Effects of 2,3-butanedione monoxime (BDM), an ATPase inhibitor, on ischemia-reperfusion myocardial injury were examined in isolated working rat hearts perfused in vitro. Following cardiac arrest induced by cardioplegic solution, global ischemia was produced for 30 min. In untreated hearts, reperfusion for 45 min resulted in an incomplete recovery of cardiac pump function. When BDM was added to the cardioplegic solution up to 20 mM, the recovery of cardiac function was significantly improved average by 19%. This BDM effect can, presumably, reduce ATP losses during ischemia and like that improve recovery of cardiac function during reperfusion.
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January 2025
School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Renal ischaemia due to renal artery stenosis produces two differing responses - a juxtaglomerular hypertensive response and cortical renal dysfunction. The reversibility of renal impairment is not predictable, and thus renal revascularisation is controversial. This study aims to test the hypothesis that the hypertensive response to renal ischaemia reflects viable renal parenchyma, and thus could be used to predict the recovery in renal function.
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Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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December 2024
Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address:
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Environ Toxicol
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Cardiovascular Center, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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