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Table 3 Pharmacological intervention for GCX protection

From: Glycocalyx and its involvement in clinical pathophysiologies

Authors

Study subjects

Substances

Insults

Results

Broekhuizen [67]

Patients

Sulodexide

Diabetes mellitus type 2

GCX thickness increased

Gao [71]

Rats

Hydrocortisone

Pancreatitis

Improved intestinal perfusion

Attenuation of Syn-1 and HA release

Nordling [72]

Endothelial cells

Immobilized heparin conjugate

IRI

Attenuation of thrombotic disorder

Strunden [75]

Isolated mouse lung

HES

Heparinase

HES attenuated interstitial edema, increased pulmonary arterial pressure

Chappell [70]

Isolated guinea pig heart

Corticosteroid

IRI

Increase in Syn-1 and reduction in HS

Chappell [79]

Isolated guinea pig heart

Sevoflurane

IRI

Increase in Syn-1 and reduction in HS

  1. IRI ischemia reperfusion injury