Application of Heme oxygenase-1, carbon monoxide and biliverdin for the prevention of intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 78-88

  Nakao, Atsunori ^a   Kaczorowski, David J ^a   Sugimoto, Ryujiro ^a   Billiar, Timothy R ^a   McCurry, Kenneth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biliverdin; Carbon monoxide; Heme oxygenase; Intestinal ischemia reperfusion injury; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; BILIVERDIN; CARBON MONOXIDE; CYTOKINE; GLUTAMINE; HEME; HEME OXYGENASE 1; HEMIN; HEMOGLOBIN; INTERLEUKIN 2; IRON; PROTOPORPHYRIN COBALT; PYRROLIDINE DITHIOCARBAMATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANEURYSM; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CELL PROTECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE TRANSFER; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INJURY; INTESTINE GRAFT; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING; MESENTERIC ARTERY OCCLUSION; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PROTECTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPERFUSION INJURY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SHOCK;

EID: 45749111532     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.2008013     Document Type: Review

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