Research Article

Ticagrelor Conditioning Effects Are Not Additive to Cardioprotection Induced by Direct NLRP3 Inflammasome Inhibition: Role of RISK, NLRP3, and Redox Cascades

Figure 1

Schematic representation of rat treatments in vivo and various protocols ex vivo. Rats received water or Ticagrelor (TIC) by oral gavage for 3 days; then, hearts were isolated and perfused. After stabilization, isolated hearts were submitted to specific treatment and then to global ischemia/reperfusion protocol.