Research Article

Kaempferide Protects against Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury through Activation of the PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β Pathway

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Kae preconditioning significantly suppressed oxidative stress, reduced inflammatory cytokine release, and decreased Nrf2 levels. Moreover, these effects of Kae treatment were reversed by cotreatment with TDZD-8. Effect of Kae treatment on (a) SOD, (b) MDA, (c) ROS, (d) TNF-α, (e) IL-6, and (f) CRP levels in I/R rat model. (g) Nrf2 protein levels in rat hearts were analyzed by Western blot. (h) Expression of Nrf2 in tissue of rat hearts by Western blot analysis ( in each group). ## versus sham; versus I/R; + and ++ versus H-Kae + I/R.
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