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. 2020 Jul 16;8(5):629–639. doi: 10.1016/j.gendis.2020.07.002

Figure 4.

Figure 4

NRF-2 in autism treatment. Activators and inhibitors of NRF-2 are used to ameliorate the symptoms of autism by providing protection from oxidative stress. When NRF-2 is activated, it translocates to the nucleus, activating ARE genes which release anti-inflammatory, antibiotic and antioxidant enzymes that may help in alleviating the oxidative stress.