Open AccessAcute Intravenous Infusion of Immunoglobulins Protects Against Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Through Inhibition of Caspase-3
Author(s) -
Waleed AlHerz,
Fawzi Babiker
Publication year - 2017
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 - 10.1159/000480002
Subject(s) - medicine , contractility , ischemia , creatine kinase , tunel assay , lactate dehydrogenase , reperfusion injury , apoptosis , anesthesia , cardiac function curve , myocardial infarction , pharmacology , cardiology , immunohistochemistry , enzyme , heart failure , biology , biochemistry
To investigate the cardioprotective effects of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) in rats subjected to regional myocardial ischemia reperfusion (I/R).