Nrf2 as a Potential Mediator of Cardiovascular Risk in Metabolic Diseases

• Main Authors: Rafael M. da Costa (Author), Daniel Rodrigues (Author), Camila A. Pereira (Author), Josiane F. Silva (Author), Juliano V. Alves (Author), Núbia S. Lobato (Author), Rita C. Tostes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Free radicals act as secondary messengers, modulating a number of important biological processes, including gene expression, ion mobilization in transport systems, protein interactions and enzymatic functions, cell growth, cell cycle, redox homeostasis, among others. In the cardiovascular system, th...