Angiotensin II receptor blocker reverses heart failure by attenuating local oxidative stress and preserving resident stem cells in rats with myocardial infarction.

In conclusion, ARBs aided cardiac repair post-MI through short-term preservation of stem cells and persistent anti-oxidative stress and anti-senescence effects, partially by attenuating activation of cardiac RAS and restoring the local IGF-1/IGF-1R/Akt pathway. PMID: 30210678 [PubMed]
Source: American Journal of Translational Research - Category: Research Tags: Am J Transl Res Source Type: research