Quercetin postconditioning attenuates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats through the PI3K/Akt pathway

Quercetin (Que), a plant-derived flavonoid, has multiple benefical actions on the cardiovascular system. The current study investigated whether Que postconditioning has any protective effects on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in vivo and its potential cardioprotective mechanisms. Male...

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Main Authors: Y. Wang, Z.Z. Zhang, Y. Wu, J.J. Ke, X.H. He, Y.L. Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2013-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013001000861&lng=en&tlng=en