2006, Number 1
Canales mitocondriales de potasio sensibles a ATP y cardioprotección
García-Rivas GJ
Language: Spanish
References: 22
Page: 20-25
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ABSTRACT
Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) is an effective strategy for reducing heart damage triggered by ischemia reperfusion. IPC consists of exposing heart to a single or multiple brief periods of ischemia before the occurrence of a more prolonged ischemic insult, which otherwise would lead to massive myocardial damage and cell death. Comprehensive data suggest the participation of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in IPC protection. Although these type of channels are present in both the sarcolemmal and the inner mitochondrial membrane of heart cells, the evidence reviewed here suggest that the mitochondrial channels and not the sarcolemma channels, contribute to the cardioprotection. The pharmacological modulation of these channels is emphasized.REFERENCES
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