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4-Phenylbutyric Acid Attenuates Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Mediated Intestinal Epithelial Cell Apoptosis in Rats with Severe Acute Pancreatitis
The present study aimed to determine whether intestinal epithelial cell (IECs) apoptosis could be induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), and the role of chemical chap...
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12-Month clinical results of drug-coated balloons for de novo coronary lesion in vessels exceeding 3.0 mm
The purpose of this observational study was to investigate the feasibility, initial safety, and efficacy of the SeQuent® Please DCB (B. Braun Melsungen, Germany) for patients with de novo coronary lesions in v...
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Insulin inhibits β-adrenergic action in ischemic/reperfused heart: a novel mechanism of insulin in cardioprotection
Sympathetic overactivity is closely connected with cell injury and contractile dysfunction during myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R). Insulin exerts protection for the I/R heart and the underlying mechanis...
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Long-term aerobic exercise protects the heart against ischemia/reperfusion injury via PI3 kinase-dependent and Akt-mediated mechanism
Physical activity has been shown to improve cardiovascular function and to be beneficial to type 2 diabetic patients. However, the effects of aerobic exercise (AE) on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) are...
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Hypoxic postconditioning enhances the survival and inhibits apoptosis of cardiomyocytes following reoxygenation: role of peroxynitrite formation
Objectives: Our previous study has shown that slow or “controlled” reperfusion for the ischemic heart reduces cardiomyocyte injury and myocardial infarction, while the mechanisms involved...
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Insulin improves cardiomyocyte contractile function through enhancement of SERCA2a activity in simulated ischemia/reperfusion
Insulin exerts anti-apoptotic effects in both cardiomyocytes and coronary endothelial cells following ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) via the Akt-endothelial nitric oxide synthase survival signal pathway. This impo...
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Cloning and localization of vip3A gene of Bacillus thuringiensis
An insecticidal protein gene, vip3A, was cloned from Bacillus thuringiensis strain WB50. The nucleotide sequence of 2,460 bp (GenBank acc. No. AY295778) showed 99% homology with the known vip3A genes. Using speci...