| abstract |
The present invention provides a method of inhibiting an effect of a noxious insult, such as an ischaemia-reperfusion injury, to an organ of a subject, the method comprising administering zinc, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, such as Zinc Chloride, to a subject in need thereof, wherein the zinc, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered to the subject intravascularly in an amount that is sufficient to inhibit the effect of the noxious insult. |