Publications by authors named "Raluca Petrut"

Background: The literature on gun violence is broad and variable, describing multiple legislation types and outcomes in observational studies. Our objective was to document the extent and nature of evidence on the impact of firearm legislation on mortality from firearm violence.

Methods: A scoping review was conducted under PRISMA-ScR guidance.

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  • The study investigates how remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) can protect the liver from injury caused by hemorrhagic shock-resuscitation (HSR) in mice, focusing on the role of parkin-dependent mitophagy.
  • RIPC effectively reduced liver damage in wild type mice after HSR, but this protective effect was absent in mice lacking the parkin gene, indicating the importance of parkin in this process.
  • The findings suggest that enhancing mitophagy may offer new therapeutic strategies for conditions related to ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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