Cardioprotective Utility of Urocortin in Myocardial Ischemia- Reperfusion Injury: Where do We Stand?

Title:Cardioprotective Utility of Urocortin in Myocardial Ischemia- Reperfusion Injury: Where do We Stand?

Volume: 11

Author(s): Craig Basman, Pratik Agrawal, Richard Knight, Louis Saravolatz, Chad McRee, Carol Chen-Scarabelli, Jagat Narula and Tiziano Scarabelli*

Affiliation:

• Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center Department of Cardiology, Alabama,United States

Keywords: Urocortin, ischemia-reperfusion, cytoprotection, corticotropins, cell death, cellular metabolism, myocardial.

Abstract: Background: There has been a constant pursuit for development of newer therapies which can contribute to the relatively nascent field of cardioprotection in the setting of myocardial ischemiareperfusion injury. One novel cardioprotective agent among others, that has shown promising results in the limited number of research studies undertaken till now, is Urocortin. Urocortins are peptides belonging to the Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone family.

Results: Acting through a variety of downstream mechanisms, urocortin has been shown to alter cellular metabolism and modulate the mechanism of cell death occurring as a result of ischemia-reperfusion injury. New evidence continues to accumulate in support of urocortin’s beneficial role in cytoprotection.

Conclusion: We present here an updated review largely focused on the various mechanisms through which urocortin alters cellular metabolism, and discuss the clinical potential of urocortin’s cardioprotective ability in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Cite this article as:

Basman Craig, Agrawal Pratik, Knight Richard, Saravolatz Louis, McRee Chad, Chen-Scarabelli Carol, Narula Jagat and Scarabelli Tiziano*, Cardioprotective Utility of Urocortin in Myocardial Ischemia- Reperfusion Injury: Where do We Stand?, Current Molecular Pharmacology 2018; 11 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874467210666170223101422