The efficacy and mechanism of dexmedetomidine in myocardial apoptosis via the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system

Introduction: Pharmacological preconditioning limits myocardial infarct size after ischemia/reperfusion. Dexmedetomidine is an α 2 -adrenergic receptor agonist used in anesthesia that may have cardioprotective properties against ischemia/reperfusion injury. We investigated whether dexmedetomidine in...

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Main Authors: Huishu Wang, Siduo Zhang, Shiyuan Xu, Liangcheng Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320314546941