CD39/Ectonucleoside Triphosphate Diphosphohydrolase 1 Provides Myocardial Protection During Cardiac Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Author(s) -
D. Köhler,
Tobias Eckle,
Marion Faigle,
Almut Grenz,
Michel Mittelbronn,
Stefanie Laucher,
Melanie L. Hart,
Simon C. Robson,
Christa E. Müller,
Holger K. Eltzschig
Publication year - 2007
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/circulationaha.107.690180
Subject(s) - medicine , reperfusion injury , cardiology , myocardial ischemia , ischemia , myocardial reperfusion injury , cardiac ischemia
Extracellular adenosine, generated from extracellular nucleotides via ectonucleotidases, binds to specific receptors and provides cardioprotection from ischemia and reperfusion. In the present study, we studied ecto-enzymatic ATP/ADP-phosphohydrolysis by select members of the ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase (E-NTPDase) family during myocardial ischemia.
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