SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM CALCIUM UPTAKE CHANGES AND CELL SURVIVAL AFTER EXPERIMENTAL ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Apoptosis is the main determination of cell death after early acute cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (AMI/R). We evaluated the effects of AMI/R on SR Ca-cycling and survival/apoptotic proteins. Male rats were subjected to left coronary artery ligation, while sham-operated animals served as controls.