Impaired Autophagosome Clearance Contributes to Cardiomyocyte Death in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

Xiucui Ma, Haiyan Liu, Sarah R. Foyil, Rebecca J. Godar, Carla J. Weinheimer, Joseph A. Hill, Abhinav Diwan

Circulation · 2012 · 479 citations · 33 references

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Abstract

Ischemia/reperfusion injury impairs autophagosome clearance mediated in part by reactive oxygen species-induced decline in lysosome-associated membrane protein-2 and upregulation of BECLIN-1, contributing to increased cardiomyocyte death.

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