Luteolin limits infarct size and improves cardiac function after myocardium ischemia/reperfusion injury in diabetic rats.

BACKGROUND: The present study was to investigate the effects and mechanism of Luteolin on myocardial infarct size, cardiac function and cardiomyocyte apoptosis in diabetic rats with myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Diabetic rats underwent 30 minutes of is...

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Main Authors: Dongdong Sun, Jie Huang, Zheng Zhang, Haokao Gao, Jiayi Li, Min Shen, Feng Cao, Haichang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3303839?pdf=render