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Heme moves to center stage in cerebral malaria

In a mouse model of cerebral malaria, free heme molecules can induce inflammation and permeabilization of the blood brain barrier, leading to death. The enzyme heme oxygenase-1 or its product carbon monoxide can decrease free heme levels, offering a new therapeutic approach to this deadly complication.

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Figure 1: Heme and HO-1 in experimental cerebral malaria.

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Hunt, N., Stocker, R. Heme moves to center stage in cerebral malaria. Nat Med 13, 667–669 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0607-667

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