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. 2022 Aug 17;54(8):1067–1075. doi: 10.1038/s12276-022-00829-6

Fig. 3. Schematic diagram showing the major mechanisms by which Nrf2 is activated to prevent IDD.

Fig. 3

Noncoding RNAs, such as lncRNAs and miRNAs, and other antioxidants can activate Nrf2 to alleviate IDD progression by inhibiting cell apoptosis, senescence, inflammation response, and ECM degradation in NP cells and alleviating the degeneration and calcification of EP.