In an isolated heart model, dichloroacetate improved mechanical recovery after ischemia and reperfusion, but this benefit was not associated with marked stimulation of PDH flux or inhibition of fatty acid oxidation.
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DCA benefits in isolated hearts warrant no clinical translation; leaves open PDH-independent mechanisms in ischemia-reperfusion.
Barak et al. (1998) studied this question.
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