Type-5 Phosphodiesterase Inhibition in the Prevention of Doxorubicin Cardiomyopathy

Prior studies have demonstrated the effect of diazoxide in protecting against apoptosis via mitochondrial KATP channel opening in vitro. The current investigations are designed to determine if sildenafil, a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor and known mitochondrial KATP channel opener, would protect aga...

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Main Author: Fisher, Patrick William
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2005
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1162
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2161&context=etd