MASP-2 activation is involved in ischemia-related necrotic myocardial injury in humans

Ming Zhang, Yunfang Joan Hou, Erdal Cavusoglu, Daniel C Lee, Rudi Steffensen, Liming Yang, Daniel Bashari, Jose Villamil, Motaz Moussa, George Fernaine, Jens Christian Jensenius, Jonathan D Marmur, Wilson Ko, Ketan Shevde

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Abstract

Insufficient blood supply to the heart results in ischemic injury manifested clinically as myocardial infarction (MI). Following ischemia, inflammation is provoked and related to the clinical outcomes. A recent basic science study indicates that complement factor MASP-2 plays an important role in animal models of ischemia/reperfusion injury. We investigated the role of MASP-2 in human acute myocardial ischemia in two clinical settings: (1) Acute MI, and (2) Open heart surgery.
Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Cardiology
Volume166
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)499-504
Number of pages6
ISSN0167-5273
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Jun 2013

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