Title : Heme oxygenase-1: from biology to therapeutic potential.

Pub. Date : 2009 Feb

PMID : 19162549






3 Functional Relationships(s)
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1 Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is a stress-responsive enzyme that catabolizes free heme into carbon monoxide, iron (which induces the expression of heavy-chain ferritin, an iron-sequestering protein) and biliverdin (which is converted to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase). Heme heme oxygenase 1 Homo sapiens
2 Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is a stress-responsive enzyme that catabolizes free heme into carbon monoxide, iron (which induces the expression of heavy-chain ferritin, an iron-sequestering protein) and biliverdin (which is converted to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase). Heme heme oxygenase 1 Homo sapiens
3 Here, we present a model for the beneficial actions of the products of heme degradation, and we discuss the potential clinical applications of enhancing the HO-1 system. Heme heme oxygenase 1 Homo sapiens