Why the study?
Does aprindine improve ischemia/reperfusion-induced cardiac contractile dysfunction and metabolic derangement in isolated perfused rat hearts?
Population
Isolated rat hearts subjected to 35-min global ischemia followed by 60-min reperfusion
Comparison
Aprindine administered for the last 3 min of… vs Without aprindine treatment (control)
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
60-min reperfusion
Authors
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Aprindine shows potential cardioprotection in rat ischemia/reperfusion; leaves open translation to human clinical use.
Does aprindine improve ischemia/reperfusion-induced cardiac contractile dysfunction and metabolic derangement in isolated perfused rat hearts?
Aprindine at lower concentrations (10-30 microM) exerts cardioprotective effects against ischemia/reperfusion injury in isolated rat hearts, likely by suppressing transmembrane flux and preventing myocardial sodium accumulation.
Kamiyama et al. (1996) studied this question.
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