang, Yihan Yu, Hanyu Lei, Yufeng Cai, Jie Shen, Ping Zhu, Qingnan He, Mingyi Zhao

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Review in Cardiology research and practice, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers.

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91citing papers in PubMed
7.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

91 citing papers in PubMed, 168 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xueyan ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan Province, Changsha 410013, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6399-7926
Yihan YuDepartment of Pediatrics, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan Province, Changsha 410013, China.
Hanyu LeiDepartment of Pediatrics, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan Province, Changsha 410013, China.
Yufeng CaiDepartment of Pediatrics, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan Province, Changsha 410013, China.
Jie ShenDepartment of Pediatrics, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan Province, Changsha 410013, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8823-6488
Ping ZhuGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510100, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4276-9593
Qingnan HeDepartment of Pediatrics, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan Province, Changsha 410013, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5442-1818
Mingyi ZhaoDepartment of Pediatrics, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan Province, Changsha 410013, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2884-0736
Central South University · CNGuangdong Academy of Medical Sciences · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease, which can lead to angina and shortness of breath, remains one of the most serious threats to human health. Owing to its imperceptible symptoms, it is difficult to determine the pathogenesis and treatment methods for cardiovascular disease. Nuclear factor erythropoietin-2-related factor 2/heme oxygenase 1 (Nrf2/HO-1) is a protein found in all cells of the human body. It is activated, transferred to the nucleus, and bound to DNA by antioxidant response elements (AREs). As a regulator of the antioxidant system, it upregulates the expression of HO-1 to reduce oxidative stress. Nrf2/HO-1 also has the ability to modulate calcium levels to prevent ferroptosis, pyroptosis, autophagy, programmed cell necrosis, alkaliptosis, and clockophagy. In view of the importance of Nrf2/HO-1 in the regulation of homeostasis, this review summarizes current research on the relationship between cardiovascular disease and Nrf2/HO-1. Normal cardiovascular diseases, such as viral myocarditis and myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, have been treated with Nrf2/HO-1. Rheumatic heart disease, cardiac tumors, arteriosclerosis, arrhythmia, hypertensive heart disease, and myocardial infarction have also been treated during experiments. Research has demonstrated the clinical application of Nrf2/HO-1 in pediatric cardiovascular disease; further clinical trials will help elucidate the potential of the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling axis.

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