Fatty-acid oxidation and calcium homeostasis are involved in the rescue of bupivacaine-induced cardiotoxicity by lipid emulsion in rats*

Parisa Partownavid, Soban Umar, Jingyuan Li, Siamak Rahman, Mansoureh Eghbali

Critical Care Medicine · 2012 · 110 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

Fatty-acid oxidation is required for successful rescue of bupivacaine-induced cardiotoxicity by lipid emulsion. This rescue action is associated with inhibition of mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening.

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