Correlations among Pulmonary DJ-1, VDR and Nrf-2 in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Case-control Study

In conclusion, DJ-1, VDR and Nrf-2 were decreased in COPD patients compared with control subjects. The reduction of DJ-1 and VDR associating with Nrf-2 downregulation may be involved in the process of COPD.PMID:33967623 | PMC:PMC8100631 | DOI:10.7150/ijms.58452

Source: International Journal of Medical Sciences - May 10, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Ying Xiang Lin Fu Hui-Xian Xiang Ling Zheng Zhu-Xia Tan Li-Xiang Wang Wei Cao De-Xiang Xu Hui Zhao Source Type: research