Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Antioxidants effectively reduce ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury. The cardioprotective effects of luteolin, a flavonoid that exhibits antioxidant properties and is widely available in many fruits and vegetables, were examined in rats subjected to myocardial IR injury. METHODS AND RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
Luteolin is capable of protecting the myocardium against IR injury. The actions of luteolin are at least partly mediated through downregulation of NO production and its own antioxidant properties.
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Authors | Pei-Hu Liao, Li-Man Hung, Yi-Hung Chen, Yu-Hsiang Kuan, Friedrich Bo-Yuan Zhang, Ruey-Hseng Lin, Hung-Che Shih, Shen-Kou Tsai, Shiang-Suo Huang |
Journal | Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society
(Circ J)
Vol. 75
Issue 2
Pg. 443-50
( 2011)
ISSN: 1347-4820 [Electronic] Japan |
PMID | 21178298
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
- Antioxidants
- Cardiotonic Agents
- Isoenzymes
- RNA, Messenger
- Nitric Oxide
- L-Lactate Dehydrogenase
- Nitric Oxide Synthase
- Luteolin
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Topics |
- Animals
- Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
(pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Antioxidants
(pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Cardiotonic Agents
(pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
(drug effects)
- Hemodynamics
(drug effects)
- Isoenzymes
(biosynthesis, genetics)
- L-Lactate Dehydrogenase
(blood)
- Luteolin
(pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Male
- Myocardial Infarction
(blood, complications, pathology)
- Myocardial Reperfusion Injury
(blood, drug therapy)
- Myocardium
(enzymology)
- Nitric Oxide
(blood)
- Nitric Oxide Synthase
(biosynthesis, genetics)
- RNA, Messenger
(biosynthesis, genetics)
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Tachycardia, Ventricular
(etiology, prevention & control)
- Ventricular Fibrillation
(etiology, prevention & control)
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