Administration of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide to Rats Induces Heme Oxygenase-1 and Formation of Antioxidant Bilirubin in the Intestinal Mucosa

Abstract
Heme oxygenase (HO)-1, the rate-limiting enzyme in heme degradation, is induced by oxidative stress and its major end product, bilirubin, is a potent physiological antioxidant. We studied the...