Therapeutic Effects of Procainamide on Endotoxin-Induced Rhabdomyolysis in Rats.

Overt systemic inflammatory response is a predisposing mechanism for infection-induced skeletal muscle damage and rhabdomyolysis. Aberrant DNA methylation plays a crucial role in the pathophysiology of excessive inflammatory response. The antiarrhythmic drug procainamide is a non-nucleoside inhibito...

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Main Authors: Chih-Chin Shih, Hiong-Ping Hii, Cheng-Ming Tsao, Shiu-Jen Chen, Shuk-Man Ka, Mei-Hui Liao, Chin-Chen Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4769298?pdf=render