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In vivo detection and treatment of ischemia-induced cardiac apoptosis using an MRI-detectable molecular probe and an alpha-adrenergic receptor agonist

✍ Scribed by Justin Lam; Ildiko Toma; Yongquan Gong; Paul C Simpson; Robert C Robbins; Phillip C Yang; Rajesh Dash


Publisher
BioMed Central
Year
2012
Tongue
English
Weight
186 KB
Volume
14
Category
Article
ISSN
1097-6647

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✦ Synopsis


A novel anti-apoptotic alpha-adrenergic agonist preserves left ventricular ejection fraction in mice following myocardial infarction. This therapeutic effect is able to be detected and quantified non-invasively, using T2* signal loss assessment of an Annexin-SPIO molecular apoptosis probe.