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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Beyond Antioxidants: The Emerging Role of Nrf2 Activation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

Minoo Sharbafshaaer, Roberta Pepe, Rosaria Notariale, Fabrizio Canale, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Alessandro Tessitore, Paolo Bergamo, Francesca Trojsi

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Minoo SharbafshaaerFirst Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, AOU Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9887-5304
Roberta PepeDepartment of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Rosaria NotarialeFirst Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, AOU Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6048-9480
Fabrizio CanaleFirst Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, AOU Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Gioacchino TedeschiFirst Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, AOU Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Alessandro TessitoreFirst Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, AOU Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Paolo BergamoCNR-IBBR National Research Council, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1726-7911
Francesca TrojsiFirst Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, AOU Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3790-8018

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder involving the progressive degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. While oxidative stress, RNA-binding protein (RBP) pathology, mitochondrial dysfunction, and glial-neuronal dysregulation is involved in ALS pathogenesis, current therapies provide limited benefit, underscoring the need for multi-target disease-modifying strategies. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), classically regarded as a master regulator of redox homeostasis, has recently emerged as a central integrator of cellular stress responses relevant to ALS. Beyond its canonical antioxidant function, Nrf2 regulates critical pathways involved in mitochondrial quality control, proteostasis, nucleocytoplasmic transport, RNA surveillance, and glial reactivity. Experimental models demonstrate that astrocyte-specific Nrf2 activation enhances glutathione metabolism, suppresses neuroinflammation, promotes stress granule disassembly, and reduces RBP aggregation. In

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAntioxidantsNF-E2-Related Factor 2AnimalsHumansOxidative StressAntioxidantsNFE2L2 protein, humanNF-E2-Related Factor 2amyotrophic lateral sclerosisglial cellsKeap1 inhibitorsmitochondrial dysfunctionneuroinflammationNrf2nucleocytoplasmic transportoxidative stressRNA-binding proteinsstress granules

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PMID41155167
PMCPMC12564927

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