ORGAN PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND RECOVERY
This application describes compositions, methods of treatment, and methods of manufacturing a medicament for reducing injury or damage to cells, tissues or organs during ischemia, reperfusion, or following ischemia or trauma. The methods for reducing damage to a cell, tissue or organ comprise administering an effective amount of a composition including (i) a potassium channel opener or agonist and/or adenosine receptor agonist; and (ii) an antiarrhythmic agent. The methods may further include postconditioning the cell, tissue or organ.
1 . A method for reducing damage to a cell, tissue or organ following ischemia comprising:
administering an effective amount of a composition including (i) a potassium channel opener or agonist and/or adenosine receptor agonist; and (ii) an antiarrhythmic agent; and
postconditioning the cell, tissue organ.
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