The Mitochondrial Ca(2+) Uniporter: Structure, Function, and Pharmacology. [PDF]
Mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake is crucial for an array of cellular functions while an imbalance can elicit cell death. In this chapter, we briefly reviewed the various modes of mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake and our current understanding of mitochondrial Ca(2+)
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Serofendic Acid Protects Against Myocardial Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury in Rats
.: We previously reported that serofendic acid, a lipophilic extract of fetal calf serum, protects against oxidative stress in primary culture of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes.
Tadaaki Ioroi +7 more
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K-ATP channel gene expression is induced by urocortin and mediates its cardioprotective effect [PDF]
Background-Urocortin is a novel cardioprotective agent that can protect cardiac myocytes from the damaging effects of ischemia/reperfusion both in culture and in the intact heart and is effective when given at reperfusion.Methods and Results-We have ...
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Mitochondrial Potassium Channels as Pharmacological Target for Cardioprotective Drugs
AbstractBrief periods of ischemia are known to confer to the myocardium an increased resistance to the injury due to a later and more prolonged ischemic episode. This phenomenon, known as ischemic preconditioning (IPreC), is ensured by different biological mechanisms.
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Isoflurane-induced postconditioning via mitochondrial calcium-activated potassium channels
Activation of the mitochondrial calcium-activated potassium (mKCa) channel reportedly confers resistance to myocardial ischemic stress. However, the role of the mKCa channel in postconditioning induced by volatile anesthetic remains unclear.Male Japanese white rabbits underwent coronary artery occlusion for 30 min followed by reperfusion for 3 h ...
Michiko, Kinoshita +4 more
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Arylthioamides and aryliminothioethers as new slow H2S-releasing agents [PDF]
Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is emerging as an important endogenous modulator, which exhibits the beneficial effects of nitric oxide (NO) on the cardiovascular (CV) system, without producing toxic metabolites.
ANGELINI, MARIAGRAZIA
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Identity and Function of a Cardiac Mitochondrial Small Conductance Ca2+-Activated K+ Channel Splice Variant [PDF]
We provide evidence for location and function of a small conductance, Ca2+-activated K+ (SKCa) channel isoform 3 (SK3) in mitochondria (m) of guinea pig, rat and human ventricular myocytes. SKCa agonists protected isolated hearts and mitochondria against
Aldakkak, Mohammed +4 more
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The BKCa (slo) channel regulates the cardiac function of Drosophila
The large conductance, calcium, and voltage‐active potassium channels (BKCa) were originally discovered in Drosophila melanogaster as slowpoke (slo). They are extensively characterized in fly models as ion channels for their roles in neurological and ...
Shubha Gururaja Rao +5 more
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Mitochondrial regulation of mitochondrial potassium channels
Adam Szewczyk +3 more
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BK channels are indispensable for endothelial function in small pulmonary arteries
Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive vascular disease that severely compromises quality of life and survival. The pulmonary endothelium plays a pivotal role in vascular homeostasis through complex signalling networks involving ion ...
Divya Guntur +11 more
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