Diabetic hearts have lower basal urocortin levels that fail to increase after cardioplegic arrest: Association with increased apoptosis and postsurgical cardiac dysfunction
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 148(5):2296-2308
ISSN:
0022-5223
DOI:
10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.05.018
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ObjectivesThe present study investigated the cardioprotective role of urocortin (Ucn) and its relationship with protein kinase C (PKC)ε and PKCδ in patients with (DMPs) and without (NDMPs) diabetes mellitus after on-pump cardiac surgery (OPCS). The molecular mechanisms responsible for the reported worse outcomes of DMP after OPCS remain unknown.MethodsTwo sequential biopsy specimens were obtained from the right atrium of 27 DMPs and 22 NDMPs before and after cardiopulmonary bypass.ResultsPostcardioplegic induction of Ucn in NDMPs (P