Research Article

Intermedin protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in hyperlipidemia rats

Published: October 20, 2014
Genet. Mol. Res. 13 (4) : 8309-8319 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4238/2014.October.20.7
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S.M. Yang, J. Liu, C.X. Li (2014). Intermedin protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in hyperlipidemia rats. Genet. Mol. Res. 13(4): 8309-8319. https://doi.org/10.4238/2014.October.20.7
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Abstract

Hyperlipidemia is a well-established risk factor for the development of coronary atherosclerosis, while intermedin (IMD) has been identified as a novel calcitonin/calcitonin gene-related peptide family member involved in cardiovascular protection. However, whether IMD protects against hyperlipidemia-associated myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) injury is unknown. We established a hyperlipidemia model using Sprague-Dawley rats, and created a MI/R condition by ligating the cardiac left circumflex artery. The possible pathophysiological role of IMD and its physiological function in MI/R was further studied. The level of IMD significantly decreased in hyperlipidemia rats (P

Hyperlipidemia is a well-established risk factor for the development of coronary atherosclerosis, while intermedin (IMD) has been identified as a novel calcitonin/calcitonin gene-related peptide family member involved in cardiovascular protection. However, whether IMD protects against hyperlipidemia-associated myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) injury is unknown. We established a hyperlipidemia model using Sprague-Dawley rats, and created a MI/R condition by ligating the cardiac left circumflex artery. The possible pathophysiological role of IMD and its physiological function in MI/R was further studied. The level of IMD significantly decreased in hyperlipidemia rats (P

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