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Changes in heme levels during acute vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell anemia
Author(s) -
Evilázio Cunha Cardoso,
Pedro V. da SilvaNeto,
Bidossessi Wilfried Hounkpe,
Francine Chénou,
Cintia Cristina Mateus Xerez Albuquerque,
Nadja Pinto Garcia,
Alexander Leonardo Silva-Junior,
Adriana Malheiro,
Purim Cesar,
Franciele de Lima,
Erich Vinícius De Paula,
Nelson Abrahim Fraiji
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hematology/oncology and stem cell therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.666
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1658-3876
pISSN - 2589-0646
DOI - 10.1016/j.hemonc.2021.08.002
Subject(s) - sickle cell anemia , heme , vaso occlusive crisis , occlusive , medicine , anemia , cell , cardiology , chemistry , biochemistry , disease , enzyme
Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is associated with increased levels of extracellular heme, which is a key mediator of inflammation in this condition. Despite abundant evidence supporting this concept in cell and animal models, few studies addressed the association between heme levels and the development and severity of acute vasoocclusive crises (VOC) in humans.

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