Gadolinium decreases inflammation related to myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury
BACKGROUND: The lanthanide cation, gadolinium (GdCl(3)) protects the myocardium against infarction following ischemia and reperfusion. Neutrophils and macrophages are the main leukocytes responsible for infarct expansion after reperfusion. GdCl(3 )interferes with macrophage and neutrophil function i...
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799407/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20003243 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-9255-6-34 |