Pharmacological Induction of Heme Oxygenase-1 Reduces KB Cell Viability:Role of Carbon Monoxide

Russo Alessandra¹, Berretta Massimiliano^2,3, Cardile Venera⁴, Lombardo Laura⁴, Vanella Luca¹, Troncoso Nicolas⁵, Garbarino Juan⁶, Ignazio Barbagallo^1,3 and Li Volti Giovanni^3,7*

¹Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Italy

²Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute IRCCS, Italy

³EuroMediterranean Institute of Science and Technology, Palermo, Italy

⁴Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

⁵Fundaciòn Chile, Area Agroindustrias, Santiago, Chile

⁶Department of Chemistry, University T.F. Santa Maria, Chile

⁷Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy