Remote ischemic preconditioning attenuates intestinal mucosal damage: insight from a rat model of ischemia–reperfusion injury

Abstract Background Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is a phenomenon, whereby repeated, non-lethal episodes of ischemia to an organ or limb exert protection against ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) injury in distant organs. Despite intensive research, there is still an apparent lack of knowledge con...

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Main Authors: Lars Hummitzsch, Karina Zitta, Rouven Berndt, Yuk Lung Wong, Rene Rusch, Katharina Hess, Thilo Wedel, Matthias Gruenewald, Jochen Cremer, Markus Steinfath, Martin Albrecht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-019-1885-4