Ghrelin protected neonatal rat cardiomyocyte against hypoxia/reoxygenation injury by inhibiting apoptosis through Akt-mTOR signal.

In conclusion, Ghrelin can reduce the H/R damage on NRCMs and inhibit the apoptosis by activating Akt-mTOR signaling pathway.
PMID: 28281036 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Molecular Biology Reports - March 8, 2017 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Wang L, Lu Y, Liu X, Wang X Tags: Mol Biol Rep Source Type: research