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Heme Oxygenase-1, a Potential Biomarker of Chronic Silicosis, Attenuates Silica-induced Lung Injury

DOI

103

Citations

34

References

2006

Year

Takashi Sato, Mitsuhiro Takeno, Koichi Honma, Hideyuki Yamauchi, Yoshiaki Saito, Takao Sasaki, Hiroshi Morikubo, Yoji Nagashima, Shigeto Takagi, Kouichi Yamanaka,
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Abstract

Pulmonary HO-1 expression is increased in silicosis. HO-1 suppresses reactive oxygen species activity, and subsequent pathologic changes, thereby attenuating disease progression.

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