The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 865-871 , September 2010

Potential immunoregulatory role of heme oxygenase-1 in human milk: a combined biochemical and molecular modeling approach

  • Giovanni Li Volti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 95 7384081; fax: +39 95 7384220.
    • G. Li Volti and F. Galvano contributed equally to this work.
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  • Fabio Galvano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
    • G. Li Volti and F. Galvano contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Alessandro Frigiola

      Affiliations

    • Perinatal Research Laboratory, IRCSS San Donato Milanese, 20097 Milan, Italy
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  • Salvatore Guccione

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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  • Claudia Di Giacomo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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  • Stefano Forte

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
    • ,
  • Giovanni Tringali

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Ricerca Medica ed Ambientale, 95024 Acireale, Italy
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  • Massimo Caruso

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Ricerca Medica ed Ambientale, 95024 Acireale, Italy
    • Istituto Oncologico del Mediterraneo, 95125 Catania, Italy
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  • Olayiwola Adedotun Adekoya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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  • Diego Gazzolo

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, “Cesare Arrigo” Children Hospital, 15100 Alessandria, Italy
    • Department of Pediatrics, G. Gaslini Children's University Hospital, 16167 Genoa, Italy

Received 4 March 2009 ,Revised 15 June 2009 ,Accepted 22 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2009.06.011

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 865-871 , September 2010

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