Increasing oxygen delivery: Allosteric effectors of human hemoglobin
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 18:30
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Numerous diseases, such as cardiovascular ailments and cancer, are characterized by a lack of oxygen in specific tissues. Therefore, increasing the supply of oxygen delivered by red blood cells (RBCs) to counteract the effects of hypoxia has much potential therapeutic interest. Nobel laureate Jean-Marie Lehn and colleagues at the Université de Strasbourg (France) have undertaken a series of collaborative research efforts to address this.