In a pig model of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion, S14G-humanin at 2 mg/kg reduced infarct size.
In plain wordsIn pigs with a heart attack model, a humanin analogue reduced the size of the damaged heart area.
- Peptide
- Humanin
- Outcome
- DecreaseInfarct size after 60-min ischemia
- Study
pign: not reported in source
Porcine myocardial ischemia/reperfusion model- Outcome group
- Heart function · Cardiovascular
- Studied dose
- 2 mg/kgAs given in this study (pig).
Source sentences
This study found that the mitochondrial-derived peptide S14G-humanin (HNG) (2 mg/kg), an analogue of humanin, reduced infarct size in a large animal model of MI/R.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Efficacy of a Novel Mitochondrial-Derived Peptide in a Porcine Model of Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury.