Combination of Vildagliptin and Ischemic Postconditioning in Diabetic Hearts as a Working Strategy to Reduce Myocardial Reperfusion Injury by Restoring Mitochondrial Function and Autophagic Activity

• Main Authors: Goltaj Bayrami (Author), Alireza Alihemmati (Author), Pouran Karimi (Author), Aniseh Javadi (Author), Rana Keyhanmanesh (Author), Mustafa Mohammadi (Author), Milad Zadi-Heydarabad (Author), Reza Badalzadeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Diabetic hearts are resistant to cardioprotection by ischemic-postconditioning (IPostC). Protection of diabetic hearts and finding related interfering mechanisms would have clinical benefits. This study investigated the combination effects of vildagliptin (Vilda) and IPostC on cardioprotect...