Kappa-Opioid Agonist U50,488H-Mediated Protection Against Heart Failure Following Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion: Dual Roles of Heme Oxygenase-1
Author(s) -
Guang Tong,
Ben Zhang,
Xuan Zhou,
Jinbo Zhao,
Zhongchan Sun,
Ye Tao,
Jianming Pei,
Weida Zhang
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.1159/000447911
Subject(s) - heme oxygenase , cardioprotection , protein kinase b , pharmacology , medicine , oxidative stress , downregulation and upregulation , cardiac function curve , reperfusion injury , agonist , chemistry , heart failure , ischemia , endocrinology , heme , phosphorylation , receptor , biochemistry , gene , enzyme
The selective κ-opioid agonist U50,488H protects heart from myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (MI/R) injury. We examined whether U50,488H is also beneficial for MI/R induced heart failure.
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