Bile pigments: newcomers to the cell signaling arena.
The article highlighted in this issue is "2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)-Induced Accumulation of Biliverdin and Hepatic Peliosis in Rats," by Marjo Nittynen, Jouni T. Tuomisto, Seppo Auriola, Raimo Pohjanvirta, Paula Syrjälä, Ulla Simanainen, Matti Viluksela, and Jouko Tuomisto (pp. 112-123).
Maines
Mahin D
MD
University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 712, Rochester, NY 14620-2945, USA. mahin_maines@urmc.rochester.edu
D000818:Animals; D001664:Biliverdine / Q000378:metabolism*; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing) / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D044925:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000633:toxicity; D051381:Rats; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction
D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing); D044925:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors; C019789:biliverdin reductase; D001664:Biliverdine