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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:871
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

INVITED COMMENTARY

Department of Surgery, Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo, 0407 Norway

(E-mail: i.j.vaage@medisin.uio.no).

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Heat shock proteins (HSP) are characterized as molecular chaperones; they are phylogenetically very old and have important functions in the preservation and protection of cells and organs towards stress and injury [1]. Heat shock proteins protect against ischemia-reperfusion injury of the heart and improve postcardioplegic function [2].

A search on Pubmed for "heart surgery" and "heat shock proteins" resulted in 82 articles, the majority of which are very relevant to clinical surgery. This demonstrates that HSP are already well involved in the research areas of cardiac surgeons. However, there is no situation in which the presence or increased expression of HSP have become a part of prevention or therapy to prevent organ dysfunction and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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