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    Crit Care. 2011 Aug 18;15(4):182.

    In vivo and in vitro evidence for pleiotropic effects of levosimendan in the intensive care setting.

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    Department of Cardiology, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey.

    Abstract

    Levosimendan, in addition to its inotropic properties, could have anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties, and can potentially decrease the deleterious effects of reactive oxygen species on the tissues. In their study, Hasslacher and colleagues provided not only in vitro but also in vivo evidence that levosimendan could preserve organ function in acute heart failure and septic-shock-induced myocardial depression via cooling down the oxidative burst of circulating cells.

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    21892973
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