Caspase inhibition and limitation of myocardial infarct size: Protection against lethal reperfusion injury

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-200

  Mocanu, M M ^a   Baxter, G F ^a   Yellon, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caspase inhibitors; Caspases; Infarct size; Myocardium; Reperfusion

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CASPASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART PROTECTION; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID CHLOROMETHYL KETONES; ANIMALS; CASPASES; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; OLIGOPEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0034016833     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703336     Document Type: Article

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