Studies on heme and heme oxygenase during Plasmodium berghei infection in golden hamsters.
Heme and heme degrading enzymes namely heme-oxygenase (HO) and biliverdin reductase (BR) were monitored in liver and spleen during Plasmodium berghei infection in golden hamsters. There was a sequential rise in the levels of heme and HO with the rise in parasitaemia. BR was also significantly increased in these organs following infection.
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Division of Parasitology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India.
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D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D006418:Heme / Q000378:metabolism*; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing) / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008288:Malaria / Q000378:metabolism*; D008647:Mesocricetus; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000378:metabolism; D010962:Plasmodium berghei; D013154:Spleen / Q000378:metabolism
D006418:Heme; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)