Combination of Vildagliptin and Ischemic Postconditioning in Diabetic Hearts as a Working Strategy to Reduce Myocardial Reperfusion Injury by Restoring Mitochondrial Function and Autophagic Activity

Goltaj Bayrami ¹, Alireza Alihemmati ¹, Pouran Karimi ², Aniseh Javadi ^3,4, Rana Keyhanmanesh ^1,5, Mustafa Mohammadi ¹, Milad Zadi-Heydarabad ⁴, Reza Badalzadeh ^1,5,6 *

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