Heme oxygenase-1 in lung disease

Patty J. Lee, Madhu Sasidhar, Leo E. Otterbein, Jigme M. Sethi, Augustine M.K. Choi

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Abstract

Heme oxygenase (HO) was first described in 1968 by Raimo Tenhunen as the enzyme responsible for degrading heme, a highly conserved molecule that is essential for most forms of life (1). HO targets the α-methene bridge of the heme ring to catalyze the oxidative breakdown of heme into equimolar amounts of carbon monoxide (CO), biliverdin, and iron (Fe) (Fig. 1). In most mammals, biliverdin is subsequently reduced to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase. Under physiological conditions HO activity is highest in the spleen, where senescent erythrocytes are sequestered and destroyed, but this activity is observed in virtually all organ systems.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationDisease Markers in Exhaled Breath
PublisherCRC Press
Pages117-131
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9780203909195
ISBN (Print)9780824708177
StatePublished - Jan 1 2002

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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