In rats with acute myocardial infarction, semax had no effect on cardiac function.
In plain wordsIn rats with a heart attack, semax did not change how well the heart worked.
- Peptide
- Semax
- Outcome
- No significant changeCardiac function
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Acute myocardial infarction by left coronary artery occlusion- Outcome group
- Heart function · Cardiovascular
- Studied dose
- 150 microg/kg · intraperitoneal · two doses, 15 min and 2 hours after coronary occlusionAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
Semax (150 microg/kg), given i. p. 15 min and 2 hours after coronary occlusion, caused no effect on cardiac function, but completely prevented ischemia-induced ultrastructural changes of cardiomyocytes.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
AMI was induced by left coronary artery occlusion, myocardial ischemic area averaged 30 % of left ventricle.