In a previous study, dIPC induced VEGF mRNA during myocardial infarction between 3 and 12 h after ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD)28, and dIPC in the kidney reportedly increased VEGF mRNA in renal tissues between 1 and 6 h, and increased renal VEGF protein levels at 24 h29. This evidence concerns the gene VEGFA and myocardial infarction.