Bilirubin provides perforator flap protection from ischaemia-reperfusion injury in a rat model: a preliminary result

摘要

The use of bilirubin, a well-known and powerful antioxidant, has gained popularity in recent years because of its role in the prevention of ischaemic heart disease in patients with Gilbert's syndrome. We investigate the effects of bilirubin on ischaemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury using a rat perforator flap model.