Compositions based on Midkine for the treatment of chronic stage injury of the heart after ischemia/reperfusion

摘要

The present inventors compared myocardial damages after ischemia/reperfusion in wild-type mice and Midkine (MK)-deficient mice to confirm the effects and functions of MK. MK administration was found to significantly prevent cardiomyocyte apoptosis in both cultured cardiomyocytes (in vitro) and mouse models ( in vivo ) .