Title : Heme oxygenase-1 in vascular smooth muscle cells counteracts cardiovascular damage induced by angiotensin II.

Pub. Date : 2005 Apr

PMID : 16181103






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1 Heme oxygenase (HO) is a microsomal enzyme that catalyzes the degradation of heme into biliverdin, which is subsequently reduced to bilirubin, free iron and carbon monoxide (CO), and induction of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is potentially associated with cellular protection, especially against oxidative insults. Bilirubin heme oxygenase 1 Mus musculus