Apyrase treatment of myocardial infarction according to a clinically applicable protocol fails to reduce myocardial injury in a porcine model

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ectonucleotidase dependent adenosine generation has been implicated in preconditioning related cardioprotection against ischemia-reperfusion injury, and treatment with a soluble ectonucleotidase has been shown to reduce myocardial in...

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Main Authors: Otto Andreas, Kanski Mikael, Ugander Martin, Olivecrona Göran K, Götberg Michael I, Koul Sasha, van der Pals Jesper, Götberg Matthias, Arheden Håkan, Erlinge David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/10/1