Why the study?
Does the administration of high-density lipoproteins (HDLs) improve postischemic functional recovery and reduce ischemia-reperfusion injury in isolated rat hearts?
Population
Buffer-perfused isolated rat hearts undergoing a 20-minute low-flow ischemia followed by a 30-minute…
Comparison
High-density lipoproteins at physiological… vs Control
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
30 minutes (reperfusion phase)
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for HDL cardioprotection in rat ischemia-reperfusion; leaves open translation to human myocardial injury.
Does the administration of high-density lipoproteins (HDLs) improve postischemic functional recovery and reduce ischemia-reperfusion injury in isolated rat hearts?
HDLs exert direct cardioprotection against ischemia-reperfusion injury in isolated rat hearts by removing TNF-alpha from the ischemic myocardium and enhancing prostaglandin release.
Calabresi et al. (2003) studied this question.
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