S-allylcysteine mediates cardioprotection in an acute myocardial infarction rat model via a hydrogen sulfide-mediated pathway

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Shin, Chet Chuah ^a   Moore, Philip K ^a   Zhu, Yi Zhun ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cardioprotection; Garlic; Hydrogen sulfide; Myocardial infarction; S allylcysteine

Indexed keywords

CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PROPARGYLGLYCINE; S ALLYLCYSTEINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PROTECTION; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE; CYSTEINE; GARLIC; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 36148932953     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00853.2007     Document Type: Article

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