Pharmacotherapies and Aortic Heme Oxygenase-1 Expression in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

• Main Authors: Anja Hofmann (Author), Bianca Hamann (Author), Anna Klimova (Author), Margarete Müglich (Author), Steffen Wolk (Author), Albert Busch (Author), Frieda Frank (Author), Pamela Sabarstinski (Author), Marvin Kapalla (Author), Josef Albin Nees (Author), Coy Brunssen (Author), David M. Poitz (Author), Henning Morawietz (Author), Christian Reeps (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Treatment of cardiovascular risk factors slows the progression of small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is a stress- and hemin-induced enzyme providing cytoprotection against oxidative stress when overexpressed. However, nothing is known about the effects of car...