COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND/OR REDUCING ISCHEMIA AFTER SURGICAL INCISIONS

摘要

The present invention relates to methods of reducing ischemic damage to a surgical incision in a tissue of subject, enhancing tissue viability and vascularity following an ischemic event, and preconditioning tissue to resist an ischemic insult, which comprises contacting the relevant tissue topically with an effective dose of a HIF-1 potentiating agent, thereby reducing ischemic damage to a surgical incision, enhancing tissue viability and vascularity following an ischemic event, and preconditioning tissue to resist an ischemic insult.