Metoprolol Inhibits Cardiac Apoptosis and Fibrosis in a Canine Model of Chronic Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Author(s) -
Wenpeng Li,
Sen Yan,
Jing Zhao,
Xue Ding,
Song Zhang,
Dingyu Wang,
Lei Liu,
Wenpeng Peng,
Hui Li,
Dongyang Wang,
Zhaorui Liu,
Yue Li
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000430284
Subject(s) - metoprolol , medicine , tunel assay , cardiac fibrosis , fibrosis , endocrinology , downregulation and upregulation , cardiology , biology , immunohistochemistry , biochemistry , gene
Emerging evidence suggested that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was independently associated with the development of heart failure. In this study, we explored the influence of chronic OSA on left ventricular structural remodeling in canines, and the potential therapeutical role of metoprolol.
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