“…In response to oxidative and electrophilic stress, Keap1 is inactivated, and Nrf2 translocates to nucleus and binds at a promoter sequence known as the antioxidant-responsive element (ARE) that is found in many cyto-protective genes. In general, target genes of Nrf2 are involved in glutathione synthesis and elimination of ROS, providing a protective function against oxidative stress [60,61]. Evidence demonstrates that curcumin increases Nrf2 activity [27,28], which lines up well with a 1.5-fold increase in Nrf2 mRNA expression found in our study.…”