Impact of a Single Intracoronary Administration of Adiponectin on Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in a Pig Model
Author(s) -
Kazuhisa Kondo,
Rei Shibata,
Kazumasa Unno,
Masayuki Shimano,
Masakazu Ishii,
Tetsutaro Kito,
Satoshi Shintani,
Kenneth Walsh,
Noriyuki Ouchi,
Toyoaki Murohara
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1941-7632
pISSN - 1941-7640
DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.109.872044
Subject(s) - cardiology , adiponectin , medicine , reperfusion injury , myocardial ischemia , ischemia , insulin resistance , insulin
Adiponectin plays a protective role in the development of obesity-linked disorders. We demonstrated that adiponectin exerts beneficial actions on acute ischemic injury in mice hearts. However, the effects of adiponectin treatment in large animals and its feasibility in clinical practice have not been investigated. This study investigated the effects of intracoronary administration of adiponectin on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in pigs.
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