One or several short cycles of ischemia/reperfusion before (preconditioning) or after
(postconditioning) a sustained coronary occlusion with subsequent reperfusion reduce the …

The phenomenon of ischemic preconditioning has been recognized as one of the most
potent mechanisms to protect against myocardial ischemic injury. In experimental animals …

Tanshinone IIA is a fat-soluble pharmacologically active ingredient of Danshen, a well-
known traditional Chinese medicine used for cardiovascular diseases such as coronary …

Aims Nitroglycerine (NTG) given prior to an ischaemic insult exerts cardioprotective effects.
However, whether administration of an acute low dose of NTG in a clinically relevant manner …

Abstract Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2), an important mitochondrial enzyme
governing ethanol metabolism, displays polymorphism in human. Recent evidence …

The aim of this paper is to observe the change of mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2
(ALDH2) when diabetes mellitus (DM) rat heart was subjected to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) …

The coronary artery disease is a leading cause of death and morbidity worldwide. This
disease has a complex pathophysiology that includes multiple mechanisms. Among these is …

In its native environment the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, can experience
seasonally arid conditions that impose dehydration stress. Activation of intracellular signal …

Ischemic preconditioning (PC) and postconditioning (PostC) are endogenous mechanisms
of protection of the ischemic heart. In brief, short cycles of sublethal ischemia separated by …

The purpose of this study was to assess whether short-term, mild exercise induces
protection against myocardial infarction and, if so, what role the eNOS-PKCε-iNOS axis …