Pyridoxine induces glutathione synthesis via PKM2-mediated Nrf2 transactivation and confers neuroprotection

Dopamine agonists increase brain glutathione levels. Here the authors identify noncanonical signalling by Nrf2 as a potential mechanism for the neuroprotective effects of dopamine D2 receptor activation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yao Wei, Ming Lu, Meng Mei, Haoran Wang, Zhitao Han, Miaomiao Chen, Hang Yao, Nanshan Song, Xiao Ding, Jianhua Ding, Ming Xiao, Gang Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14788-x