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Haptoglobin phenotypes differ in their ability to inhibit heme transfer from hemoglobin to LDL.
Biochemistry - 6 Apr 2004
Bamm Vladimir V, Tsemakhovich Vladimir A, Shaklai Matityahu, Shaklai Nurith
Abstract excerpt
LDL oxidation plays a pivotal role in atherosclerosis. Excellular hemoglobin (Hb) is a trigger of LDL oxidation. By virtue of its ability to bind hemoglobin, haptoglobin (Hp) serves as an antioxidant. Oxidation of LDL by hemoglobin was analyzed to occur by heme displacement from methemoglobin lod...
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