Connexin 43 is an emerging therapeutic target in ischemia/reperfusion injury, cardioprotection and neuroprotection

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 153, Issue , 2015, Pages 90-106

  Schulz, Rainer ^a   Görge, Philipp Maximilian ^a   Görbe, Anikó ^b,d   Ferdinandy, Péter ^c,d   Lampe, Paul D ^e   Leybaert, Luc ^f  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d PHARMAHUNGARY GROUP   (Hungary)

^e Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain; Cardioprotection; Connexin 43; Heart; Mitochondria; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; CARDIOTONIC AGENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONDITIONING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG TARGETING; GAP JUNCTION; GENDER; HEART; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PROTECTION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXIA; ISCHEMIA; MITOCHONDRION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPERFUSION INJURY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; CARDIAC MUSCLE; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CONNEXIN 43; HEART; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; MYOCARDIUM; NEUROPROTECTION; REPERFUSION INJURY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84938423002     PISSN: 01637258     EISSN: 1879016X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2015.06.005     Document Type: Review

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