Echinochrome A Protects Mitochondrial Function in Cardiomyocytes against Cardiotoxic Drugs

Echinochrome A (Ech A) is a naphthoquinoid pigment from sea urchins that possesses antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and chelating abilities. Although Ech A is the active substance in the ophthalmic and cardiac drug Histochrome®, its underlying cardioprotective mechanisms are not well un...

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Main Authors: Seung Hun Jeong, Hyoung Kyu Kim, In-Sung Song, Seon Joong Lee, Kyung Soo Ko, Byoung Doo Rhee, Nari Kim, Natalia P. Mishchenko, Sergey A. Fedoryev, Valentin A. Stonik, Jin Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-05-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/5/2922