BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the role of mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) in cardioprotection afforded by phenylephrine pretreatment in early and late phases. METHODS Rat hearts were isolated and perfused with Krebs buffer in Langendorff preparation and subjected to 30 min regional ischemia followed by 60 min of reperfusion. Phenylephrine as a selective...

Background—Current treatment for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) focuses on reestablishing blood flow (reperfusion). Paradoxically, reperfusion itself may cause additional injury to the heart. We previously found that -protein kinase C ( PKC) inhibition during simulated ischemia/reperfusion in isolated rat hearts is cardioprotective. We focus here on the role for PKC during reperfusion only, ...

Mitochondrially targeted antioxidants based on Skulachev ions (SkQ1) are extremely attractive for neutralizing reactive oxygen species directly in the mitochondrial matrix. The aim was to examine antioxidant and cardioprotective status of SkQ1 mitochondrially an isolated rat heart model ischemia reperfusion after cold cardioplegia. Material methods. effects different concentrations (1200 ng/ml,...

OBJECTIVE Myocardium ischemia reperfusion is easy to induce myocardial injury. Fas/FasL is an important signaling pathway mediating cell apoptosis. This study aims to analyze the cell apoptosis and Fas/FasL expression in myocardial cell ischemia reperfusion rat model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Coronary artery ligation method was used to establish myocardial ischemia reperfusion model. Rats were g...

OBJECTIVES In this study, a newly synthesized cytokine inhibitor FR167653 was investigated using a rat heart ischemia-reperfusion model to prove its myocardial protective effect and its role in the inhibition of cytokine production in ischemic myocardium. METHODS Studies were performed with isolated, Langendorff-perfused Lewis rat hearts (n=80) which were either treated with FR167653 or untre...

background & target: ischemia reperfusion injury is the tissue damage caused when blood supply returns to the tissue after a period of ischemia or lack of oxygen. in this study, the effect of pentoxyfylline on bcl2 gene expression changes and cell injury in kidney of rat following ischemia reperfusion were evaluated.methods: in this experimental study, 20 male wistar rats with average weight of...

background: angiotensin ii (ang ii) has an important role on cerebral microcirculation however, its direct roles in terms of ischemic brain edema need to be clarified. this study evaluated the role of central ang ii by using candesartan, as an at1 receptor blocker, in the brain edema formation and blood-brain barrier (bbb) disruption caused by ischemia/reperfusion (i/r) injuries in rat. methods...

carnitine is a vital biologic substance for transporting fatty acids into myocytes. it also facilitates fatty acids β-oxidation for energy production. in this study, effects of l-carnitine (l-car) on apoptosis in the ischemic isolated rat heart were investigated. male sprague-dawley rats were divided into four groups and anesthetized by sodium pentobarbital. the heart was removed and mounted on...

the present study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of gallic acid on gastric mucosal lesions caused by ischemia-reperfusion (i/r) injury in rat. forty male rats were randomly divided into sham, control (i/r injury) and three gallic acid-pretreated groups. to induce i/r lesions, the celiac artery was clamped for 30 min and then the clamp was removed to allow reperfusion for 6 hr. pretreat...

Ischemic postconditioning (IPost) and erythropoietin (EPO) have been shown to attenuate myocardial reperfusion injury using similar signaling pathways. The aim of this study was to examine whether EPO is as effective as IPost in decreasing postischemic myocardial injury in both Langendorff-isolated-heart and in vivo ischemia-reperfusion rat models. Rat hearts were subjected to 25 min ischemia, ...