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Isoflurane protects cardiomyocytes and mitochondria by immediate and cytosol‐independent action at reperfusion
Background and purpose: The volatile anaesthetic isoflurane protects the heart from ischaemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury when applied at the onset of reperfusion [anaesthetic postconditioning (APoC)]. However, the mechanism of APoC‐mediated protection is unknown. In this study, we examined the effect of APoC on mitochondrial bioenergetics, mitochondrial matrix pH (pHm) and cytosolic pH (pHi), and intracellular Ca2+.