a(CHEBI:heme) positiveCorrelation path(MESH:Pain)
The released heme can activate the innate immune pattern recognition receptor toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) on inflammatory cells, platelets and endothelium, promoting a pro-inflammatory and pro-coagulant phenotype, ultimately leading to vaso-occlusion, ischemia-reperfusion physiology, tissue injury, and pain in murine models of SCD [5, 7±10].
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