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Table 1 Mechanisms of protective effects of xenon preconditioning

From: Xenon preconditioning: molecular mechanisms and biological effects

Mechanisms underlying protective effect of xenon preconditioning

Organ protection

Activation of PKC-ε isoform and p38 MAPK [16]

Cardioprotection

HSP27 translocation, F-actin polymerization, activation of MAPKAPK-2, PKC and p38 MAPK [17]

Cardioprotection

PKC-ε translocation, mitochondrial ATP dependent KATP channels, PDK-1 [18]

Cardioprotection

ERK 1/2 [19]

Cardioprotection

Phosphorylation of Akt and GSK-3β, preservation of mitochondrial function, and inhibition of Ca2+-induced MPT pore opening [20]

Cardioprotection

ADNP transcription [21]

Neuroprotection

Opening of plasmalemmal KATP channels [22]

Neuroprotection

Plasma IL-1β reduction and hippocampal HSP72 increase [23]

Neuroprotection

HIF-1α, EPO and VEGF [2426]

Renoprotection

Reduction in ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and NF-κB [27]

Protection on endothelial cells

COX-2 activity [32]

Cardioprotection

Enhanced phosphorylated cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element binding protein signaling [33]

Neuroprotection

pCREB-regulated synthesis of proteins [34]

Neuroprotection