Cardioprotective Mechanism of Ischemic Preconditioning Is Impaired by Postinfarct Ventricular Remodeling Through Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Activation
Author(s) -
Takayuki Miki,
Tetsuji Miura,
Akihito Tsuchida,
Atsushi Nakano,
Tohru Hasegawa,
Takayuki Fukuma,
Kazuaki Shimamoto
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.102.4.458
Subject(s) - medicine , valsartan , ventricular remodeling , cardiology , ventricle , cardioprotection , ischemia , myocardial infarction , heart failure , ischemic preconditioning , diazoxide , infarction , angiotensin ii , endocrinology , receptor , blood pressure , insulin
Activation of protein kinase C-linked receptors and subsequent opening of the mitochondrial ATP-sensitive K(+) (mitoK(ATP)) channel are crucial in preconditioning (PC). This study examined whether postinfarct ventricular remodeling interferes with the PC mechanism.
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