Methemoglobinemia—A biomarker and a link to ferric iron accumulation in Alzheimer’s disease
Author(s) -
Lucijan Mohorović,
Anna Maria Lavezzi,
Sanja Štifter,
George Perry,
Djulija Malatestinić,
Vladimir Mičović,
Eris Materljan,
Herman Haller,
Oleg Petrović
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advances in bioscience and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-8502
pISSN - 2156-8456
DOI - 10.4236/abb.2014.51003
Subject(s) - methemoglobin , oxidative stress , ferric , ferrous , pathogenesis , hemoglobin , medicine , neurodegeneration , chemistry , disease , endocrinology , organic chemistry
Understanding the mechanism of oxidative stress is likely to yield new insights regarding the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Our earlier work focused on the difference between hemoglobin and methemoglobin degradation, respectively leading to ferrous (Fe
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