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Scientists at University of Chicago Medical Center Discuss Research in Ischemia

Published in Blood Weekly, November 24th, 2011

2011 NOV 24 -- Current study results from the report, "Protein kinase B (Akt) and mitogen-activated protein kinase p38a in retinal ischemic post-conditioning," have been published. According to the authors of a study from Chicago, Illinois, "In previous studies, it was shown that post-conditioning, a transient period of brief ischemia following prolonged severe ischemia in the retina, could provide significant improvement in post-ischemic recovery, attenuation of cell loss, and decreased apoptosis. However, the mechanisms of post-conditioning in the retina have not been elucidated."

"We hypothesized that two kinases, mitogen-activated protein kinase p38a...

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