Renalase Protects the Cardiomyocytes of Sprague-Dawley Rats Against Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury by Reducing Myocardial Cell Necrosis and Apoptosis

• Main Authors: Xiaogang Li (Author), Zijian Xie (Author), Minyuan Lin (Author), Ruixia Huang (Author), Zhongshu Liang (Author), Wei Huang (Author), Weihong Jiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Renalase, a novel flavoprotein expressed in the kidney and heart, reduces renal tubular necrosis and apoptosis, which suggests that it might protect against necrosis and/or apoptosis in myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury (MIRI). The present study thus explored the effects of ren...