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Ischemia

Adj. ischemic, ischemic injury

 

Definition: Ischemia is a loss of blood supply from impeded arterial flow or reduced venous drainage in a tissue. Ischemia compromises the supply not only of oxygen, but also of metabolic substrates, including glucose (normally provided by flowing blood).

Localization

-  cerebral ischemia
-  limbs ischemia
-  myocardic ischemia
-  visceral ischemia

See also

-  ischemic necrosis

References

-  Liang D, Dawson TM, Dawson VL. What have genetically engineered mice taught us about ischemic injury? Curr Mol Med. 2004 Mar;4(2):207-25. PMID: #15032714#

-  Salvemini D, Cuzzocrea S: Superoxide, superoxide dismutase and ischemic injury. Curr Opin Investig Drugs 3:886, 2002.

-  Sheridan AM, Bonventre JV: Cell biology and molecular mechanisms of injury in ischemic acute renal failure. Curr Opin Nephral Hypertens 9:427, 2000.


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