Heat Shock Proteins: Protection and Potential Biomarkers for Ischemic Injury of Cardiomyocytes After Surgery

Abstract The heat shock proteins are endogenous proteins with the ability to act as molecular chaperones. Methods that provide cell protection by way of some damage can positively influence the results of surgery. The present review summarizes current knowledge concerning the cardioprotective role o...

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Main Authors: Valfredo de Almeida Santos-Junior, Pablo Christiano Barboza Lollo, Marcos Antonio Cantero, Carolina Soares Moura, Jaime Amaya-Farfan, Priscila Neder Morato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382018000300291&lng=en&tlng=en