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Plasma clearance of hemoglobin and haptoglobin in mice and effect of CD163 gene targeting disruption.
Antioxidants & redox signaling - 10 Jun 2013
Etzerodt Anders, Kjolby Mads, Nielsen Marianne Jensby, Maniecki Maciej, Svendsen Pia, Moestrup Søren Kragh
Abstract excerpt
AIM: In humans, plasma haptoglobin (Hp) and the macrophage receptor CD163 promote a fast scavenging of hemoglobin (Hb). In the present study, we have compared the mouse and human CD163-mediated binding and uptake of Hb and HpHb complex in vitro and characterized the CD163-mediated plasma clearance of Hb in CD163 gene knockout mice and controls. RESULTS: Contrary to human Hp, mouse Hp did not promote high-affinity...
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