Sodium Nitrite in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the intravenous infusion of sodium nitrite safely prevents ischemia-reperfusion injury in subjects with acute myocardial infarction resulting in improved left ventricular function.

Timeline

Start

2009-07

Primary completion

2016-06

Completion

2016-06

Publications

• Background Gonzalez FM, Shiva S, Vincent PS, Ringwood LA, Hsu LY, Hon YY, Aletras AH, Cannon RO 3rd, Gladwin MT, Arai AE. Nitrite anion provides potent cytoprotective and antiapoptotic effects as adjunctive therapy to reperfusion for acute myocardial infarction. Circulation. 2008 Jun 10;117(23):2986-94. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.748814. Epub 2008 Jun 2.
• Background Duranski MR, Greer JJ, Dejam A, Jaganmohan S, Hogg N, Langston W, Patel RP, Yet SF, Wang X, Kevil CG, Gladwin MT, Lefer DJ. Cytoprotective effects of nitrite during in vivo ischemia-reperfusion of the heart and liver. J Clin Invest. 2005 May;115(5):1232-40. doi: 10.1172/JCI22493. Epub 2005 Apr 14.
• Background Rassaf T, Flogel U, Drexhage C, Hendgen-Cotta U, Kelm M, Schrader J. Nitrite reductase function of deoxymyoglobin: oxygen sensor and regulator of cardiac energetics and function. Circ Res. 2007 Jun 22;100(12):1749-54. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.107.152488. Epub 2007 May 10.

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