Role of tetrahydrobiopterin on ischemia-reperfusion injury in isolated perfused rat hearts

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-49

  Yamashiro, S ^a   Noguchi, K ^a   Kuniyoshi, Y ^a   Koja, K ^a   Sakanashi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biopterin; Myocardial reperfusion injury; Nitric oxide synthase; Oxidative stress; Rats

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; PHOSPHATE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE METABOLISM; HEART PERFUSION; HYPOTHESIS; ISOLATED HEART; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOPTERIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEART; HYPOXANTHINES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0038408656     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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