Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) is a therapeutic strategy for protecting organs or tissue
against the detrimental effects of acute ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). It describes an …

The transcription factor nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB) is found in nearly all animal cell types.
It is involved in cellular responses to stimuli such as stress, cytokines, free radicals …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. Atherosclerosis is
the basis of major CVDs–myocardial ischemia, heart failure, and stroke. Among numerous …

There is currently no effective prophylactic regimen available to prevent contrast-induced
AKI (CI-AKI), a frequent and life-threatening complication after cardiac catheterization …

The goal of the present study was to maximally alleviate the negative impact of stroke by
increasing the therapeutic potency of injected mesenchymal multipotent stromal cells …

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity
worldwide. There has been an extensive search for cardioprotective therapies to reduce …

Objective: Acute kidney injury is a common complication in critically ill patients and is
associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Sepsis, major surgery, and nephrotoxic …

Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women worldwide,
accruing 7.4 million deaths in 2012. There has been a continued search for better …

Objective To determine whether remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) is
cardioprotective in patients undergoing heart valve replacement. Design Single-blinded …

Cerebral ischemia and stroke are increasing in prevalence and are among the leading
causes of morbidity and mortality in both developed and developing countries. Despite the …