Fig. 1

Experimental protocols. All experimental groups were first perfused for 30 mins on the Langendorff apparatus to allow the isolated hearts to stabilize. The hearts were then divided into different groups. All groups were subjected to 30 mins of regional ischemia followed by 100 mins of reperfusion. IR; Ischemia-reperfusion, IPOST; Ischemic postconditioning (3 × 10 s ischemia and reperfusion at the onset of reperfusion period), Etpost; ethyl acetate fraction from Potentilla reptans root (2 μg/ml) was applied at the onset of reperfusion, L-NAME; NO inhibitor (50 μM), Wort; Wortmannin a PI3K/AKT inhibitor (400 nM), PD; PD98059 (2′-Amino-3′-methoxyflavone) an ERK1/2 inhibitor (400 nM), AG; tyrphostin (AG490, 400 nM) a JAK/STAT3 inhibitor, HD; 5-hydroxy decanoate (5HD,1 μM) a mitoKATP channel blocker