Effects of Nitrate Intake on Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Diabetic Rats
Author(s) -
Sajad Jeddi,
Saeedeh Khalifi,
Mahboubeh Ghanbari,
Fatemeh Bageripour,
Asghar Ghasemi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1678-4170
pISSN - 0066-782X
DOI - 10.5935/abc.20160137
Subject(s) - medicine , streptozotocin , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , nitrate , nitric oxide , nitric oxide synthase , malondialdehyde , ventricle , ischemia , enos , oxidative stress , chemistry , organic chemistry
Coronary artery disease is 2-3 times more common in diabetic individuals. Dietary nitrate/nitrite has beneficial effects in both diabetes and cardiovascular disease. It also has protective effects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury in healthy animals. However, the effects of nitrate on myocardial IR injury in diabetic rats have not yet been investigated.
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