Bilirubin: from an unimportant waste product to important myocardial infarction predictor.
Vnitr Lek
; 64(12): 1148-1152, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
Bilirubin is the major catabolic product of heme degradation. It has long been regarded as an unimportant waste product. However, within the last twenty-five years, it has been demonstrated to play a very important role in maintaining the bodys redox equilibrium. Disturbances of this equilibrium - increased oxidative stress - are currently considered one of the major risk factors for the development of non-communicable diseases. Although the exact mechanism is not known, a number of human studies have proved a reduced incidence of a number of (especially cardiovascular but also cancer) diseases in individuals with mildly elevated bilirubin concentrations. Key words bilirubin - cardiovascular disease - morbidity - mortality.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Bilirrubina
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Infarto do Miocárdio
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article