KNG1 and ischemia: With 10-min of ischemia and 7 days of reperfusion, a glutamate level of 0.619 ± 0.026 μmol/mg of protein (p < 0.01) was observed, which was higher than both the control value (0.321 ± 0.063 μmol/mg of protein) and that observed with bradykinin postconditioning 0.259 ± 0.046 μmol/mg of protein (p < 0.01).