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Wang K, Qi Y, Gu R, Dai Q, Shan A, Li Z, Gong C, Chang L, Hao H, Duan J, Xu J, Hu J, Mu D, Zhang N, Lu J, Wang L, Wu H, Li L, Kang L, Xu B. Renal Denervation Attenuates Adverse Remodeling and Intramyocardial Inflammation in Acute Myocardial Infarction With Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:832014. [PMID: 35571187 PMCID: PMC9095912 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.832014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Inhibition of sympathetic activity and renin–angiotensin system with renal denervation (RDN) was proved to be effective in managing refractory hypertension, and improving left ventricular (LV) performance in chronic heart failure. The inhibition of sustained sympathetic activation prevents or delays the development of cardiac fibrosis and dysfunction that occurs after myocardial infarction and ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) injury. The translational efficiency of RDN remains to be defined in preclinical animal studies. Objectives This study investigated the therapeutic role of RDN in adverse remodeling and intramyocardial inflammation in myocardial ischemia–reperfusion (MI/R) injury. Methods Herein, 15 minipigs were subjected to 90-min percutaneous occlusion of the left anterior descending artery followed by reperfusion. Eight animals received simultaneous RDN using catheter-based radiofrequency ablation (MI/R-RDN). Cardiac function and infarct volume were measured in vivo, followed by histological and biochemical analyses. Results The infarct volume in I/R-RDN pigs reduced at 30 days postreperfusion, compared to I/R-Sham animals. The levels of catecholamine and cytokines in the serum, kidney cortex, the border, and infarcted regions of the heart were significantly reduced in I/R-RDN group. Moreover, the gene expression of collagen and the protein expression of adrenergic receptor beta 1 in heart were also decreased in I/R-RDN mice. Additionally, RDN therapy alleviated myocardial oxidative stress. Conclusion RDN is an effective therapeutic strategy for counteracting postreperfusion myocardial injury and dysfunction, and the application of RDN holds promising prospects in clinical practice.
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Khaliulin I, Ascione R, Maslov LN, Amal H, Suleiman MS. Preconditioning or Postconditioning with 8-Br-cAMP-AM Protects the Heart against Regional Ischemia and Reperfusion: A Role for Mitochondrial Permeability Transition. Cells 2021; 10:1223. [PMID: 34067674 PMCID: PMC8155893 DOI: 10.3390/cells10051223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The cAMP analogue 8-Br-cAMP-AM (8-Br) confers marked protection against global ischaemia/reperfusion of isolated perfused heart. We tested the hypothesis that 8-Br is also protective under clinically relevant conditions (regional ischaemia) when applied either before ischemia or at the beginning of reperfusion, and this effect is associated with the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP). 8-Br (10 μM) was administered to Langendorff-perfused rat hearts for 5 min either before or at the end of 30 min regional ischaemia. Ca2+-induced mitochondria swelling (a measure of MPTP opening) and binding of hexokinase II (HKII) to mitochondria were assessed following the drug treatment at preischaemia. Haemodynamic function and ventricular arrhythmias were monitored during ischaemia and 2 h reperfusion. Infarct size was evaluated at the end of reperfusion. 8-Br administered before ischaemia attenuated ventricular arrhythmias, improved haemodynamic function, and reduced infarct size during ischaemia/reperfusion. Application of 8-Br at the end of ischaemia protected the heart during reperfusion. 8-Br promoted binding of HKII to the mitochondria and reduced Ca2+-induced mitochondria swelling. Thus, 8-Br protects the heart when administered before regional ischaemia or at the beginning of reperfusion. This effect is associated with inhibition of MPTP via binding of HKII to mitochondria, which may underlie the protective mechanism.
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- Igor Khaliulin
- Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Pharmacy Building, Ein Karem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel;
- Bristol Medical School (THS), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK; (R.A.); (M.S.S.)
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- Bristol Medical School (THS), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK; (R.A.); (M.S.S.)
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- Cardiology Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, The Russian Academy of Sciences, 111 a, Kievskaya Street, 634012 Tomsk, Russia;
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- Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Pharmacy Building, Ein Karem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel;
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- Bristol Medical School (THS), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK; (R.A.); (M.S.S.)
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Sattler SM, Skibsbye L, Linz D, Lubberding AF, Tfelt-Hansen J, Jespersen T. Ventricular Arrhythmias in First Acute Myocardial Infarction: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Interventions in Large Animal Models. Front Cardiovasc Med 2019; 6:158. [PMID: 31750317 PMCID: PMC6848060 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2019.00158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Ventricular arrhythmia and subsequent sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the most frequent causes of death in humans. Lethal ventricular arrhythmias like ventricular fibrillation (VF) prior to hospitalization have been reported to occur in more than 10% of all AMI cases and survival in these patients is poor. Identification of risk factors and mechanisms for VF following AMI as well as implementing new risk stratification models and therapeutic approaches is therefore an important step to reduce mortality in people with high cardiovascular risk. Studying spontaneous VF following AMI in humans is challenging as it often occurs unexpectedly in a low risk subgroup. Large animal models of AMI can help to bridge this knowledge gap and are utilized to investigate occurrence of arrhythmias, involved mechanisms and therapeutic options. Comparable anatomy and physiology allow for this translational approach. Through experimental focus, using state-of-the-art technologies, including refined electrical mapping equipment and novel pharmacological investigations, valuable insights into arrhythmia mechanisms and possible interventions for arrhythmia-induced SCD during the early phase of AMI are now beginning to emerge. This review describes large experimental animal models of AMI with focus on first AMI-associated ventricular arrhythmias. In this context, epidemiology of first AMI, arrhythmogenic mechanisms and various potential therapeutic pharmacological targets will be discussed.
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- Stefan Michael Sattler
- Department of Cardiology, Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Medical Department I, University Hospital Grosshadern, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Exploratory Toxicology, H. Lundbeck A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Medical Department III, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany.,Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Effect of Ischemic Preconditioning and Postconditioning on Exosome-Rich Fraction microRNA Levels, in Relation with Electrophysiological Parameters and Ventricular Arrhythmia in Experimental Closed-Chest Reperfused Myocardial Infarction. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20092140. [PMID: 31052231 PMCID: PMC6540096 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20092140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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We investigated the antiarrhythmic effects of ischemic preconditioning (IPC) and postconditioning (PostC) by intracardiac electrocardiogram (ECG) and measured circulating microRNAs (miRs) that are related to cardiac conduction. Domestic pigs underwent 90-min. percutaneous occlusion of the mid left anterior coronary artery, followed by reperfusion. The animals were divided into three groups: acute myocardial infarction (AMI, n = 7), ischemic preconditioning-acute myocardial infarction (IPC-AMI) (n = 9), or AMI-PostC (n = 5). IPC was induced by three 5-min. episodes of repetitive ischemia/reperfusion cycles (rI/R) before AMI. PostC was induced by six 30-s rI/R immediately after induction of reperfusion 90 min after occlusion. Before the angiographic procedure, a NOGA endocardial mapping catheter was placed again the distal anterior ventricular endocardium to record the intracardiac electrogram (R-amplitude, ST-Elevation, ST-area under the curve (AUC), QRS width, and corrected QT time (QTc)) during the entire procedure. An arrhythmia score was calculated. Cardiac MRI was performed after one-month. IPC led to significantly lower ST-elevation, heart rate, and arrhythmia score during ischemia. PostC induced a rapid recovery of R-amplitude, decrease in QTc, and lower arrhythmia score during reperfusion. Slightly higher levels of miR-26 and miR-133 were observed in AMI compared to groups IPC-AMI and AMI-PostC. Significantly lower levels of miR-1, miR-208, and miR-328 were measured in the AMI-PostC group as compared to animals in group AMI and IPC-AMI. The arrhythmia score was not significantly associated with miRNA plasma levels. Cardiac MRI showed significantly smaller infarct size in the IPC-AMI group when compared to the AMI and AMI-PostC groups. Thus, IPC led to better left ventricular ejection fraction at one-month and it exerted antiarrhythmic effects during ischemia, whereas PostC exhibited antiarrhythmic properties after reperfusion, with significant downregulaton of ischemia-related miRNAs.
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Moghimian M, Faghihi M, Karimian SM, Imani A, Houshmand F, Azizi Y. Role of central oxytocin in stress-induced cardioprotection in ischemic-reperfused heart model. J Cardiol 2012; 61:79-86. [PMID: 23159205 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2012.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2012] [Revised: 06/23/2012] [Accepted: 08/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is growing evidence that stress contributes to cardiovascular disease and triggers the release of oxytocin. Moreover previous studies confirmed oxytocin mimics the protection associated with ischemic preconditioning. The present study was aimed to assess the possible cardioprotective effects of the centrally released oxytocin in response to stress and intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of exogenous oxytocin in ischemic-reperfused isolated rat heart. METHODS AND SUBJECTS Rats were divided in two main groups and all of them were subjected to i.c.v. infusion of vehicle or drugs: unstressed rats [control: vehicle, oxytocin (OT; 100 ng/5 μl), atosiban (ATO; 4.3 μg/5 μl) as oxytocin antagonist, ATO+OT] and stressed rats [St: stress, OT+St, ATO+St]. After anesthesia, hearts were isolated and subjected to 30 min regional ischemia and 60 min reperfusion (IR). Acute stress protocol included swimming for 10 min before anesthesia. Myocardial function, infarct size, coronary flow, ventricular arrhythmia, and biochemical parameters such as creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase were measured. Ischemia-induced ventricular arrhythmias were counted during the occlusion period. RESULTS The plasma levels of oxytocin and corticosterone were significantly elevated by stress. Unexpectedly hearts of stressed rats showed a marked depression of IR injury compared to control group. I.c.v. infusion of oxytocin mimicked the cardioprotective effects of stress, yet did not elevate plasma oxytocin level. The protective effects of both stress and i.c.v. oxytocin were blocked by i.c.v. oxytocin antagonist. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that i.c.v. infusion of exogenous oxytocin and centrally released endogenous oxytocin in response to stress could play a role in induction of a preconditioning effect in ischemic-reperfused rat heart via brain receptors.
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- Maryam Moghimian
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Science, Gonabad, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Henao ÓA, Ferrero de Loma-Osorio JM, Sáiz J, Reynolds J. Arritmias potenciadas por isquemia sub-epicárdica en pared transmural heterogénea cardiaca: un estudio teórico de simulación. REVISTA COLOMBIANA DE CARDIOLOGÍA 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0120-5633(11)70164-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Saxena P, Newman MAJ, Shehatha JS, Redington AN, Konstantinov IE. Remote ischemic conditioning: evolution of the concept, mechanisms, and clinical application. J Card Surg 2009; 25:127-34. [PMID: 19549044 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00820.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Remote ischemic conditioning is a novel concept of protection against ischemia-reperfusion injury. Brief controlled episodes of intermittent ischemia of the arm or leg may confer a powerful systemic protection against prolonged ischemia in a distant organ. This conditioning phenomenon is clinically applicable and can be performed before--preconditioning, during--perconditioning, or after--postconditioning prolonged distant organ ischemia. The remote ischemic conditioning may have an immense impact on clinical practice in the near future.
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- Pankaj Saxena
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Delayed anti-arrhythmic effect of nitroglycerin in anesthetized rats: involvement of CGRP, PKC and mK ATP channels. Int J Cardiol 2008; 135:187-92. [PMID: 18584896 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2007] [Revised: 02/02/2008] [Accepted: 03/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Delayed anti-infarct and anti-stunning effects of nitroglycerin (NTG) have well been established in some animal models. The main goals of this study in anesthetized rats were to determine whether NTG has a delayed anti-arrhythmic effect and if so, whether calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), protein kinase C (PKC) and mitochondrial K(ATP) channels (mK(ATP)) are involved in triggering this response. For this purpose, on day 0, male Wistar rats received NTG (120 microg/kg, iv) with or without pre-administration of PKC inhibitor chelerythrine (CHE), capsaicin (CAP) to deplete CGRP from sensory nerves or mK(ATP) channel blocker 5-hydroxydecaonic acid (5HD). On day 1, their hearts were subjected to 30 min ischemia and 120 min reperfusion. In rats pretreated with NTG, the incidence of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation and the mortality rate significantly reduced (from 100%, 61% and 18.1% in the control group to 45.4%, 10% and 0% in the NTG group, respectively). Infarct size also reduced from 58+/-4.7% in the control group to 31+/-3.7% in the NTG group. These effects were abolished by CHE, CAP and 5HD, which none of them alone had any effect on infarct size or the incidence of myocardial arrhythmias. These results show that a low dose of NTG has a delayed anti-arrhythmic effect and this effect may share a common mechanism with anti-infarct effects of this drug, involving CGRP release and PKC and mK(ATP) activation.
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Limitations in understanding of arrhythmias stem from lack of animal models which serve as surrogates for man. The purpose of this review is to discuss iatrogenic and naturally occurring animal models that are useful in our understanding of the mechanisms of ventricular arrhythmia and of antiarrhythmic and proarrhythmic agents. It is not surprising however that some information obtained from studies on infrahuman mammals may not be extrapolated to man. Need for anesthesia affects profoundly the electrophysiology of the heart, including autonomic affects. Most of the animal are modification of the Harris' 2-stage model. A model proposed by Schwartz, Billman and Stone has evolved as one that produces arguably the most information on the pathophysiology of arrhythmia production, including the role of the autonomic nervous system and the interaction with pharmacological agents. Intoxication with digitalis and escalating doses of epinephrine are commonly used models for production of ventricular arrhythmias. No matter what model of ventricular arrhythmias is used, programmed electrical stimulation can be useful to uncover increased tendency for arrhythmia, even if no arrhythmia occurs spontaneously. Models of spontaneous ventricular arrhythmia occur in German shepherd puppies, Boxer dogs, Doberman pinchers with dilated cardiomyopathy, and in large dogs with gastric dilatation or splenic torsion. Models are necessary because they allow for controlled studies and methods of exploration impossible, for legal and ethical reasons, in humans. Nonetheless, ethical considerations in using animal models are still important, and there is a continual search for non-animal models to explore ventricular arrhythmias.
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- Robert L Hamlin
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, OH, USA.
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Rezkalla SH, Kloner RA. Ischemic preconditioning and preinfarction angina in the clinical arena. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 1:96-102. [PMID: 16265313 DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2004] [Accepted: 10/20/2004] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In animals, brief episodes of ischemia before a total coronary occlusion protect the heart and result in a smaller myocardial infarct size. In humans, episodes of angina before acute myocardial infarction might also confer a preconditioning or protective effect; numerous studies show that preinfarction angina is associated with smaller infarcts. Preinfarction angina is also associated with reductions in ventricular dysfunction, arrhythmias and incidence of no-reflow phenomena, and, in some cases, improved survival. The protective effect of preconditioning in humans is characterized by marked individual variations and seems to be attenuated in women, people with diabetes and the elderly. Exercise seems to be an important way to induce preconditioning in humans and preserves it in the elderly.
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Canyon SJ, Dobson GP. Pretreatment with an adenosine A1 receptor agonist and lidocaine: a possible alternative to myocardial ischemic preconditioning. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005; 130:371-7. [PMID: 16077401 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.12.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The heart possesses an extraordinary ability to remember short episodes of sublethal ischemia and reperfusion (angina), which protects the myocardium and coronary vasculature from a subsequent lethal insult, a phenomenon known as ischemic preconditioning. A therapeutic goal for more than 2 decades has been to develop a pharmacologic mimetic comparable with ischemic preconditioning. Our aim was to investigate the preconditioning effect of a new combinatorial therapy targeting adenosine A1 receptors and voltage-dependent sodium fast channels in the in vivo rat model of regional ischemia. METHODS Ischemia-reperfusion was achieved by placing a reversible tie around the left coronary artery in anesthetized and ventilated Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 37). Rats were randomly assigned to 1 of 5 groups: (1) saline control (n = 13); (2) ischemic preconditioning (n = 6); (3) lidocaine only (608 microg . kg -1 . min -1 , n = 5); (4) adenosine A1 receptor agonist 2-chloro-N6-cyclopentyladenosine (CCPA; 5 microg/kg, n = 7); and (5) CCPA plus lidocaine (n = 6). Ischemic preconditioning was achieved by using 3 cycles of ischemia and reperfusion lasting 3 minutes each. Lidocaine was infused continuously 5 minutes before and throughout 30 minutes of ischemia and ceased at reperfusion. A bolus of CCPA was infused 5 minutes before ligation along with a constant infusion of lidocaine (as above). All animals were reperfused for 120 minutes for infarct size measurement. RESULTS Fifty-four percent of saline control rats, 17% of ischemic preconditioning-treated rats, and 29% of CCPA-treated rats died during ischemia from ventricular fibrillation. Infarct size of saline control animals was 61% +/- 5%. Pretreating with CCPA and lidocaine infusion resulted in no deaths, no severe arrhythmias, and significant infarct size reduction compared with that seen in saline control animals (P < .05). Remarkably, infarct size reduction in CCPA plus lidocaine-treated rats (12% +/- 4%) was equivalent to that achieved with ischemic preconditioning (11% +/- 3%), whereas infarct size in rats undergoing CCPA-only and lidocaine-only treatments was 42% +/- 7% and 60% +/- 6%, respectively. Although CCPA plus lidocaine treatment reduced heart rate, mean arterial pressure, and systolic pressure during ischemia, no correlation was found between these variables and infarct size reduction. CONCLUSION We conclude that activating adenosine A1 receptor subtype with CCPA and concomitantly modulating sodium fast channels with lidocaine was comparable with ischemic preconditioning and might offer a new therapeutic window to minimize myocardial damage during surgical ischemia and reperfusion.
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- Sarah J Canyon
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia
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Ischemic preconditioning (PC) is a polygenic defensive cellular adaptive phenomenon of the heart to ischemic stress, whereby the heart changes its phenotype to become more resistant to subsequent ischemia. Early and late of PC represent two chronologically and pathophysiologically distinct phases of this phenomenon, which can be recruited pharmacologically. We represent a post hoc analysis examining the late PC-mimetic effects of nitroglycerin (NTG) on peri-procedural myocardial necrosis during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). A group of 66 patients presenting with angina were randomized, 24 h prior to a scheduled PCI for single obstructive CAD, to a 4 h pretreatment with intravenous NTG or saline. Measurements of electrocardiographic ST-segment shifts, echocardiographic regional wall motion and angina scores demonstrated that NTG pre-treatment preconditioned the heart by rendering it resistant to ischemia during balloon inflations. NTG-pretreated patients exhibited trends towards lower average peak CK (131.1 vs. 188.6 U/L, P = 0.38) and CK-MB levels (7.1 vs. 12.6 ng/ml, P = 0.40). NTG, however, had no significant impact on the incidence of post-procedural MI or any cardiac enzyme elevation. The exploitation of ischemic and pharmacological PC may prove a useful strategy to confer cardioprotection during high-risk PCI and is worth exploring.
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- Hani Jneid
- Division of Cardiology, the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
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Brühl A, Hafner G, Löffelholz K. Release of choline in the isolated heart, an indicator of ischemic phospholipid degradation and its protection by ischemic preconditioning: No evidence for a role of phospholipase D. Life Sci 2004; 75:1609-20. [PMID: 15261765 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2004.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2003] [Accepted: 03/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The release of choline as a water-soluble product of phospholipid hydrolysis was measured in the perfusate of rat hearts to monitor ischemic membrane degradation and its protection by ischemic preconditioning (IPC). Hearts were subjected to global ischemia (GI; 30 min of no-flow) followed by 60 min of reperfusion. To induce IPC, GI was preceded by four no-flow episodes of 5 min each. Deleterious consequences of GI and reperfusion, namely coronary flow reduction, incidence of arrhythmias and release of cardiac troponin T, were significantly attenuated by IPC. The release of choline increased during reperfusion in a biphasic manner: a first phase peaked immediately after GI and was followed by a second, delayed phase indicating choline release caused during reperfusion. Only the second phase was blocked by both IPC and by AACOCF3 (5 microM), an inhibitor of cytosolic phospholipase A2. The activity of phospholipase D (PLD) was unchanged after GI or IPC or GI plus IPC. In conclusion, choline release into heart perfusate was found to be a useful real-time indicator of phospholipid degradation caused by GI and by reperfusion and its protection by IPC. The results supplement previous observations on the accumulation of fatty acids in the phospholipid pool. There was no evidence for PLD activation by GI or IPC.
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- Annette Brühl
- Department of Pharmacology, Johannes-Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Str. 67, D-55101 Mainz, Germany
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