HMOX1 and atherosclerosis: The biomarkers for atherosclerosis include 8-OHdG (marker of oxidative DNA damage), MDA (marker of lipid peroxides), carboxymethyl lysine and glutarin (markers of glycosylation), nitrotyrosine (markers of nitric oxide), SOD1, GPX1, CAT, HO-1, thioxygenin, and oxyphosphatase.