Targeting the Heme-Heme Oxygenase System to Prevent Severe Complications Following COVID-19 Infections

SARS-CoV-2 is causing a pandemic resulting in high morbidity and mortality. COVID-19 patients suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are often critically ill and show lung injury and hemolysis. Heme is a prosthetic moiety crucial for the function of a wide variety of heme-proteins...

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Main Authors: Frank A.D.T.G. Wagener, Peter Pickkers, Stephen J. Peterson, Stephan Immenschuh, Nader G. Abraham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Antioxidants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/9/6/540