During aortic surgery, interruption of spinal cord blood flow might cause spinal cord
ischemia‐reperfusion injury (IRI). The incidence of spinal cord IRI after aortic surgery is up to …

From the Departments of* Anesthesiology, and† Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of
Medicine and Public Health, Madison WI. Address reprint requests to. Martha M. Wynn, MD …

Background Tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) is one of the most important active ingredients of a
Chinese herb Ligusticum wallichii Franchat, which is widely used in many ischemia …

Neuronal cells are highly sensitive to hypoxia and may be subjected to apoptosis when
exposed to hypoxia. Several apoptosis-related genes and miRNAs involve in hypoxia …

Motor neuron disease (MND) is characterised by progressive deterioration of the
corticospinal tract, brainstem, and anterior horn cells of the spinal cord. There is no …

Cardiac arrest (CA) is a leading cause of fatality and long-term disability worldwide. Recent
advances in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) have improved survival rates; however …

Abstract Background Hydroxysafflor Yellow A (HSYA), which is one of the most important
active ingredients of the Chinese herb Carthamus tinctorius L, is widely used in the …

Objective: To investigate the effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and pentoxifylline in a model
of remote organ injury after hind-limb ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) in rats, the lungs being the …

In November 2002, an advisory board meeting was convened by Novartis Pharma to
provide recommendations and rationale for clinical trials designed to evaluate new …

Background and Aims: Acute hepatic injury causes systematic inflammatory responses
which may finally lead to functional disturbances in remote organs. In this study, the effects …