Open AccessIron increases HMOX1 and decreases hepatitis C viral expression in HCV-expressing cells
Author(s) -
Weihong Hou,
Lisa Rossi,
Ying Shan,
JianYu Zheng,
Richard W. Lambrecht,
Herbert L. Bonkovsky
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.4499
Subject(s) - hmox1 , oxidative stress , microbiology and biotechnology , gene silencing , gene expression , chemistry , biology , heme oxygenase , heme , gene , biochemistry , enzyme
To investigate effects of iron on oxidative stress, heme oxygenase-1 (HMOX1) and hepatitis C viral (HCV) expression in human hepatoma cells stably expressing HCV proteins.