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BLVRA gene

Known as: BILIVERDIN REDUCTASE A, BVRA, BILIVERDIN IX-ALPHA REDUCTASE 
National Institutes of Health

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BLVRB geneBiliverdin reductase

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2020
2020
Biliverdin Reductase A (BVRA) Knockout in Adipocytes Induces Hypertrophy and Reduces Mitochondria in White Fat of Obese Mice
Biliverdin reductase (BVR) is an enzymatic and signaling protein that has multifaceted roles in physiological systems. Despite… 
Review
2018
Review
2018
Biliverdin reductase and bilirubin in hepatic disease.
The buildup of fat in the liver (hepatic steatosis) is the first step in a series of incidents that may drive hepatic disease… 
2018
2018
Loss of biliverdin reductase-A promotes lipid accumulation and lipotoxicity in mouse proximal tubule cells.
Obesity and increased lipid availability have been implicated in the development and progression of chronic kidney disease. One… 
Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Biliverdin Reductase A Attenuates Hepatic Steatosis by Inhibition of Glycogen Synthase Kinase (GSK) 3β Phosphorylation of Serine 73 of Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor (PPAR) α*
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most rapidly growing form of liver disease and if left untreated can result in non… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Epididymosomes: a heterogeneous population of microvesicles with multiple functions in sperm maturation and storage
Extracellular microvesicles present in the epididymal fluid have been named epididymosomes. Many epididymosome-associated… 
Review
2014
Review
2014
The Janus face of the heme oxygenase/biliverdin reductase system in Alzheimer disease: It's time for reconciliation
2011
2011
Biliverdin reductase A in the prevention of cellular senescence against oxidative stress
Biliverdin reductase A (BLVRA), an enzyme that converts biliverdin to bilirubin, has recently emerged as a key regulator of the… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Cell Surface Biliverdin Reductase Mediates Biliverdin-induced Anti-inflammatory Effects via Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase and Akt*
Biliverdin reductase A (BVR) catalyzes the reduction of biliverdin (BV) to bilirubin (BR) in all cells. Others and we have shown… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Biliverdin reductase: A novel regulator for Induction of activating transcription factor-2 and heme oxygenase-1
Abstract Biliverdin IXα reductase (BVR) catalyzes reduction of the HO activity product, biliverdin, to bilirubin. hBVR is a… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Bile pigments as HIV-1 protease inhibitors and their effects on HIV-1 viral maturation and infectivity in vitro.
Using recently developed molecular-shape description algorithms, we searched the Available Chemical Directory for known compounds… 
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