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ArticlePloS one2023

Vericiguat protects against cardiac damage in a pig model of ischemia/reperfusion.

Weida Zhu, Yue Ben, Yang Shen, Wenbing Liu

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Article in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Weida ZhuThe Department of Cardiology, Yizheng Hospital of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Group, Yizheng, Jiangsu, China.
Yue BenThe Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Yang ShenThe Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Wenbing LiuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Affiliated Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.ORCID 0009-0000-6823-1786
Nantong University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this research was to verify that vericiguat, a soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulator, reduces myocardial ischemic reperfusion injury (MIRI), and to learn how this reduction happens. METHODS AND

resultsTo develop an ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) model, the left anterior descending artery was blocked in minipigs under anesthesia for 90 minutes, followed by 180 minutes of reperfusion. Vericiguat is administered three hours before surgery. Two weeks after receiving therapy, pigs underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to evaluate the results. The MRI results suggest improvement in the myocardial infarct after vericiguat treatment. Vericiguat treatment for two weeks enhanced vascularity, inhibited pro-inflammatory cells, and decreased collagen deposition in the infarct zone of pigs. Short-term experiments investigating possible explanations have indicated that vericiguat has antiapoptotic effects on cardiomyocytes and increases levels of autophagy.

conclusionsVericiguat, an SGC activator, reduces MIRI in pigs by boosting autophagy, preventing apoptosis, and promoting angiogenesis.

Indexed as

Myocardial InfarctionMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryAnimalsHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingMyocytes, CardiacPyrimidinesReperfusionSwineSwine, MiniatureHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingPyrimidinesvericiguat

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PMID38134018
PMCPMC10745182
OpenAlexW4390100779

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