THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF HEME OXYGENASE-1 AND CARBON MONOXIDE IN ACUTE ORGAN INJURY, CRITICAL ILLNESS, AND INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS

Therapeutic Potential of Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide in Acute Organ Injury, Critical Illness, and Inflammatory Disorders

Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is an inducible stress protein that catalyzes the oxidative conversion of heme to carbon monoxide (CO), iron, and biliverdin (BV), the latter of which is converted to bilirubin (BR) by biliverdin reductase.HO-1 has been implicated as a cytoprotectant in various models of acute organ injury and disease (i.e., lung, kidney, he

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Myosin Light Chains in the Progression of Cancer

The myosin light chains (MLCs) of non-muscle myosin II are known to regulate cellular architecture and generate cellular forces; they also have an increasingly emerging role in the progression of cancer.The phosphorylation state of the myosin light chains controls the activity of myosins that are implicated in invasion and proliferation.In cancers,

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Differential T cell response against BK virus regulatory and structural antigens: A viral dynamics modelling approach.

BK virus (BKV) associated nephropathy affects 1-10% of kidney transplant recipients, leading to graft failure in about 50% of cases.Immune responses cbd against different BKV antigens have been shown to have a prognostic value for disease development.Data currently suggest that the structural antigens and regulatory antigens of BKV might each trigg

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