Glycyrrhetinic Acid Protects the Heart from Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Attenuating the Susceptibility and Incidence of Fatal Ventricular Arrhythmia During the Reperfusion Period in the Rat Hearts

Glycyrrhetinic Acid Protects the Heart from Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Attenuating the Susceptibility and Incidence of Fatal Ventricular Arrhythmia During the Reperfusion Period in the Rat Hearts

Background/Aims: Licorice has been used to treat many diseases, including palpitations, in both Eastern and Western societies for thousands of years. It has been reported that glycyrrhetinic acid (GA), an aglycone saponin extracted from licorice root, exerts protective effects on the cardiovascular...

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Main Authors: Hong-Jin Wu, Ji-Yuan Yang, Min Jin, Sheng-Qi Wang, De-Lin Wu, Yu-Na Liu, Xu Yan, Cui Yang, Ge Zhang, Jing He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2015-05-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
Subjects:
Glycyrrhetinic acid
Ischemia/reperfusion
Arrhythmias
Ion channel
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