Does postconditioning protect rabbit hearts through a protein kinase C-adenosine A2b receptor cascade?
Salvage of ischemic myocardium by postconditioning is dependent on activation of A2b receptors, which in turn depends on activation of PKC. It is still unclear why PKC activation is required to make the heart's adenosine become protective.
Severe periodontitis is associated with sub-clinical atherosclerosis in young systemically healthy patients.