Heme oxygenase 1 protects ethanol-administered liver tissue in Aldh2 knockout mice
Matsumoto A, Thompson D, Chen Y, Vasiliou V, Kawamoto T, Ichiba M. Heme oxygenase 1 protects ethanol-administered liver tissue in Aldh2 knockout mice. Alcohol 2016, 52: 49-54. PMID: 27139237, DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2016.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldehyde Dehydrogenase, MitochondrialAnimalsEthanolFemaleHeme Oxygenase-1Inflammation MediatorsLiverMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutConceptsAldh2 knockout miceStress-related proteinsOxidative stress-related proteinsAlanine transaminaseAnti-oxidative proteinsKnockout miceHealthy individualsHepatic tumor necrosis factor alphaLiver tissueProtective factorsTumor necrosis factor alphaSerum alanine transaminaseRecent epidemiological studiesNecrosis factor alphaWild-type miceHeme oxygenase-1Cytochrome P450 2E1ALDH2 proteinProteinAldehyde dehydrogenase 2 geneHepatic malondialdehydeMechanistic explanationInflammatory cytokinesEthanol administrationMechanistic hypotheses