Cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibition reduces apoptosis in acute myocardial infarction

Apoptosis

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1061-1063

  Abbate, A ^a   Limana, F ^c   Capogrossi, M C ^c   Santini, D ^d   Biondi Zoccai, G G L ^b   Scarpa, S ^e   Germani, A ^f   Straino, S ^c   Severino, A ^b   Vasaturo, F ^e   Campioni, M ^b   Liuzzo, G ^b   Crea, F ^b   Vetrovec, G W ^a   Biasucci, L M ^b   Baldi, A ^g  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

^g SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; COX2 inhibitors; Cyclo oxygenase; Myocardial infarction; Remodelling

Indexed keywords

PARECOXIB; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY LIGATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 33745026053     PISSN: 13608185     EISSN: 1573675X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10495-006-6306-5     Document Type: Article

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