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ArticleRedox biology2020

NRF2 pathway activation by KEAP1 inhibition attenuates the manifestation of aging phenotypes in salivary glands.

Sisca Meida Wati, Daisuke Matsumaru, Hozumi Motohashi

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Article in Redox biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sisca Meida WatiDepartment of Gene Expression Regulation, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Japan.
Daisuke MatsumaruDepartment of Gene Expression Regulation, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Japan.
Hozumi MotohashiDepartment of Gene Expression Regulation, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Japan. Electronic address: hozumim@med.tohoku.ac.jp.
Tohoku University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Saliva plays an essential role in the maintenance of oral health. The oral cavity environment changes during aging mainly due to alterations in the secretion and composition of saliva. In particular, unstimulated basal salivary flow decreases with age. The functional decline of the salivary glands impairs chewing and swallowing abilities and often becomes one of the predispositions for aging-related disorders, including aspiration pneumonia. The KEAP1-NRF2 system plays a central role in the regulation of the oxidative stress response. NRF2 is a transcription factor that coordinately regulates cytoprotective genes, and KEAP1 is a negative regulator of NRF2. Although NRF2 activation has been suggested to be advantageous for the prevention of aging-related diseases, its role in the course of physiological aging is not well understood. To investigate the impact of NRF2 activation on salivary gland aging, we compared the submandibular glands of Keap1-knockdown (KD) (Keap1

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NF-E2-Related Factor 2Oxidative StressAgingAnimalsKelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1MicePhenotypeSalivary GlandsKeap1 protein, mouseKelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1NF-E2-Related Factor 2AgingKEAP1MouseNRF2Salivary glands

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