Expert opinion: In various animal experiments, STAT3 has been demonstrated to take part in myocardial responses to myocardial ischemic injury and to be activated during various modes of protection against myocardial ischemia and ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury.
Effect of polymorphisms in the CD36 and STAT3 genes on different dietary interventions among patients with coronary artery disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.