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The enzymatic conversion of heme to bilirubin by microsomal heme oxygenase

Raimo Tenhunen, +2 more
- 01 Oct 1968 - 
- Vol. 61, Iss: 2, pp 748-755
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This article is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.The article was published on 1968-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1713 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Heme oxygenase & Heme.

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THE HEME OXYGENASE SYSTEM:A Regulator of Second Messenger Gases

TL;DR: This review highlights the current information on molecular and biochemical properties of HO-1 and HO-2 and addresses the possible mechanisms for mutual regulatory interactions between the CO- and NO-generating systems.
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Heme oxygenase-1/carbon monoxide: from basic science to therapeutic applications.

TL;DR: The molecular and biochemical characterization of HOs is reviewed, with a discussion on the mechanisms of signal transduction and gene regulation that mediate the induction of HO-1 by environmental stress, to lay a foundation for potential future clinical applications of these systems.
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Carbon monoxide has anti-inflammatory effects involving the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway

TL;DR: It is demonstrated here that carbon monoxide, a by-product of heme catabolism by heme oxygenase, mediates potent anti-inflammatory effects and may have an important protective function in inflammatory disease states and thus has potential therapeutic uses.
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Heme oxygenase: function, multiplicity, regulatory mechanisms, and clinical applications.

TL;DR: In this review recent findings on heme oxygenase are highlighted and it is shown that the enzyme activity is inhibited in vivo for extended periods subsequent to binding of Zn- and Sn- protoporphyrins.
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