Research Article

Protective Effects of Kaempferol against Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Isolated Rat Heart via Antioxidant Activity and Inhibition of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3

Table 1

Effect of kaempferol on cardiac function in the rats subjected to I/R (, %, ); , compared with the control group; , compared with the I/R group.

ReperfusionControlI/RKaempferolTDZD-8

LVDP (mmHg)87.98 ± 3.9852.43 ± 2.6269.47 ± 2.26##64.53 ± 2.47##
+LVdp/dtmax (mmHg⋅s−1)89.37 ± 3.7345.86 ± 2.5363.27 ± 2.76##60.58 ± 2.96##
−LVdp/dtmax (mmHg⋅s−1)86.76 ± 3.5642.16 ± 2.3861.54 ± 3.14##60.79 ± 3.35##
CF (mL⋅min−1) 82.19 ± 3.6351.46 ± 2.3667.21 ± 4.06##64.59 ± 3.97##
HR (beats⋅min−1)90.51 ± 4.5870.68 ± 4.8783.92 ± 3.99##78.68 ± 4.13##