Opioid receptors and preconditioning of the heart [Receptores opióides e pré-condicionamento isquémico do coração]

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2004

Authors

Saraiva, J (Author) Other; Oliveira SM (Author) FMUP; Rocha-Sousa A (Author) FMUP; Leite-Moreira AF (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Vol. 23 No. 25

Pages: 1317-1333

ISSN: 0870-2551

Publisher: Sociedade Portuguesa De Cardiologia

Indexing

Scopus - 5 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-007-C39

Abstract (EN): Recent studies have demonstrated that opioids and their receptors, investigated for many years for their analgesic effects on central nervous system receptors, also play a role in the regulation of the cardiovascular system. Although some of these actions may be mediated by activation of peripheral opioid receptors, others seem to result from direct or independent effects of their receptors on cardiac tissue and the peripheral vascular system. This review will focus on the effects of opioid receptor stimulation in the heart, particularly those mimicking the cardioprotective effect of ischemic preconditioning.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific