Nitrate-functionalized patch confers cardioprotection and improves heart repair after myocardial infarction via local nitric oxide delivery

Nitric oxide (NO) is an important gaseous signaling molecule with multiple physiological roles in cardiovascular system. Here the authors develop a cardiac patch with NO releasing function that favors heart repair after myocardial infarction.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dashuai Zhu, Jingli Hou, Meng Qian, Dawei Jin, Tian Hao, Yanjun Pan, He Wang, Shuting Wu, Shuo Liu, Fei Wang, Lanping Wu, Yumin Zhong, Zhilu Yang, Yongzhe Che, Jie Shen, Deling Kong, Meng Yin, Qiang Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24804-3