Antioxidative and Cardioprotective Effects of Minocycline in Ischemia/reperfusion Injury in Experimental Model of Hypertension
Tamara Rudic,
Aleksandra Stojanovic,
Nikola Sobot
et al.
Abstract:Purpose: Cardiovascular diseases remains leading cause of death and disabilities. Coronary artery occlusion and consequent ischemia leads to acute myocardial infarction, but restoration of blood flow provokes further myocardial damage known as reperfusion injury. Minocycline is possessing anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic activity, immune-modulating and antioxidative properties besides its primary antibacterial effect. Recently it gained significant interest in preventing cardiac damage especially due to my… Show more
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