ABSTRACT
Ischemia/Reperfusion .......................................................... 21 2.2.3 Sensitivity and Time Window: Discussion and Conclusion ...............22
2.3 Issue of Specicity in Pre-and Postconditioning ...........................................22 2.3.1 Cross-Tolerance: The Issue of Specicity in Preconditioning
Hormesis .............................................................................................23 2.3.2 Cross-Sensitization: The Issue of Specicity in Heterologous
Postconditioning Hormesis .................................................................23 2.3.2.1 Heterologous Postconditioning Hormesis: The Issue of
Similarity .............................................................................24 2.3.2.2 Heterologous Postconditioning Hormesis: The Similia
Principle Put to the Test .......................................................25 2.3.2.3 Molecular Aspects of Heterologous Postconditioning
Hormesis ..............................................................................25 2.4 Underlying Mechanism of Action in Pre-and Postconditioning ....................26
