Oxygen supply and nitric oxide scavenging by myoglobin contribute to exercise endurance and cardiac function

MW Merx, A Gödecke, U Flögel… - The FASEB journal, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies of myoglobin (Mb) knockout (myo−/−) mice have extended our
understanding of Mb's diverse functions and have demonstrated a complex array of …

Metabolic physiology and skeletal muscle phenotypes in male and female myoglobin knockout mice

KD Ono-Moore, IM Olfert… - American Journal …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Myoglobin (Mb) is a regulator of O2 bioavailability in type I muscle and heart, at least when
tissue O2 levels drop. Mb also plays a role in regulating cellular nitric oxide (NO) pools …

Disruption of myoglobin in mice induces multiple compensatory mechanisms

A Gödecke, U Flögel, K Zanger… - Proceedings of the …, 1999 - National Acad Sciences
Myoglobin may serve a variety of functions in muscular oxygen supply, such as O2 storage,
facilitated O2 diffusion, and myoglobin-mediated oxidative phosphorylation. We studied the …

Keeping the heart in balance: the functional interactions of myoglobin with nitrogen oxides

U Flögel, A Fago, T Rassaf - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2010 - journals.biologists.com
Myoglobin (Mb) is an important intracellular oxygen-binding hemoprotein found in the
cytoplasm of skeletal and cardiac muscle tissue playing a well-known role in O2 storage and …

Role of myoglobin in the antioxidant defense of the heart

U Flögel, A Gödecke, LO Klotz… - The FASEB journal, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Although the primary function of myoglobin (Mb) has been considered to be cellular O2
storage and supply, recent studies have shown that Mb in addition can act as NO oxidase …

Emerging roles for myoglobin in the heart

DJ Garry, SB Kanatous, PPA Mammen - Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2003 - Elsevier
Myoglobin (Mb) is an intensely studied hemoprotein that is restricted mainly to the heart and
oxidative myofibers in skeletal muscle. Previous physiologic and pharmacologic studies …

Aerobic performance and the function of myoglobin in human skeletal muscle

RA Meyer - American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory …, 2004 - journals.physiology.org
THE ROLE OF MYOGLOBIN as an oxygen storage protein in the muscles of diving birds and
mammals is well-established (8). In contrast, the function of the lower myoglobin content in …

Changing the paradigm for myoglobin: a novel link between lipids and myoglobin

AE Schlater, MA De Miranda Jr… - Journal of Applied …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Myoglobin (Mb) is an oxygen-binding muscular hemeprotein regulated via Ca2+-signaling
pathways involving calcineurin (CN), with Mb increases attributed to hypoxia, exercise, and …

Molecular insights into the functional role of myoglobin

DJ Garry, PPA Mammen - Hypoxia and tHe circulation, 2007 - Springer
Myoglobin is a cytoplasmic hemoprotein that is restricted to cardiomyocytes and oxidative
skeletal muscle fibers. Myoglobin is a well-characterized protein and numerous studies have …

Gene deletional strategies reveal novel physiological roles for myoglobin in striated muscle

SB Kanatous, DJ Garry - Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 2006 - Elsevier
Myoglobin is an abundant hemoprotein that is expressed in cardiomyocytes and oxidative
skeletal myofibers of vertebrates. Elegant studies using physiological, biochemical and …