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Pagliaro P, Weber NC, Femminò S, Alloatti G, Penna C. Gasotransmitters and noble gases in cardioprotection: unraveling molecular pathways for future therapeutic strategies. Basic Res Cardiol 2024; 119:509-544. [PMID: 38878210 PMCID: PMC11319428 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-024-01061-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
Abstract
Despite recent progress, ischemic heart disease poses a persistent global challenge, driving significant morbidity and mortality. The pursuit of therapeutic solutions has led to the emergence of strategies such as ischemic preconditioning, postconditioning, and remote conditioning to shield the heart from myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury (MIRI). These ischemic conditioning approaches, applied before, after, or at a distance from the affected organ, inspire future therapeutic strategies, including pharmacological conditioning. Gasotransmitters, comprising nitric oxide, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, and carbon monoxide, play pivotal roles in physiological and pathological processes, exhibiting shared features such as smooth muscle relaxation, antiapoptotic effects, and anti-inflammatory properties. Despite potential risks at high concentrations, physiological levels of gasotransmitters induce vasorelaxation and promote cardioprotective effects. Noble gases, notably argon, helium, and xenon, exhibit organ-protective properties by reducing cell death, minimizing infarct size, and enhancing functional recovery in post-ischemic organs. The protective role of noble gases appears to hinge on their modulation of molecular pathways governing cell survival, leading to both pro- and antiapoptotic effects. Among noble gases, helium and xenon emerge as particularly promising in the field of cardioprotection. This overview synthesizes our current understanding of the roles played by gasotransmitters and noble gases in the context of MIRI and cardioprotection. In addition, we underscore potential future developments involving the utilization of noble gases and gasotransmitter donor molecules in advancing cardioprotective strategies.
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- Pasquale Pagliaro
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043, Orbassano, TO), Italy.
- National Institute for Cardiovascular Research (INRC), 40126, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology-L.E.I.C.A, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Science (ACS), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043, Orbassano, TO), Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043, Orbassano, TO), Italy
- National Institute for Cardiovascular Research (INRC), 40126, Bologna, Italy
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Chiari P, Fellahi JL. Myocardial protection in cardiac surgery: a comprehensive review of current therapies and future cardioprotective strategies. Front Med (Lausanne) 2024; 11:1424188. [PMID: 38962735 PMCID: PMC11220133 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1424188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024] Open
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Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass results in global myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, leading to significant postoperative morbidity and mortality. Although cardioplegia is the cornerstone of intraoperative cardioprotection, a number of additional strategies have been identified. The concept of preconditioning and postconditioning, despite its limited direct clinical application, provided an essential contribution to the understanding of myocardial injury and organ protection. Therefore, physicians can use different tools to limit perioperative myocardial injury. These include the choice of anesthetic agents, remote ischemic preconditioning, tight glycemic control, optimization of respiratory parameters during the aortic unclamping phase to limit reperfusion injury, appropriate choice of monitoring to optimize hemodynamic parameters and limit perioperative use of catecholamines, and early reintroduction of cardioprotective agents in the postoperative period. Appropriate management before, during, and after cardiopulmonary bypass will help to decrease myocardial damage. This review aimed to highlight the current advancements in cardioprotection and their potential applications during cardiac surgery.
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- Pascal Chiari
- Service d’Anesthésie Réanimation, Hôpital Universitaire Louis Pradel, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Laboratoire CarMeN, Inserm UMR 1060, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Service d’Anesthésie Réanimation, Hôpital Universitaire Louis Pradel, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Laboratoire CarMeN, Inserm UMR 1060, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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Deng W, Chen Y, Zhang J, Ling J, Xu Z, Zhu Z, Tang X, Liu X, Zhang D, Zhu H, Lang H, Zhang L, Hua F, Yu S, Qian K, Yu P. Mild therapeutic hypothermia upregulates the O-GlcNAcylation level of COX10 to alleviate mitochondrial damage induced by myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. J Transl Med 2024; 22:489. [PMID: 38778315 PMCID: PMC11112789 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-024-05264-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE Mild therapeutic hypothermia (MTH) is an important method for perioperative prevention and treatment of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI). Modifying mitochondrial proteins after protein translation to regulate mitochondrial function is one of the mechanisms for improving myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. This study investigated the relationship between shallow hypothermia treatment improving myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury and the O-GlcNAcylation level of COX10. METHODS We used in vivo Langendorff model and in vitro hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) cell model to investigate the effects of MTH on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Histological changes, myocardial enzymes, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial structure/function were assessed. Mechanistic studies involved various molecular biology methods such as ELISA, immunoprecipitation (IP), WB, and immunofluorescence. RESULTS Our research results indicate that MTH upregulates the O-GlcNACylation level of COX10, improves mitochondrial function, and inhibits the expression of ROS to improve myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. In vivo, MTH effectively alleviates ischemia-reperfusion induced cardiac dysfunction, myocardial injury, mitochondrial damage, and redox imbalance. In vitro, the OGT inhibitor ALX inhibits the OGT mediated O-GlcNA acylation signaling pathway, downregulates the O-Glc acylation level of COX10, promotes ROS release, and counteracts the protective effect of MTH. On the contrary, the OGA inhibitor ThG showed opposite effects to ALX, further confirming that MTH activated the OGT mediated O-GlcNAcylation signaling pathway to exert cardioprotective effects. CONCLUSIONS In summary, MTH activates OGT mediated O-glycosylation modified COX10 to regulate mitochondrial function and improve myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, which provides important theoretical basis for the clinical application of MTH.
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- Wei Deng
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, 1st Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, 330006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, 1st Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, 330006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, 1st Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, 330006, China
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- Department of Endocrinology an Metabolism, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, 1st Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, 330006, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, 330006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, 1st Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, 330006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, 1st Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, 330006, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Yanjiang Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Food and Nutritional Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Neurological Tumors and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China
- Jiangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Neurological Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, 1st Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, 330006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, 1st Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, 330006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, 1st Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, 330006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, 1st Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, 330006, China.
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology an Metabolism, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, 1st Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, 330006, China.
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Pei Z, Qiu J, Zhao Y, Song S, Wang R, Luo W, Cai X, Liu B, Chen H, Yin J, Weng X, Wu Y, Li C, Shen L, Ge J. A novel intracoronary hypothermia device reduces myocardial reperfusion injury in pigs. Chin Med J (Engl) 2024:00029330-990000000-00988. [PMID: 38445387 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000003033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Hypothermia therapy has been suggested to attenuate myocardial necrosis; however, the clinical implementation as a valid therapeutic strategy has failed, and new approaches are needed to translate into clinical applications. This study aimed to assess the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of a novel selective intracoronary hypothermia (SICH) device in mitigating myocardial reperfusion injury. METHODS This study comprised two phases. The first phase of the SICH was performed in a normal porcine model for 30 minutes ( n = 5) to evaluate its feasibility. The second phase was conducted in a porcine myocardial infarction (MI) model of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion was performed by balloon occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery for 60 minutes and maintained for 42 days. Pigs in the hypothermia group ( n = 8) received hypothermia intervention onset reperfusion for 30 minutes and controls ( n = 8) received no intervention. All animals were followed for 42 days. Cardiac magnetic resonance analysis (5 and 42 days post-MI) and a series of biomarkers/histological studies were performed. RESULTS The average time to lower temperatures to a steady state was 4.8 ± 0.8 s. SICH had no impact on blood pressure or heart rate and was safely performed without complications by using a 3.9 F catheter. Interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α, C-reactive protein (CRP), and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) were lower at 60 min post perfusion in pigs that underwent SICH as compared with the control group. On day 5 post MI/R, edema, intramyocardial hemorrhage, and microvascular obstruction were reduced in the hypothermia group. On day 42 post MI/R, the infarct size, IL-6, CRP, BNP, and matrix metalloproteinase-9 were reduced, and the ejection fraction was improved in pigs that underwent SICH. CONCLUSIONS The SICH device safely and effectively reduced the infarct size and improved heart function in a pig model of MI/R. These beneficial effects indicate the clinical potential of SICH for treatment of myocardial reperfusion injury.
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- Zhiqiang Pei
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Taiyuan Central Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030009, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai 200032, China
- National Clinical Research for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai 200032, China
- National Clinical Research for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai 200032, China
- National Clinical Research for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 201322, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Taiyuan Central Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030009, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai 200032, China
- National Clinical Research for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai 200032, China
- National Clinical Research for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- National Clinical Research for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- National Clinical Research for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- National Clinical Research for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
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- National Clinical Research for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai 200032, China
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Peng T, Booher K, Moody MR, Yin X, Aronowski J, McPherson DD, Savitz SI, Kim H, Huang SL. Enhanced Cerebroprotection of Xenon-Loaded Liposomes in Combination with rtPA Thrombolysis for Embolic Ischemic Stroke. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1256. [PMID: 37627321 PMCID: PMC10452377 DOI: 10.3390/biom13081256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Xenon (Xe) has shown great potential as a stroke treatment due to its exceptional ability to protect brain tissue without inducing side effects. We have previously developed Xe-loaded liposomes for the ultrasound-activated delivery of Xe into the cerebral region and demonstrated their therapeutic efficacy. At present, the sole FDA-approved thrombolytic agent for stroke treatment is recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA). In this study, we aimed to investigate the potential of combining Xe-liposomes with an intravenous rtPA treatment in a clinically relevant embolic rat stroke model. We evaluated the combinational effect using an in vitro clot lysis model and an in vivo embolic middle cerebral artery occlusion (eMCAO) rat model. The treatment groups received intravenous administration of Xe-liposomes (20 mg/kg) at 2 h post-stroke onset, followed by the administration of rtPA (10 mg/kg) at either 2 or 4 h after the onset. Three days after the stroke, behavioral tests were conducted, and brain sections were collected for triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) and TUNEL staining. Infarct size was determined as normalized infarct volume (%). Both in vitro and in vivo clot lysis experiments demonstrated that Xe-liposomes in combination with rtPA resulted in effective clot lysis comparable to the treatment with free rtPA alone. Animals treated with Xe-liposomes in combination with rtPA showed reduced TUNEL-positive cells and demonstrated improved neurological recovery. Importantly, Xe-liposomes in combination with late rtPA treatment reduced rtPA-induced hemorrhage, attributing to the reduction of MMP9 immunoreactivity. This study demonstrates that the combined therapy of Xe-liposomes and rtPA provides enhanced therapeutic efficacy, leading to decreased neuronal cell death and a potential to mitigate hemorrhagic side effects associated with late rtPA treatment.
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- Tao Peng
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (T.P.); (M.R.M.); (X.Y.); (D.D.M.)
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- Zymo Research Corporation, Irvine, CA 92614, USA;
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (T.P.); (M.R.M.); (X.Y.); (D.D.M.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (T.P.); (M.R.M.); (X.Y.); (D.D.M.)
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- Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (J.A.); (S.I.S.)
- Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (T.P.); (M.R.M.); (X.Y.); (D.D.M.)
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- Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (J.A.); (S.I.S.)
- Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (T.P.); (M.R.M.); (X.Y.); (D.D.M.)
- Department of Biomechatronic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (T.P.); (M.R.M.); (X.Y.); (D.D.M.)
- Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Yin H, Chen Z, Zhao H, Huang H, Liu W. Noble gas and neuroprotection: From bench to bedside. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:1028688. [PMID: 36532733 PMCID: PMC9750501 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1028688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 07/26/2023] Open
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In recent years, inert gases such as helium, argon, and xenon have gained considerable attention for their medical value. Noble gases present an intriguing scientific paradox: although extremely chemically inert, they display a remarkable spectrum of clinically useful biological properties. Despite a relative paucity of knowledge about their mechanisms of action, some noble gases have been used successfully in clinical practice. The neuroprotection elicited by these noble gases has been investigated in experimental animal models of various types of brain injuries, such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral ischemic/reperfusion injury, and neurodegenerative diseases. Collectively, these central nervous system injuries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality every year worldwide. Treatment options are presently limited to thrombolytic drugs and clot removal for ischemic stroke, or therapeutic cooling for other brain injuries before the application of noble gas. Currently, there is increasing interest in noble gases as novel treatments for various brain injuries. In recent years, neuroprotection elicited by particular noble gases, xenon, for example, has been reported under different conditions. In this article, we have reviewed the latest in vitro and in vivo experimental and clinical studies of the actions of xenon, argon, and helium, and discuss their potential use as neuroprotective agents.
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- Haiying Yin
- Department of Anesthesiology and Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Division of Anesthetics, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesia Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University and Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Chengdu, China
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Zhang J, Liu W, Bi M, Xu J, Yang H, Zhang Y. Noble Gases Therapy in Cardiocerebrovascular Diseases: The Novel Stars? Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:802783. [PMID: 35369316 PMCID: PMC8966230 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.802783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cardiocerebrovascular diseases (CCVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide; therefore, to deeply explore the pathogenesis of CCVDs and to find the cheap and efficient strategies to prevent and treat CCVDs, these are of great clinical and social significance. The discovery of nitric oxide (NO), as one of the endothelium-derived relaxing factors and its successful utilization in clinical practice for CCVDs, provides new ideas for us to develop drugs for CCVDs: “gas medicine” or “medical gases.” The endogenous gas molecules such as carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), sulfur dioxide (SO2), methane (CH4), and hydrogen (H2) have essential biological effects on modulating cardiocerebrovascular homeostasis and CCVDs. Moreover, it has been shown that noble gas atoms such as helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), and xenon (Xe) display strong cytoprotective effects and therefore, act as the exogenous pharmacologic preventive and therapeutic agents for CCVDs. Mechanistically, besides the competitive inhibition of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor in nervous system by xenon, the key and common mechanisms of noble gases are involved in modulation of cell death and inflammatory or immune signals. Moreover, gases interaction and reduction in oxidative stress are emerging as the novel biological mechanisms of noble gases. Therefore, to investigate the precise actions of noble gases on redox signals, gases interaction, different cell death forms, and the emerging field of gasoimmunology, which focus on the effects of gas atoms/molecules on innate immune signaling or immune cells under both the homeostatic and perturbed conditions, these will help us to uncover the mystery of noble gases in modulating CCVDs.
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- Jiongshan Zhang
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
- Research Centre for Integrative Medicine (Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pathogenesis and Therapy Research), Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
- Research Centre for Integrative Medicine (Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pathogenesis and Therapy Research), Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
- Research Centre for Integrative Medicine (Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pathogenesis and Therapy Research), Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Wiebelhaus N, Singh N, Zhang P, Craig SL, Beratan DN, Fitzgerald MC. Discovery of the Xenon-Protein Interactome Using Large-Scale Measurements of Protein Folding and Stability. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:3925-3938. [PMID: 35213151 PMCID: PMC10166008 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c11900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The intermolecular interactions of noble gases in biological systems are associated with numerous biochemical responses, including apoptosis, inflammation, anesthesia, analgesia, and neuroprotection. The molecular modes of action underlying these responses are largely unknown. This is in large part due to the limited experimental techniques to study protein-gas interactions. The few techniques that are amenable to such studies are relatively low-throughput and require large amounts of purified proteins. Thus, they do not enable the large-scale analyses that are useful for protein target discovery. Here, we report the application of stability of proteins from rates of oxidation (SPROX) and limited proteolysis (LiP) methodologies to detect protein-xenon interactions on the proteomic scale using protein folding stability measurements. Over 5000 methionine-containing peptides and over 5000 semi-tryptic peptides, mapping to ∼1500 and ∼950 proteins, respectively, in the yeast proteome, were assayed for Xe-interacting activity using the SPROX and LiP techniques. The SPROX and LiP analyses identified 31 and 60 Xe-interacting proteins, respectively, none of which were previously known to bind Xe. A bioinformatics analysis of the proteomic results revealed that these Xe-interacting proteins were enriched in those involved in ATP-driven processes. A fraction of the protein targets that were identified are tied to previously established modes of action related to xenon's anesthetic and organoprotective properties. These results enrich our knowledge and understanding of biologically relevant xenon interactions. The sample preparation protocols and analytical methodologies developed here for xenon are also generally applicable to the discovery of a wide range of other protein-gas interactions in complex biological mixtures, such as cell lysates.
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- Nancy Wiebelhaus
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Program in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Program in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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Saraste A, Ballo H, Arola O, Laitio R, Airaksinen J, Hynninen M, Bäcklund M, Ylikoski E, Wennervirta J, Pietilä M, Roine RO, Harjola VP, Niiranen J, Korpi K, Varpula M, Scheinin H, Maze M, Vahlberg T, Laitio T. Effect of Inhaled Xenon on Cardiac Function in Comatose Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest-A Substudy of the Xenon in Combination With Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest Trial. Crit Care Explor 2021; 3:e0502. [PMID: 34345828 PMCID: PMC8323798 DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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This explorative substudy aimed at determining the effect of inhaled xenon on left ventricular function by echocardiography in comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. DESIGN A randomized two-group single-blinded phase 2 clinical drug trial. SETTING A multipurpose ICU in two university hospitals. PATIENTS Of the 110 randomized comatose survivors after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with a shockable rhythm in the xenon in combination with hypothermia after cardiac arrest trial, 38 patients (24-76 yr old) with complete echocardiography were included in this study. INTERVENTIONS Patients were randomized to receive either inhaled xenon combined with hypothermia (33°C) for 24 hours or hypothermia treatment alone. Echocardiography was performed at hospital admission and 24 ± 4 hours after hypothermia. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Left ventricular ejection fraction, myocardial longitudinal systolic strain, and diastolic function were analyzed blinded to treatment. There were 17 xenon and 21 control patients in whom echocardiography was completed. Clinical characteristics did not differ significantly between the groups. At admission, ejection fraction was similar in xenon and control patients (39% ± 10% vs 38% ± 11%; p = 0.711) but higher in xenon than control patients after hypothermia (50% ± 10% vs 42% ± 10%; p = 0.014). Global longitudinal systolic strain was similar in xenon and control patients at admission (-9.0% ± 3.8% vs -8.1% ± 3.6%; p = 0.555) but better in xenon than control patients after hypothermia (-14.4.0% ± 4.0% vs -10.5% ± 4.0%; p = 0.006). In patients with coronary artery disease, longitudinal strain improved in the nonischemic myocardial segments in xenon patients. There were no changes in diastolic function between the groups. CONCLUSIONS Among comatose survivors of a cardiac cause out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, inhaled xenon combined with hypothermia was associated with greater recovery of left ventricular systolic function in comparison with hypothermia alone.
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- Antti Saraste
- Heart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Heart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Division of Perioperative Services, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Management, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Division of Perioperative Services, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Management, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Heart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Division of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Heart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Turku, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart and Lung Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart and Lung Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart and Lung Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Perioperative Services, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Management, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Division of Perioperative Services, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Management, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Roth S, Torregroza C, Feige K, Preckel B, Hollmann MW, Weber NC, Huhn R. Pharmacological Conditioning of the Heart: An Update on Experimental Developments and Clinical Implications. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22052519. [PMID: 33802308 PMCID: PMC7959135 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The aim of pharmacological conditioning is to protect the heart against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury and its consequences. There is extensive literature that reports a multitude of different cardioprotective signaling molecules and mechanisms in diverse experimental protocols. Several pharmacological agents have been evaluated in terms of myocardial I/R injury. While results from experimental studies are immensely encouraging, translation into the clinical setting remains unsatisfactory. This narrative review wants to focus on two aspects: (1) give a comprehensive update on new developments of pharmacological conditioning in the experimental setting concentrating on recent literature of the last two years and (2) briefly summarize clinical evidence of these cardioprotective substances in the perioperative setting highlighting their clinical implications. By directly opposing each pharmacological agent regarding its recent experimental knowledge and most important available clinical data, a clear overview is given demonstrating the remaining gap between basic research and clinical practice. Finally, future perspectives are given on how we might overcome the limited translatability in the field of pharmacological conditioning.
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- Sebastian Roth
- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany; (S.R.); (K.F.); (R.H.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany; (S.R.); (K.F.); (R.H.)
- Department of Anesthesiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center (AUMC), Location AMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (B.P.); (M.W.H.); (N.C.W.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany; (S.R.); (K.F.); (R.H.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center (AUMC), Location AMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (B.P.); (M.W.H.); (N.C.W.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center (AUMC), Location AMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (B.P.); (M.W.H.); (N.C.W.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center (AUMC), Location AMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (B.P.); (M.W.H.); (N.C.W.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany; (S.R.); (K.F.); (R.H.)
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[Perioperative cardioprotection - From bench to bedside : Current experimental evidence and possible reasons for the limited translation into the clinical setting]. Anaesthesist 2021; 70:401-412. [PMID: 33464375 PMCID: PMC8099823 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-020-00912-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Hintergrund Ziel der perioperativen Kardioprotektion ist es, die Auswirkungen eines Ischämie- und Reperfusionsschadens zu minimieren. Aus anästhesiologischer Sicht spielt dieser Aspekt insbesondere in der Herzchirurgie bei Patienten mit Einsatz der Herz-Lungen-Maschine, aber auch allgemein bei längerfristigen hypotensiven Phasen oder perioperativen ischämischen Ereignissen im nichtkardiochirurgischen Setting eine wichtige Rolle. Im Laufe der letzten Jahre konnten diverse pharmakologische sowie nichtpharmakologische Strategien der Kardioprotektion identifiziert werden. Die Ergebnisse von Studien an isoliertem Gewebe sowie von tierexperimentellen In-vivo-Studien sind vielversprechend. Eine Translation dieser kardioprotektiven Strategien in die klinische Praxis ist bislang jedoch nicht gelungen. Große klinische Studien konnten keine signifikante Verbesserung des Outcome der Patienten zeigen. Ziel der Arbeit Dieser Übersichtsartikel gibt einen Überblick über die aktuelle experimentelle Evidenz pharmakologischer und nichtpharmakologischer Kardioprotektion. Außerdem sollen mögliche Gründe für die limitierte Translation diskutiert werden. Schließlich werden Möglichkeiten aufgezeigt, wie der Schritt „from bench to bedside“ in Zukunft doch noch gelingen könnte. Material und Methoden Narrative Übersichtsarbeit. Ergebnisse und Diskussion Trotz der vielversprechenden präklinischen experimentellen Ansätze zum Thema Kardioprotektion besteht nach wie vor eine große Diskrepanz zu den Ergebnissen aus großen klinischen Studien in der perioperativen Phase. Mögliche Gründe für die limitierte Translation könnten insbesondere Komorbiditäten und Komedikationen, die Wahl des Anästhesieverfahrens, aber auch die Wahl des Studiendesigns sein. Eine sorgfältige Studienplanung mit Berücksichtigung der genannten Probleme sowie ein simultaner Einsatz mehrerer kardioprotektiver Strategien mit dem Ziel eines additiven bzw. synergistischen Effekts stellen mögliche Ansätze für die Zukunft dar.
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Cardioprotective effect of combination therapy by mild hypothermia and local or remote ischemic preconditioning in isolated rat hearts. Sci Rep 2021; 11:265. [PMID: 33431942 PMCID: PMC7801421 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79449-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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A multitargeted strategy to treat the consequences of ischemia and reperfusion (IR) injury in acute myocardial infarction may add cardioprotection beyond reperfusion therapy alone. We investigated the cardioprotective effect of mild hypothermia combined with local ischemic preconditioning (IPC) or remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) on IR injury in isolated rat hearts. Moreover, we aimed to define the optimum timing of initiating hypothermia and evaluate underlying cardioprotective mechanisms. Compared to infarct size in normothermic controls (56 ± 4%), mild hypothermia during the entire or final 20 min of the ischemic period reduced infarct size (34 ± 2%, p < 0.01; 35 ± 5%, p < 0.01, respectively), while no reduction was seen when hypothermia was initiated at reperfusion (51 ± 4%, p = 0.90). In all groups with effect of mild hypothermia, IPC further reduced infarct size. In contrast, we found no additive effect on infarct size between hypothermic controls (20 ± 3%) and the combination of mild hypothermia and RIC (33 ± 4%, p = 0.09). Differences in temporal lactate dehydrogenase release patterns suggested an anti-ischemic effect by mild hypothermia, while IPC and RIC preferentially targeted reperfusion injury. In conclusion, additive underlying mechanisms seem to provide an additive effect of mild hypothermia and IPC, whereas the more clinically applicable RIC does not add cardioprotection beyond mild hypothermia.
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Perioperative cardioprotection aims to minimize the consequences of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. In isolated tissue and animal experiments, several treatments have been identified providing cardioprotection. Some of these strategies have been confirmed in clinical proof-of-concept studies. However, the final translation of cardioprotective strategies to really improve clinical outcome has been disappointing: large randomized controlled clinical trials mostly revealed inconclusive, neutral, or negative results. This review provides an overview of the currently available evidence regarding clinical implications of perioperative cardioprotective therapies from an anesthesiological perspective, highlighting nonpharmacological as well as pharmacological strategies. We discuss reasons why translation of promising experimental results into clinical practice and outcome improvement is hampered by potential confounders and suggest future perspectives to overcome these limitations.
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Davidson SM, Ferdinandy P, Andreadou I, Bøtker HE, Heusch G, Ibáñez B, Ovize M, Schulz R, Yellon DM, Hausenloy DJ, Garcia-Dorado D. Multitarget Strategies to Reduce Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury: JACC Review Topic of the Week. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019; 73:89-99. [PMID: 30621955 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.09.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 450] [Impact Index Per Article: 90.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Many treatments have been identified that confer robust cardioprotection in experimental animal models of acute ischemia and reperfusion injury. However, translation of these cardioprotective therapies into the clinical setting of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) for patient benefit has been disappointing. One important reason might be that AMI is multifactorial, causing cardiomyocyte death via multiple mechanisms, as well as affecting other cell types, including platelets, fibroblasts, endothelial and smooth muscle cells, and immune cells. Many cardioprotective strategies act through common end-effectors and may be suboptimal in patients with comorbidities. In this regard, emerging data suggest that optimal cardioprotection may require the combination of additive or synergistic multitarget therapies. This review will present an overview of the state of cardioprotection today and provide a roadmap for how we might progress towards successful clinical use of cardioprotective therapies following AMI, focusing on the rational combination of judiciously selected, multitarget therapies. This paper emerged as part of the discussions of the European Union (EU)-CARDIOPROTECTION Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action, CA16225.
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- Sean M Davidson
- The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary; Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Institute for Pathophysiology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University of Essen Medical School, Essen, Germany
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; CIBER de Enfermedades CardioVasculares, Madrid, Spain; IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- INSERM U1060, CarMeN Laboratory, Université de Lyon and Explorations Fonctionnelles Cardiovasculaires, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institute of Physiology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom; Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore; National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre, Singapore; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore; Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Ciencias, Centro de Biotecnologia-FEMSA, Nuevo Leon, México
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- IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain; Department of Cardiology, Vascular Biology and Metabolism Area, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Research Institute (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Inhaled Xenon Attenuates Myocardial Damage in Comatose Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. J Am Coll Cardiol 2017; 70:2652-2660. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.09.1088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lemoine S, Blanchart K, Souplis M, Lemaitre A, Legallois D, Coulbault L, Simard C, Allouche S, Abraini JH, Hanouz JL, Rouet R, Sallé L, Guinamard R, Manrique A. Argon Exposure Induces Postconditioning in Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 2017; 22:564-573. [PMID: 28381122 DOI: 10.1177/1074248417702891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cardioprotection against ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) damages remains a major concern during prehospital management of acute myocardial infarction. Noble gases have shown beneficial effects in preconditioning studies. Because emergency proceedings in the context of myocardial infarction require postconditioning strategies, we evaluated the effects of argon in such protocols on mammalian cardiac tissue. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES In rat, cardiac I/R was induced in vivo by transient coronary artery ligature and cardiac functions were evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging. Hypoxia-reoxygenation (H/R)-induced arrhythmias were evaluated in vitro using intracellular microelectrodes on both rat-isolated ventricle and a model of border zone in guinea pig ventricle. Hypoxia-reoxygenation loss of contractile force was assessed in human atrial appendages. In those models, postconditioning was induced by 5 minutes application of argon at the time of reperfusion. KEY RESULTS In the in vivo model, I/R produced left ventricular ejection fraction decrease (24%) and wall motion score increase (36%) which was prevented when argon was applied in postconditioning. In vitro, argon postconditioning abolished H/R-induced arrhythmias such as early after depolarizations, conduction blocks, and reentries. Recovery of contractile force in human atrial appendages after H/R was enhanced in the argon group, increasing from 51% ± 2% in the nonconditioned group to 83% ± 7% in the argon-treated group ( P < .001). This effect of argon was abolished in the presence of wortmannin and PD98059 which inhibit prosurvival phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) and MEK/extracellular receptor kinase 1/2 (ERK 1/2), respectively, or in the presence of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore opener atractyloside, suggesting the involvement of the reperfusion injury salvage kinase pathway. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Argon has strong cardioprotective properties when applied in conditions of postconditioning and thus appears as a potential therapeutic tool in I/R situations.
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- Sandrine Lemoine
- 1 Signalisation, Electrophysiologie et Imagerie des lésions d'ischémie-reperfusion myocardique, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
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- 1 Signalisation, Electrophysiologie et Imagerie des lésions d'ischémie-reperfusion myocardique, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
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- 1 Signalisation, Electrophysiologie et Imagerie des lésions d'ischémie-reperfusion myocardique, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
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- 1 Signalisation, Electrophysiologie et Imagerie des lésions d'ischémie-reperfusion myocardique, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
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- 1 Signalisation, Electrophysiologie et Imagerie des lésions d'ischémie-reperfusion myocardique, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
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- 1 Signalisation, Electrophysiologie et Imagerie des lésions d'ischémie-reperfusion myocardique, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
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- 1 Signalisation, Electrophysiologie et Imagerie des lésions d'ischémie-reperfusion myocardique, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
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- 1 Signalisation, Electrophysiologie et Imagerie des lésions d'ischémie-reperfusion myocardique, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
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- 1 Signalisation, Electrophysiologie et Imagerie des lésions d'ischémie-reperfusion myocardique, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
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- 1 Signalisation, Electrophysiologie et Imagerie des lésions d'ischémie-reperfusion myocardique, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
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- 1 Signalisation, Electrophysiologie et Imagerie des lésions d'ischémie-reperfusion myocardique, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
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- 1 Signalisation, Electrophysiologie et Imagerie des lésions d'ischémie-reperfusion myocardique, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
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- 1 Signalisation, Electrophysiologie et Imagerie des lésions d'ischémie-reperfusion myocardique, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
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- 1 Signalisation, Electrophysiologie et Imagerie des lésions d'ischémie-reperfusion myocardique, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
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In saturation diving, divers stay under pressure until most of their tissues are saturated with breathing gas. Divers spend a long time in isolation exposed to increased partial pressure of oxygen, potentially toxic gases, bacteria, and bubble formation during decompression combined with shift work and long periods of relative inactivity. Hyperoxia may lead to the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that interact with cell structures, causing damage to proteins, lipids, and nucleic acid. Vascular gas-bubble formation and hyperoxia may lead to dysfunction of the endothelium. The antioxidant status of the diver is an important mechanism in the protection against injury and is influenced both by diet and genetic factors. The factors mentioned above may lead to production of heat shock proteins (HSP) that also may have a negative effect on endothelial function. On the other hand, there is a great deal of evidence that HSPs may also have a "conditioning" effect, thus protecting against injury. As people age, their ability to produce antioxidants decreases. We do not currently know the capacity for antioxidant defense, but it is reasonable to assume that it has a limit. Many studies have linked ROS to disease states such as cancer, insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, and atherosclerosis as well as to old age. However, ROS are also involved in a number of protective mechanisms, for instance immune defense, antibacterial action, vascular tone, and signal transduction. Low-grade oxidative stress can increase antioxidant production. While under pressure, divers change depth frequently. After such changes and at the end of the dive, divers must follow procedures to decompress safely. Decompression sickness (DCS) used to be one of the major causes of injury in saturation diving. Improved decompression procedures have significantly reduced the number of reported incidents; however, data indicate considerable underreporting of injuries. Furthermore, divers who are required to return to the surface quickly are under higher risk of serious injury as no adequate decompression procedures for such situations are available. Decompression also leads to the production of endothelial microparticles that may reduce endothelial function. As good endothelial function is a documented indicator of health that can be influenced by regular exercise, regular physical exercise is recommended for saturation divers. Nowadays, saturation diving is a reasonably safe and well controlled method for working under water. Until now, no long-term impact on health due to diving has been documented. However, we still have limited knowledge about the pathophysiologic mechanisms involved. In particular we know little about the effect of long exposure to hyperoxia and microparticles on the endothelium.
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- Alf O Brubakk
- Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Pagliaro P, Penna C. Redox signalling and cardioprotection: translatability and mechanism. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 172:1974-95. [PMID: 25303224 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Revised: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The morbidity and mortality from coronary artery disease (CAD) remain significant worldwide. The treatment for acute myocardial infarction has improved over the past decades, including early reperfusion of culprit coronary arteries. Although it is mandatory to reperfuse the ischaemic territory as soon as possible, paradoxically this leads to additional myocardial injury, namely ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, in which redox stress plays a pivotal role and for which no effective therapy is currently available. In this review, we report evidence that the redox environment plays a pivotal role not only in I/R injury but also in cardioprotection. In fact, cardioprotective strategies, such as pre- and post-conditioning, result in a robust reduction in infarct size in animals and the role of redox signalling is of paramount importance in these conditioning strategies. Nitrosative signalling and cysteine redox modifications, such as S-nitrosation/S-nitrosylation, are also emerging as very important mechanisms in conditioning cardioprotection. The reasons for the switch from protective oxidative/nitrosative signalling to deleterious oxidative/nitrosative/nitrative stress are not fully understood. The complex regulation of this switch is, at least in part, responsible for the diminished or lack of cardioprotection induced by conditioning protocols observed in ageing animals and with co-morbidities as well as in humans. Therefore, it is important to understand at a mechanistic level the reasons for these differences before proposing a safe and useful transition of ischaemic or pharmacological conditioning. Indeed, more mechanistic novel therapeutic strategies are required to protect the heart from I/R injury and to improve clinical outcomes in patients with CAD.
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- P Pagliaro
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, 10043, Orbassano, Turin, Italy
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Smit KF, Weber NC, Hollmann MW, Preckel B. Noble gases as cardioprotectants - translatability and mechanism. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 172:2062-73. [PMID: 25363501 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Revised: 10/06/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Several noble gases, although classified as inert substances, exert a tissue-protective effect in different experimental models when applied before organ ischaemia as an early or late preconditioning stimulus, after ischaemia as a post-conditioning stimulus or when given in combination before, during and/or after ischaemia. A wide range of organs can be protected by these inert substances, in particular cardiac and neuronal tissue. In this review we summarize the data on noble gas-induced cardioprotection, focusing on the underlying protective mechanisms. We will also look at translatability of experimental data to the clinical situation.
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- Kirsten F Smit
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anaesthesiology (L.E.I.C.A), Academic Medical Centre (AMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Riess ML, Matsuura TR, Bartos JA, Bienengraeber M, Aldakkak M, McKnite SH, Rees JN, Aufderheide TP, Sarraf M, Neumar RW, Yannopoulos D. Anaesthetic Postconditioning at the Initiation of CPR Improves Myocardial and Mitochondrial Function in a Pig Model of Prolonged Untreated Ventricular Fibrillation. Resuscitation 2014; 85:1745-51. [PMID: 25281906 PMCID: PMC4276313 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2014] [Revised: 09/22/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anaesthetic postconditioning (APoC) attenuates myocardial injury following coronary ischaemia/reperfusion. We hypothesised that APoC at the initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) will improve post resuscitation myocardial function along with improved mitochondrial function in a pig model of prolonged untreated ventricular fibrillation. METHODS In 32 pigs isoflurane anaesthesia was discontinued prior to induction of ventricular fibrillation that was left untreated for 15 min. At the initiation of CPR, 15 animals were randomised to controls (CON), and 17 to APoC with 2 vol% sevoflurane during the first 3 min CPR. Pigs were defibrillated after 4 min of CPR. After return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), isoflurane was restarted at 0.8-1.5 vol% in both groups. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were measured continuously. Of the animals that achieved ROSC, eight CON and eight APoC animals were randomised to have their left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF%) assessed by echocardiography at 4h. Seven CON and nine APoC were randomised to euthanasia 15 min after ROSC to isolate mitochondria from the left ventricle for bioenergetic studies. RESULTS ROSC was achieved in 10/15 CON and 15/17 APoC animals. APoC improved haemodynamics during CPR and post-CPR LVEF%. Mitochondrial ATP synthesis, coupling of oxidative phosphorylation and calcium retention capacity were improved in cardiac mitochondria isolated after APoC. CONCLUSIONS In a porcine model of prolonged untreated cardiac arrest, APoC with inhaled sevoflurane at the initiation of CPR, is associated with preserved mitochondrial function and improved post resuscitation myocardial dysfunction. Approved by the Institutional Animal Care Committee of the Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation of Hennepin County Medical Center (protocol number 11-05).
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- Matthias L Riess
- TVHS VA Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States; Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States.
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- Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology & Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Esposito E, Mandeville ET, Lo EH. Lower doses of isoflurane treatment has no beneficial effects in a rat model of intracerebral hemorrhage. BMC Neurosci 2013; 14:129. [PMID: 24138708 PMCID: PMC3924354 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-14-129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Intracerebral hemorrhage is a subtype of stroke that has a poor prognosis without an adequate therapy. Recently, the use of anesthetics such as isoflurane has been shown to be protective after cerebral ischemia. However, the potential therapeutic effect of isoflurane after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has not been fully explored. Results In this study, male Sprague–Dawley rats (SD) were subjected to ICH and randomized into controls and 1.2% or 1.5% isoflurane posttreatment groups. Brain water content, neurological outcomes and matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 (MMP2-MMP9) plasma levels were quantified at 24 hours. Isoflurane treatment did not reduce brain edema compared with controls in any of the applied isoflurane concentrations. Moreover, consistent with this lack of effect on brain edema, isoflurane posttreatment did not affect neurological outcomes in any of the tests used. Plasma MMP levels did not change. Conclusion Our data suggested that there is no neuroprotection after isoflurane posttreatment in a rat model of ICH.
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- Elga Esposito
- Neuroprotection Research Laboratory, Departments of Neurology and Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
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Xenon and isoflurane reduce left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction in the rat. Anesthesiology 2013; 118:1385-94. [PMID: 23364599 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0b013e31828744c0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Xenon and isoflurane are known to have cardioprotective properties. We tested the hypothesis that these anesthetics positively influence myocardial remodeling 28 days after experimental perioperative myocardial infarction and compared their effects. METHODS A total of 60 male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to 60 min of coronary artery occlusion and 120 min of reperfusion. Prior to ischemia, the animals were randomized for the different narcotic regimes (0.6 vol% isoflurane, 70 vol% xenon, or intraperitoneal injection of s-ketamine). Acute injury was quantified by echocardiography and troponin I. After 4 weeks, left ventricular function was assessed by conductance catheter to quantify hemodynamic compromise. Cardiac remodeling was characterized by quantification of dilatation, hypertrophy, fibrosis, capillary density, apoptosis, and expression of fetal genes (α/β myosin heavy chains, α-skeletal actin, periostin, and sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase). RESULTS Whereas xenon and isoflurane impeded the acute effects of ischemia-reperfusion on hemodynamics and myocardial injury at a comparable level, differences were found after 4 weeks. Xenon in contrast to isoflurane or ketamine anesthetized animals demonstrated a lower remodeling index (0.7 ± 0.1 vs. 0.9 ± 0.3 and 1.0 ± 0.3g/ml), better ejection fraction (62 ± 9 vs. 49 ± 7 and 35 ± 6%), and reduced expression of β-myosin heavy chain and periostin. The effects on hypertrophy, fibrosis, capillary density, and apoptosis were comparable. CONCLUSIONS Compared to isoflurane and s-ketamine, xenon limited progressive adverse cardiac remodeling and contractile dysfunction 28 days after perioperative myocardial infarction.
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Franceschi RC, Malbouisson L, Yoshinaga E, Auler JOC, Figueiredo LFPD, Carmona MJC. Evaluation of hemodynamic effects of xenon in dogs undergoing hemorrhagic shock. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2013; 68:231-8. [PMID: 23525321 PMCID: PMC3584269 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2013(02)oa18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The anesthetic gas xenon is reported to preserve hemodynamic stability during general anesthesia. However, the effects of the gas during shock are unclear. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Xe on hemodynamic stability and tissue perfusion in a canine model of hemorrhagic shock. METHOD Twenty-six dogs, mechanically ventilated with a fraction of inspired oxygen of 21% and anesthetized with etomidate and vecuronium, were randomized into Xenon (Xe; n = 13) or Control (C; n = 13) groups. Following hemodynamic monitoring, a pressure-driven shock was induced to reach an arterial pressure of 40 mmHg. Hemodynamic data and blood samples were collected prior to bleeding, immediately after bleeding and 5, 20 and 40 minutes following shock. The Xe group was treated with 79% Xe diluted in ambient air, inhaled for 20 minutes after shock. RESULT The mean bleeding volume was 44 mL.kg-1 in the C group and 40 mL.kg-1 in the Xe group. Hemorrhage promoted a decrease in both the cardiac index (p<0.001) and mean arterial pressure (p<0.001). These changes were associated with an increase in lactate levels and worsening of oxygen transport variables in both groups (p<0.05). Inhalation of xenon did not cause further worsening of hemodynamics or tissue perfusion markers. CONCLUSIONS Xenon did not alter hemodynamic stability or tissue perfusion in an experimentally controlled hemorrhagic shock model. However, further studies are necessary to validate this drug in other contexts.
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- Ruben C Franceschi
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Tissier R, Chenoune M, Ghaleh B, Cohen MV, Downey JM, Berdeaux A. The small chill: mild hypothermia for cardioprotection? Cardiovasc Res 2010; 88:406-14. [PMID: 20621922 PMCID: PMC2972686 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvq227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2010] [Revised: 06/22/2010] [Accepted: 07/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Reducing the heart's temperature by 2-5°C is a potent cardioprotective treatment in animal models of coronary artery occlusion. The anti-infarct benefit depends upon the target temperature and the time at which cooling is instituted. Protection primarily results from cooling during the ischaemic period, whereas cooling during reperfusion or beyond offers little protection. In animal studies, protection is proportional to both the depth and duration of cooling. An optimal cooling protocol must appreciably shorten the normothermic ischaemic time to effectively salvage myocardium. Patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction could be candidates for mild hypothermia since the current door-to-balloon time is typically 90 min. But they would have to be cooled quickly shortly after their arrival. Several strategies have been proposed for ultra-fast cooling, but most like liquid ventilation and pericardial perfusion are too invasive. More feasible strategies might include cutaneous cooling, peritoneal lavage with cold solutions, and endovascular cooling with intravenous thermodes. This last option has been investigated clinically, but the results have been disappointing possibly because the devices lacked capacity to cool the patient quickly or cooling was not implemented soon enough. The mechanism of hypothermia's protection has been assumed to be energy conservation. However, whereas deep hypothermia clearly preserves ATP, mild hypothermia has only a modest effect on ATP depletion during ischaemia. Some evidence suggests that intracellular signalling pathways might be responsible for the protection. It is unknown how cooling could trigger these pathways, but, if true, then it might be possible to duplicate cooling's protection pharmacologically.
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- Renaud Tissier
- INSERM, Unité 955, Equipe 3, Créteil F-94000, France. on behalf of the European Society
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