The common feature of all risk factors of CAD and T2DM imbalance between pro- and anti-oxidative factors in the organism with an increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS).Nuclear factor erythroid-derived factor 2-related factor 2(Nrf2) is a family of transcription factors which plays an important role in protection against CVD and DM by regulating antioxidant enzymes in cells after ROS exposure (9).