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Age-related retinopathy in NRF2-deficient mice.
PloS one - 29 Apr 2011
Zhao Zhenyang, Chen Yan, Wang Jian, Sternberg Paul, Freeman Michael L, Grossniklaus Hans E, Cai Jiyang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cumulative oxidative damage is implicated in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a transcription factor that plays key roles in retinal antioxidant and detoxification responses. The purposes of this study were to determine whether NRF2-deficient mice would develop AMD-like retinal pathology with aging and to explore the...
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