Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

Amount

$908,033.00

Award Date

6/01/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Ischemic reperfusion (I/R) is known to trigger an increase of reactive oxygen species in the myocardium. Although high levels of oxidants can cause damages, low doses of oxidant elicit a protective effect, such as during preconditioning induced by cycles