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

• Main Authors: Frank A. D. T. G. Wagener (Author), Peter Pickkers (Author), Stephen J. Peterson (Author), Stephan Immenschuh (Author), Nader G. Abraham (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...