In the search for increasing effectiveness of reperfusion therapy, the authors demonstrate that the polyol pathway enzyme aldose reductase is a key component of myocardial ischemic injury and that inhibitors of this enzyme limit ischemic injury and improve functional recovery on reperfusion.
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Sci Rep
December 2024
Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Cirurgia Toracica, Departamento de Cardiopneumologia, Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Currently, the barrier to successful lung transplantation is ischemia and reperfusion injury, which can lead to the development of bronchiolitis obliterans. Paclitaxel and methotrexate are drugs known to inhibit cell proliferation and have anti-inflammatory effects, and the association of these drugs with cholesterol-rich nanoparticles has been shown to be beneficial in the treatment of other transplanted organs. Thirty-three male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into 3 groups: Basal group, no intervention; Control group, received only nanoparticles; Drug group, paclitaxel and methotrexate treatment.
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December 2024
Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Purpose: To measure and validate elevated succinate in brain during circulatory arrest in a piglet model of cardiopulmonary bypass.
Methods: Using data from an archive of 3T H MR spectra acquired in previous in-magnet studies, dynamic plots of succinate, spectral simulations and difference spectra were generated for analysis and validation.
Results: Elevation of succinate during circulatory arrest was observed and validated.
Front Immunol
December 2024
Critical Care Department, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Ischemia-reperfusion injuries (IRI) across various organs and tissues, along with sepsis, significantly contribute to the progression of critical illnesses. These conditions disrupt the balance of inflammatory mediators and signaling pathways, resulting in impaired physiological functions in human tissues and organs. Ferroptosis, a distinct form of programmed cell death, plays a pivotal role in regulating tissue damage and modulating inflammatory responses, thereby influencing the onset and progression of severe illnesses.
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December 2024
Department of Geriatrics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 30 Gaotanyan Street, Chongqing, 400038, China.
Background: The proliferation capacity of adult cardiomyocytes is very limited in the normal adult mammalian heart. Previous studies implied that cardiomyocyte proliferation increases after injury stimulation, but the result is controversial partly due to different methodologies. We aim to evaluate whether myocardial infarction (MI) stimulates cardiomyocyte proliferation in adult mice.
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December 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, 563000, China.
Objective: To screen Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion Injury in mice. adenosine monophate-activatedprotein kinase (AMPK) -related differentially expressed circularRNA (circRNA) in MIRI model, Ampk-related circRNA network was drawn to provide possible ideas for the prevention and treatment of MIRI.
Methods: The mouse MIRI model was constructed by ligation of the left anterior descending artery.
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