Heme degradation and vascular injury

JD Belcher, JD Beckman, G Balla, J Balla… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Heme is an essential molecule in aerobic organisms. Heme consists of protoporphyrin IX
and a ferrous (Fe2+) iron atom, which has high affinity for oxygen (O2). Hemoglobin, the …

Heme and the vasculature: an oxidative hazard that induces antioxidant defenses in the endothelium

GM Vercellotti, G Balla, J Balla, K Nath… - Artificial Cells, Blood …, 1994 - Taylor & Francis
Heme proteins transport oxygen and facilitate redox reactions. Heme, however, may be
dangerous, especially when free in biologic systems. For example, iron released from …

Heme, heme oxygenase, and ferritin: how the vascular endothelium survives (and dies) in an iron-rich environment

J Balla, GM Vercellotti, V Jeney, A Yachie… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Iron-derived reactive oxygen species are involved in the pathogenesis of numerous vascular
disorders. One abundant source of redox active iron is heme, which is inherently dangerous …

Oxidative pathways in the sickle cell and beyond

AI Alayash - Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases, 2018 - Elsevier
Polymerization of deoxy sickle cell hemoglobin (HbS) is well recognized as the primary
event that triggers the classic cycles of sickling/unsickling of patients red blood cells (RBCs) …

Haem, haem oxygenase and ferritin in vascular endothelial cell injury

J Balla, GM Vercellotti, K Nath, A Yachie… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Iron-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) are implicated in the pathogenesis of numerous
vascular disorders including atherosclerosis, microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia …

Heme, heme oxygenase and ferritin in vascular endothelial cell injury

J Balla, GM Vercellotti, V Jeney… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Iron‐derived reactive oxygen species are implicated in the pathogenesis of numerous
vascular disorders including atherosclerosis, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, vasculitis …

Different faces of the heme-heme oxygenase system in inflammation

FA Wagener, HD Volk, D Willis, NG Abraham… - Pharmacological …, 2003 - ASPET
The heme-heme oxygenase system has recently been recognized to possess important
regulatory properties. It is tightly involved in both physiological as well as pathophysiological …

Heme degradation by reactive oxygen species

E Nagababu, JM Rifkind - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2004 - liebertpub.com
Heme proteins play a major role in various biological functions, such as oxygen sensing,
electron transport, signal transduction, and antioxidant defense enzymes. Most of these …

Reactive species in sickle cell disease

M Aslan, D THORNLEY‐BROWN… - Annals of the New …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The red cell is a relatively abundant locus of both free radical generation and reaction.
Erythrocytes have a high content of unsaturated membrane lipids, a rich oxygen supply and …

Heme, heme oxygenase, and endoplasmic reticulum stress—a new insight into the pathophysiology of vascular diseases

T Gáll, G Balla, J Balla - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of vascular disorders continues to rise worldwide. Parallel with that, new
pathophysiological pathways have been discovered, providing possible remedies for …