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- Berglund, L, et al.
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Heme oxygenase inhibitors transiently increase serum ferritin concentrations without altering other acute-phase reactants in man
- 1999
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Ingår i: Pharmacology. - : S. Karger AG. - 0031-7012 .- 1423-0313. ; 59:1, s. 51-56
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Sn protoporphyrin (SnPP) and Sn mesoporphyrin (SnMP), potent inhibitors of heme oxygenase (HO), significantly suppress bilirubin production, lower serum and biliary bilirubin levels and increase biliary heme output in animals and man. In this study, 20 healthy volunteers, 7 patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and 4 patients with idiopathic hemochromatosis were treated with SnPP and 4 healthy volunteers with SnMP. In all cases, serum ferritin levels increased substantially but transiently after administration of these HO inhibitors. Values returned to baseline within a few days. Infusion of hematin in 4 healthy volunteers did not significantly affect ferritin levels. No increases occurred in 7 other acute-phase reactants. The observation that these HO inhibitors transiently increase serum ferritin levels implies a link between ferritin, iron metabolism and HO activity which may be usefully explored in disorders of iron metabolism.
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- Byberg, L, et al.
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Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 activity is independently related to both insulin sensitivity and serum triglycerides in 70-year-old men.
- 1998
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Ingår i: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. - : Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). - 1079-5642 .- 1524-4636. ; 18:2, s. 258-64
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Increased levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) have been discussed as a part of the insulin resistance syndrome. However, it is not clear whether the relationship between PAI-1 and insulin resistance is independent of or mediated by increased triglycerides levels. The aim of this study was to investigate whether PAI-1 activity is associated with insulin sensitivity independently of serum triglycerides (sTG) and of other potential confounders. Seventy-year-old men (n=871), participating in a cohort study undergoing extensive metabolic investigations, had blood samples taken for determination of PAI-1 activity. Insulin sensitivity was determined by the euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp. In multivariate correlation and regression analyses, insulin sensitivity was a statistically significant determinant of PAI-1 activity (partial r=-.12; P<.001), independent of sTG, body mass index, waist-hip ratio, and other potential confounders. The levels of sTG were also independently related to PAI-1 activity (partial r=.18; P<.001). The relationships between PAI-1 and insulin sensitivity and sTG were independent of fasting glucose levels. Aggregation of risk factors of the insulin resistance syndrome was associated with increased activity of PAI-1 in men with normal glucose tolerance. We conclude that PAI-1 activity is related to insulin sensitivity and sTG, independently of each other and of other potential confounders, and that increased levels of PAI-1 should be regarded as a component of the insulin resistance syndrome.
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- Hammarstrom, L, et al.
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Mimicking photosystem II reactions in artificial photosynthesis
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Ingår i: ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIKALISCHE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL PHYSICS. - : R OLDENBOURG VERLAG. - 0942-9352. ; 213, s. 157-163
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The paper describes a project aiming at the construction of functional mimics of the oxygen evolving complex of Photosystem II, coupled to photoinduced charge separation. Biomimetic electron donors - manganese complexes and tyrosine - have been linked to
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