Research Article: Dexmedetomidine Ameliorates Cardiac Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Enhancing Autophagy Through Activation of the AMPK/SIRT Pathway
Introduction:
Acute myocardial infarction is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, and reperfusion is the primary strategy for inhibiting myocardial infarction. , However, the process of reperfusion paradoxically triggers a cascade of necrotic and apoptotic cell death processes that progressively undermine cardiac contractility, thus giving rise to myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. , Aberrant ROS production and mitochondrial dysfunction have emerged as pivotal mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of cardiac…
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