Captopril suppresses interstitial fibrin deposition in coxsackievirus B3 myocarditis. Acute cellular damage in madial smooth muscle cells following experimental coronary angioplasty in dog. Damage of cytoskeleton and apoptosis. Up-regulated expression of angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene in human pathologic hearts.
Amiodarone inhibits production of tumor necrosis factor- by human mononuclear cells.
A possible mechanism for its effect in heart failure. Measuring serum aminoterminal type III procollagen peptide, 7S domain of type IV collagen, and cardiac troponin T in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and secondary cardiomyopathy. KATP channels contribute to the cardioprotection of preconditioning independent of anaesthetics in rabbit hearts. Sarcolemmal 5'-nucleotidase activity does not increase in preconditioned rabbit hearts. Myocardial ischemia induces differential regulation of KATP channel gene expression in rat hearts.