Clinico-pathological analysis referring hemeoxygenase-1 in acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia patients

Clinico-pathological analysis referring hemeoxygenase-1 in acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia patients

Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (AFOP) is a very rare pathological entity of lung injury characterized by intra-alveolar fibrin balls. Hemeoxygenase (HO) -1 is a cytoprotective enzyme against oxidative stress and inflammation. It is known to be expressed in the alveolar macrophages in the h...

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Main Authors: Yu Hara, Masaharu Shinkai, Soichiro Kanoh, Akihiko Kawana, Bruce K. Rubin, Osamu Matsubara, Takeshi Kaneko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia
Corticosteroid
Diffuse alveolar damage
Fibrin balls
Hemeoxygenase-1
Organizing pneumonia
Pulmonary cellular protection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007115000040

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