Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34195594›Full record

ReviewMatrix biology plus2021

The Nrf2 transcription factor: A multifaceted regulator of the extracellular matrix.

Paul Hiebert

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Review in Matrix biology plus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
28citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paul HiebertInstitute for Molecular Health Sciences, Department of Biology, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8093, Switzerland.
ETH Zurich · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transcription factor nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is widely recognized as a master regulator of the cellular stress response by facilitating the transcription of cytoprotective genes. As such, the Nrf2 pathway is critical in guarding the cell from the harmful effects of excessive reactive oxygen species/reactive nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) and in maintaining cellular redox balance. While excessive ROS/RNS are harmful to the cell, physiological levels of ROS/RNS play important roles in regulating numerous signaling pathways important for normal cellular function, including the synthesis of extracellular matrix (ECM). Recent advances have underscored the importance of ROS/RNS, and by extension, factors that influence redox-balance such as Nrf2, in regulating ECM production and deposition. In addition to reducing the oxidative burden in the cell, the discovery that Nrf2 can also directly target genes that regulate and form the ECM has cemented it as a multifaceted player in the regulation of ECM proteins, and provides new insight into its potential usefulness as a target for treating ECM-related pathologies.

Indexed as

Extracellular matrixMatrisomeNuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)Reactive oxygen species/reactive nitrogen species (ROS/RNS)SenescenceTissue repair

Identifiers

PMID34195594
PMCPMC8233472
OpenAlexW3131165400

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