Humanin exerts cardioprotection against cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury through attenuation of mitochondrial dysfunction

• Main Authors: Savitree Thummasorn, Nattayaporn Apaijai, Sasiwan Kerdphoo, Krekwit Shinlapawittayatorn, Siriporn C. Chattipakorn, Nipon Chattipakorn
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84995404097&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/55999
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aim: Myocardial reperfusion via the re-canalization of occluded coronary arteries is gold standard for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. However, reperfusion itself can cause myocardial damage due to increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, a...