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SUBMITTER: Ban WH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9263341 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ban Woo Ho WH Rhee Chin Kook CK
Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases 20220308 3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airflow limitation due to chronic airway inflammation and destruction of the alveolar structure from persistent exposure to oxidative stress. The body has various antioxidant mechanisms for efficiently coping with such oxidative stress. The nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-antioxidant response element (ARE) is a representative system. Dysregulation of the Nrf2-ARE pathway is responsible for the development and pro ...[more]