Heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) renders cardioprotection from ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, but little is known about its role in myofilaments. We proposed that increased expression of Hsp27 may improve post-ischaemic contractile dysfunction by preventing I/R-induced cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and troponin T (cTnT) degradation.
Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Institute of Health Sciences , 225 Chong Qing Nan Rd, Build. No. 1 of Institute of Health Sciences, Rm. 613, Shanghai 200025, China.