Cardioprotection of ischemic postconditioning against ischemia/reperfusion injury in isolated rat hearts |
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Authors: | LV Ping-ping ZHU Li LI Yang-ming CHEN Ying-ying SHEN Yue-liang |
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Affiliation: | Department of Physiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China. E-mail:bchenyy@zju.edu.cn |
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Abstract: | AIM: To investigate the protective role of postconditioning in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion in rats and its mechanisms. METHODS: Cardiac contractility was analyzed by the Langendorff method. Infarct size was determined by dual staining with triphenyltetrazolium chloride and Even's blue dye, and the cardiac arrhythmia was evaluated. postconditioning was conducted by 3 cycles of 30 s ischemia followed by 30 s of reperfusion at the beginning of subsequent persistent reperfusion. RESULTS: Left ventricular systolic pressure (LVSP) and maximal rise rate of ventricular pressure (+dp/dtmax) were higher during reperfusion in postconditioning group compared with control. postconditioning reduced the infarct size in ischemia/reperfusion rat hearts. The cardiac arrhythmia score was decreased in postconditioning group in the first 10 min of reperfusion followed by ischemia compared to control group. postconditioning had similar cardioprotective effect as preconditioning. 5-HD, a selective mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channel (mitoKATP) inhibitor, blocked the amelioration of contract function provided by postconditioning. It also abolished the protective effect of postconditioning on cardiac arrhythmia score and infarct size. CONCLUSION: The results show that postconditioning has cardioprotective effect and attenuates reperfusion injury in ischemic heart. The effect might be partly through the activation of mitoKATP channel. |
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Keywords: | Ischemic postconditioning Reperfusion injury Potassium channels Heart |
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