简介:Dearcolleaguesanddistinguishedguests:Onbehalfoftheorganizingcommitteeofthe11thSouthChinaInternationalCongressofCardiology(SCC),itisourdistincthonortoinviteyoutoattendtheSCCCongress,whichisgoingtobeheldon9-12April,2009atDongfangHotel,Guangzhou,China.
简介:TheorganizersofSCCwelcomethesubmissionofabstracts.Submissionscoveringallaspectsofcardiovasculardiseasearewelcome.Allacceptedabstractswillbepublishedinsupplement(s)oftheSouthChinaJournalofCardiology.Theexcellentabstractwillbeselectedforpresentationatthesessiononthe11thSCCandrewarded$1000-$5000.Beawarethatyouracceptedabstract(s)willbepublishedandyourcopyrighttransferredtoSCConpublication.
简介:ObjectivesToinvestigatetheeffectofGαq/11signalingpathwayandATP-sensitivepotassiumchannel(KATPchannel)onischemicpreconditioning(IPC)protectioninrathearts.MethodsTwoseriesofexperimentswereperformedinWistarrathearts.Inthefirstseriesofexperiment,ischemicpreconditioningwasinducedbyleftanteriordescendingocclusion(three,5minepisodesseparatedby5minofreperfusion),ischemia-reperfusioninjurywasinducedby30mincoronaryarteryocclusionfollowedby90minreperfusion.Hemodynamics,infarctsizeandscoresofventriculararrhythmiasweremeasured.TheexpressionofGαq/11proteinintheheartwasmeasuredbyWesternblotanalysisinthesecondseries.ResultsIschemicpreconditioningratsshoweddecreasedinfarctsizeandscoresofventriculararrhythmiavsnon-IPcontrolrats.TheeffectofIPCwassignificantlyattenuatedbyglibenclamide(1mg/kg,ip),anonselectiveKATPchannelinhibitor.IPCcausedasignificantincreaseintheexpressionofGαq/11protein.ConclusionsActivationsofGαq/11signalpathwayandKATPchannelplayedsignificantrolesintheclassicalcardioprotectionofischemicprecon-ditioningratheartandmightbeanimportantmechanismofsignaltransductionpathwayduringtheischemicpreconditioning.