Abstract
The skin is often introduced as the largest organ of the human body which – being uniquely exposed to external stress – faces several types of challenges, from physical, chemical, biological, and immunological origin. Therefore, the skin is also a site where inflammation, oxidative stress and cellular damage occurs regularly. Heme oxygenase (HO), primarily functioning in the catabolism of heme, is a very important cytoprotective enzyme that has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties. Given the need for an enzyme with such a combination of attributes in the skin, it is not surprising that HO is involved in physiological processes as well as pathological conditions of the skin. In the recent decade, a huge effort was undertaken to identify treatments that modify HO-activity for the treatment of inflammatory or malignant skin diseases. In this review, we highlight the role of HO in the skin in physiological conditions as well as in relevant dermatological diseases such as atopic dermatitis, psoriasis and melanoma.
Keywords: Heme oxygenase, oxidative stress, skin, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, melanoma.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:Heme Oxygenase and the Skin in Health and Disease
Volume: 24 Issue: 20
Author(s): Imre Lorinc Szabo*, Anna Kenyeres, Andrea Szegedi and Attila Gabor Szollosi
Affiliation:
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen,Hungary
Keywords: Heme oxygenase, oxidative stress, skin, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, melanoma.
Abstract: The skin is often introduced as the largest organ of the human body which – being uniquely exposed to external stress – faces several types of challenges, from physical, chemical, biological, and immunological origin. Therefore, the skin is also a site where inflammation, oxidative stress and cellular damage occurs regularly. Heme oxygenase (HO), primarily functioning in the catabolism of heme, is a very important cytoprotective enzyme that has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties. Given the need for an enzyme with such a combination of attributes in the skin, it is not surprising that HO is involved in physiological processes as well as pathological conditions of the skin. In the recent decade, a huge effort was undertaken to identify treatments that modify HO-activity for the treatment of inflammatory or malignant skin diseases. In this review, we highlight the role of HO in the skin in physiological conditions as well as in relevant dermatological diseases such as atopic dermatitis, psoriasis and melanoma.
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Szabo Lorinc Imre *, Kenyeres Anna , Szegedi Andrea and Szollosi Gabor Attila , Heme Oxygenase and the Skin in Health and Disease, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2018; 24 (20) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612824666180717155953
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612824666180717155953 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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