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BACKGROUND: Ischemic postconditioning (Post-C), brief cycles of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion during the early phase of reperfusion, is considered as a novel adjunct strategy to protect myocardium.However, the exact mechanism...
BACKGROUND: It is generally accepted that morphine affords cardioprotection against ischemia/reperfusion injury. Inhibition of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP) is considered an end target for cardioprotection. The aim of...
BACKGROUND: This experiments investigated the signaling cascade responsible for anti-infarct effect by an A2 adenosine receptor (AR) agonist 5'-N-Ethylcarboxaminidoadenosine (NECA).
METHODS: Langendorff perfused isolated rat hearts were subjected to 30 minutes...