| Literature DB >> 26796134 |
Masashi Nakagawa1, Yasuko Owada2, Yasukatsu Izumi3,4, Shinichi Nonin1, Kenichi Sugioka1, Daisaku Nakatani5, Shinichi Iwata1, Kazuki Mizutani1, Satoshi Nishimura1, Asahiro Ito1, Suwako Fujita1, Takashi Daimon6, Yoshiki Sawa7, Masanori Asakura8, Makiko Maeda2, Yasushi Fujio9, Minoru Yoshiyama1.
Abstract
We describe four cases of the patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) that were treated with interleukin-11 (IL-11), a cardioprotective cytokine. Recombinant human IL-11 (rhIL-11), was intravenously administered to two cases at low dose (6 µg/kg) and to two at high dose (25 µg/kg). The cytokine administration started just after the coronary occlusion was confirmed by coronary angiography (CAG), taking 3 h. Following CAG, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was performed as a standard therapy. No serious adverse drug reactions were observed. All the cases left the hospital without the symptom of heart failure. We discuss the possibility of the clinical use of rhIL-11 as an adjunct therapy to PCI for the STEMI patients.Entities:
Keywords: Cytokine therapy; Interleukin-11; Postconditioning; Reperfusion injury; Translational research
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26796134 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-015-0788-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Heart Vessels ISSN: 0910-8327 Impact factor: 2.037