| Literature DB >> 2779535 |
R Ferrari1, C Ceconi, S Curello, E Pasini, O Visioli.
Abstract
Reperfusion of isolated rabbit heart after 60 min of ischaemia resulted in poor recovery of mechanical function, release of reduced (GSH) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG), reduction of tissue GSH/GSSG ratio and shift of cellular thiol redox state toward oxidation, suggesting the occurrence of oxidative stress. Pretreatment of the isolated heart with propionyl-L-carnitine (10(-7) M) improved the functional recovery of the myocardium, reduced GSH and GSSG release and attenuated the accumulation of tissue GSSG. This effect was specific for propionyl-L-carnitine as L-carnitine and propionic acid did not modify myocardial damage.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2779535 DOI: 10.1007/BF00223438
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Biochem ISSN: 0300-8177 Impact factor: 3.396