环孢菌素A拮抗心肌缺血/再灌注损伤的作用

目的:研究环孢菌素A(CsA)拮抗小型猪心肌缺血/再灌注损伤(MI/RI)的作用及可能的机制。方法:经皮球囊封堵冠状动脉左前降支制备小型猪MI/RI模型。将存活的动物随机分为3组:即对照组(n=4)、CsA组(n=6)及他可英司(FK-506)组(n=6),分别静滴生理盐水100 ml、25 mg/kg CsA及1 mg/kg FK-506。所有动物均经90 min缺血和3 h再灌注。通过病理检查评估心肌梗死(MI)面积。用免疫组化染色法检测心肌细胞凋亡。用透射电子显微镜观察各组心肌细胞线粒体的形态。结果:CsA组MI的面积比对照组[(7.5±0.6)cm2vs.(10.5±2.6)cm2]和FK-506组[(7.5±0.6)cm2vs.(9.6±2.7)cm2]明显减少(P0.01);CsA组心肌细胞的凋亡率(%)比对照组[(11.9±1.88)%vs.(22.3±1.66)%]和FK-506组[(11.9±1.88)%vs.(19.2±1.82)%]明显下降(P0.01)。透射电子显微镜检查显示,CsA组能维持线粒体的形态,线粒体坍塌的百分率为(20%±7%),比对照组(53%±12%)和FK-506组(47%±9%)明显减少(P0.01)。结论:CsA可能对MI/RI具有拮抗作用,其机制可能是通过抑制线粒体膜通透性转换孔(mPTP),保持线粒体形态完整而实现,此种效应不依赖于钙调磷酸酶抑制途径。     

环孢菌素A拮抗心肌缺血／再灌注损伤的作用

目的：研究环孢菌素A（CsA）拮抗小型猪心肌缺血／再灌注损伤（MI／RI）的作用及可能的机制。方法：经皮球囊封堵冠状动脉左前降支制备小型猪MI／RI模型。将存活的动物随机分为3组：即对照组（n=4）、CsA组（n=6）及他可英司（FK-506）组（n=6）,分别静滴生理盐水100ml、25mg／kgCsA及1mg／kgFK-506。所有动物均经90rain缺血和3h再灌注。通过病理检查评估心肌梗死（MI）面积。用免疫组化染色法检测心肌细胞凋亡。用透射电子显微镜观察各组心肌细胞线粒体的形态。结果：CsA组MI的面积比对照组[（7．5±0．6）cm。粥．（10．5±2．6）cm。]和FK-506组[（7．5±0．6）cm。掷．（9．6±2．7）cm。]明显减少（P〈0．01）;CsA组心肌细胞的凋亡率（％）比对照组[（11．9±1．88）％郴．（22．3±1．66）％]和FK-506组[（11．9±1．88）％郴．（19．2±1．82）％]明显下降（JP〈0．01）。透射电子显微镜检查显示,CsA组能维持线粒体的形态,线粒体坍塌的百分率为（20％±7％）,比对照组（53％±12％）和FK-506组（47％±9％）明显减少（P〈0．01）。结论：CsA可能对MI／RI具有拮抗作用,其机制可能是通过抑制线粒体膜通透性转换孔（mPTP）,保持线粒体形态完整而实现,此种效应不依赖于钙调磷酸酶抑制途径。     

Inhibition of N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor protects against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury

Exocytosis of endothelial granules promotes thrombosis and inflammation and may contribute to the pathophysiology of early reperfusion injury following myocardial ischemia. TAT-NSF700 is a novel peptide that reduces endothelial exocytosis by inhibiting the ATPase activity and disassembly activity of N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF), a critical component of the exocytic machinery. We hypothesized that TAT-NSF700 would limit myocardial injury in an in vivo murine model of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury. Mice were subjected to 30 minutes of ischemia followed by 24 hours of reperfusion. TAT-NSF700 or the scrambled control peptide TAT-NSF700scr was administered intravenously 20 minutes before the onset of ischemia. Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion caused endothelial exocytosis, myocardial infarction, and left ventricular dysfunction. However, TAT-NSF700 decreased von Willebrand factor levels after myocardial ischemia/reperfusion, attenuated myocardial infarct size by 47%, and preserved left ventricular structure and function. These data suggest that drugs targeting endothelial exocytosis may be useful in the treatment of myocardial injury following ischemia/reperfusion.     

神经调节蛋白-1对大鼠心肌缺血/再灌注损伤保护作用的研究

目的:探讨神经调节蛋白-1(NRG-1)对大鼠心肌缺血/再灌注(I/R)损伤的保护作用及其潜在机制。方法:雄性,SD大鼠,分三组:假手术组(n=8)、心肌(I/R)组(n=8)和NRG-1+I/R组(n=9)。通过结扎冠状动脉左前降支45 min,再灌注3 h建立在体大鼠心肌I/R模型。用伊文氏蓝/2,3,5-三苯基氯化四氮唑(TTC)染色法测定心肌梗死范围。用脱氧核糖核苷酸末端转移酶介导的d UTP缺口末端标记法(TUNEL)染色法检测心肌细胞凋亡指数;免疫荧光法测定线粒体膜电位水平;用Western blot方法检测线粒体细胞色素c的转位、凋亡相关因子Bcl-2和Bax的表达;caspase 3试剂盒检测caspase 3活性;用透射电镜观察心肌组织线粒体超微结构。结果:与假手术组相比,I/R组心肌细胞凋亡显著增加[(23.2±3.8)vs.(3.0±1.3)%,P0.01],心肌线粒体膜电位降低[(209.1±13.6)vs.(336.8±10.3)m V,P0.05],细胞色素c向胞浆发生转位,caspase 3活性显著升高[(20.1±3.6)vs.(8,3±1.5),P0.01]。与单纯I/R组比较,NRG-1给药显著降低I/R大鼠心肌的梗死面积/危险区面积[(28.6±9.2)vs.(51.7±7.8)%,P0.01],减少心肌细胞凋亡指数[(11.9±3.5)vs.(23.2±3.8)%,P0.01],升高Bcl-2/Bax蛋白表达比值[(1.647±0.172)vs.(0.490±0.080),P0.01],升高线粒体膜电位[(327.2±15.4)vs.(209.1±13.6)m V,P0.05],抑制细胞色素c向胞浆的转位[(0.207±0.055)vs.(0.483±0.075),P0.01],降低心肌caspase 3活性[(9.3±2.6)vs.(20.1±3.6),P0.01],改善线粒体超微结构。结论:NRG-1具有抗心肌I/R损伤的保护作用,其机制部分通过抑制线粒体介导的心肌细胞凋亡途径实现。     

Cardioselective nitric oxide synthase 3 gene transfer protects against myocardial reperfusion injury

Nitric oxide modulates the severity of myocardial ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) injury. We investigated whether cardioselective nitric oxide synthase 3 (NOS3) gene transfer could confer myocardial protection against I/R injury in pigs and examined potential molecular mechanisms. I/R injury was induced by balloon occlusion of the left anterior descending artery for 45 min followed by 4 or 72 h reperfusion. Hemodynamic and pathological changes were measured in pigs in the absence (n = 11) or presence of prior intracoronary retroinfusion of human NOS3 (AdNOS3, 5 × 10¹⁰ PFU, n = 13) or control vector (AdRR5, 5 × 10¹⁰ PFU, n = 11). Retrograde NOS3 gene transfer selectively increased NOS3 expression and NO bioavailability in the area at risk (AAR) without changing endogenous NOS isoform expression. At 4 h R, LV systolic (dP/dt _max) and diastolic (dP/dt _min) function was better preserved in AdNOS3- than in AdRR5-injected pigs (2,539 ± 165 vs. 1,829 ± 156 mmHg/s, and ?2,781 ± 340 vs. ?2,062 ± 292 mmHg/s, respectively, P < 0.05 for both). Myocardial infarct size (% AAR) was significantly smaller in AdNOS3 than in control and AdRR5 and associated with a significantly greater reduction in cardiac myeloperoxidase activity, a marker of neutrophil infiltration. The latter effects were sustained at 72 h R in a subset of pigs (n = 7). In the AAR, intercellular endothelial adhesion molecule-1 expression and cardiomyocyte apoptosis were significantly lower in AdNOS3. In conclusion, single myocardial NOS3 retroinfusion attenuates I/R injury, and causes a sustained reduction in myocardial infarct size and inflammatory cell infiltration. Gene-based strategies to increase NO bioavailability may have therapeutic potential in myocardial I/R.     

阿利吉仑通过调控线粒体介导的凋亡通路改善心肌缺血再灌注损伤

目的通过体外构建心肌细胞缺氧复氧模型(H/R)模拟体内心肌细胞缺血再灌注,验证阿利吉仑(Aliskiren)对于改善心肌细胞缺血再灌注的药物效果,同时探究细胞凋亡在其中的机制。方法将细胞实验分为四组:正常氧供应组即对照组(Control)、缺氧复氧组(H/R)、阿利吉仑+缺氧复氧组(阿利吉仑+H/R)、NF-κB P65特异抑制剂+缺氧复氧组(bay11-7082+H/R)。使用CCK-8检测不同浓度阿利吉仑处理的心肌细胞存活率,ELISA检测各实验组炎症因子肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)和白细胞介素6(IL-6)水平。Hoechst33258染色、Annexin V/PI双染流式细胞仪检测各组心肌细胞凋亡比例,JC-1试剂盒测量线粒体膜电位及心肌细胞ATP含量。同时采用Caspase-3试剂盒检测各组心肌细胞凋亡蛋白酶的活性。结果阿利吉仑小于20 mmol/L时,与心肌细胞活性存在正相关关系,而在20 mmol/L和80 mmol/L之间,两者之间存在负相关关系,文章中阿利吉仑的最佳处理浓度是20 mmol/L,此时的心肌细胞活性最高(76.40%±1.64%)。相比H/R组,阿利吉仑能降低TNF-α和IL-6水平[(129.33±5.86) ng/L比(319.00±4.58) ng/L,P0.05;(29.67±1.53) ng/L比(64.67±2.08) ng/L,P0.05],同时显著降低心肌细胞的凋亡率[(7.23%±1.14%)比(32.25%±3.15%),P0.05],并具有降低能量代谢障碍心肌细胞所占比例[(6.9%±1.6%)比(13.5%±1.7%),P0.05]、稳定线粒体膜电位的功能[(3.90±0.60)比(1.80±0.16),P0.05]。另外,抑制凋亡蛋白酶Caspase-3的活性[(2.26±0.35)比(3.26±0.62),P0.05],且阿利吉仑+H/R组与bay11-7082+H/R组的各项实验结果无统计学差异。结论阿利吉仑可以通过抑制炎症反应、调控线粒体受体介导的凋亡,改善缺血心肌细胞缺血再灌注损伤,且阿利吉仑的调控凋亡作用可能与NF-κB表达抑制有关。     

全反式维A酸抑制细胞内凋亡信号和改善心肌缺血再灌注损伤的研究

目的:探讨全反式维A酸(ATRA)对心肌缺血再灌注(IR)损伤的影响和可能机制。方法:用ATRA对大鼠心肌母细胞株H9c2进行预处理,之后通过缺氧-再氧干预建立体外心肌IR模型。干预后的H9c2细胞用水溶性四唑盐试剂(WST-1)法检测细胞存活率,膜联蛋白Ⅴ流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡情况,蛋白质印迹检测与细胞凋亡相关的活化胱天蛋白酶-3、B淋巴细胞瘤-2基因(Bcl-2)的表达以及促分裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPKs)家族信号p38 MAPK(p38)、c-Jun氨基末端激酶(JNK)和细胞外信号调节蛋白激酶(ERK)的磷酸化表达变化。结果 :IR后ATRA0.01μmol/L和1μmol/L处理组H9c2细胞的存活率升高(P<0.01),使IR后H9c2细胞的Bcl-2表达升高(0.78±0.01比1.08±0.02,P<0.01),胱天蛋白酶-3表达降低(1.24±0.03比0.97±0.04,P<0.01)。结论:ATRA提高了IR后H9c2细胞的存活率,抑制了IR后H9c2细胞的凋亡,这种作用可能与MAPKs信号表达下调有关。     

Cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of human stem cell factor protects against myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury

Background

Cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of human membrane-associated stem cell factor (hSCF) improves cardiac function post-myocardial infarction. However, whether hSCF overexpression protects the heart from ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury is unknown. We aimed to investigate the effects of cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of hSCF on cardiac injury after acute myocardial I/R and related cellular and molecular signaling mechanisms.

Methods and results

Wild-type (WT) and hSCF/tetracycline transactivator (tTA) transgenic mice (hSCF/tTA) were subjected to myocardial ischemia for 45 min followed by 3 h of reperfusion. Infarct size and myocardial apoptosis were decreased in hSCF/tTA compared to WT mice (P < 0.05). Furthermore, these cardioprotective effects in the hSCF/tTA mice were abrogated by doxycycline, which turned off hSCF overexpression, and by a PI3 kinase inhibitor LY294002. Myocardial expression of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), which are upstream activators of Akt signaling, was significantly increased in hSCF/tTA compared to WT mice after I/R (P < 0.05), and was associated with higher number of c-kit⁺ cardiac stem cells (CSCs) (P < 0.05). Inhibition of c-kit signaling by ACK2 treatment abolished these protective effects in hSCF/tTA mice.

Conclusions

Cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of hSCF protects the heart from I/R injury. The cardioprotective effects of hSCF overexpression are mediated by increased c-kit⁺ CSCs, enhanced growth factor expression and activation of Akt signaling pathway.     

Adrenomedullin limits reperfusion injury in experimental myocardial infarction

Adrenomedullin (AM) is a vascular–derived polypeptide that exerts numerous actions in cardiovascular homeostasis. Recent studies have demonstrated a cytoprotective action of exogenously applied or genetically over–expressed AM in experimental myocardial infarction. The present studies were undertaken to test the hypothesis that AM exerts its effects through direct augmentation of NO generation in the myocardium during early reperfusion. Rat isolated hearts underwent 35 min left coronary artery occlusion followed by 120 min reperfusion. Infarct size (as percentage of ischaemic riskzone) was determined by Evans’ blue and tetrazolium double staining. AM 1 nM administered 5 min prior to and during the first 15 min of ischaemia did not significantly influence infarct size. However, the same concentration of AM given during the last 5 min ischaemia and first 15 min of reperfusion significantly limited infarct size (AM reperfusion 15.9 ± 3.5% vs control 31.4 ± 2.1%, P < 0.01). AM at reperfusion improved coronary flow and LV contractility. The protective effects of adrenomedullin were abolished in the presence of the NO synthase inhibitor, L–NAME 100 µM (infarct size 24.6 ± 5.7%, P > 0.05 vs control). AM treatment at reperfusion was associated with augmented phosphorylation of the pro–survival kinase, Akt, determined by immunoblotting of tissue sampled 30 min following reperfusion. These studies provide the first evidence that AM exerts its cytoprotective action specifically during early reperfusion through a NO–dependent mechanism.     

Combined adenosine and lidocaine administration limits myocardial reperfusion injury

The endogenous compound adenosine may play a role in limiting myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury through its ability to cause vasodilation, modulate cardiac adrenergic responses, inhibit neutrophil function, or modulate energy supply and demand of the myocardium. The local anesthetic lidocaine has been shown to be protective against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, although its mechanism of action remains unresolved. We hypothesized that administration of exogenous adenosine during reperfusion would limit the size of the infarct that results from a period of ischemia and reperfusion only when the animals are treated with lidocaine. Male, mongrel dogs (13.0-20.0 kg) were anesthetized (30 mg/kg i.v. sodium pentobarbital), and a left thoracotomy was performed. The left circumflex coronary artery (LCx) was isolated and instrumented with an electromagnetic flow probe, a 25-gauge nonobstructing intracoronary catheter, and a critical stenosis. The dogs were allocated randomly to one of four groups: 1) control, n = 13, (saline), 2) adenosine, n = 13, (0.15 mg/kg/ml/min i.c. for the first hour of reperfusion), 3) lidocaine, n = 9, (2.0 mg/kg i.v. given immediately before coronary artery occlusion and just before reperfusion), or 4) adenosine plus lidocaine, n = 11. The LCx was occluded for 90 minutes and reperfused for 6 hours. Regional myocardial blood flow (RMBF) was determined (n = 6 per group) at 80 minutes of occlusion and at 45 minutes of reperfusion with radiolabeled microspheres. RMBF determinations revealed an increase in blood flow to the inner two thirds of the myocardium at 45 minutes of reperfusion only in the presence of the combined treatment. Adenosine treatment alone or lidocaine treatment alone did not affect RMBF. Quantification of infarct size (triphenyltetrazolium method) expressed as a percent of the area at risk revealed a significant limitation of infarct size only in the group treated with both adenosine and lidocaine: control, 47.8 +/- 6.6%; adenosine, 45.0 +/- 3.2%; lidocaine, 46.9 +/- 6.0%; and adenosine and lidocaine, 20.8 +/- 5.6%. Statistical analyses were performed with two-way analysis of variance to account for the two individual drug treatments. The findings show that intracoronary administration of exogenous adenosine, at the dose used, is only effective at limiting myocardial infarct size when administered to lidocaine-treated animals.     

Mild hypothermia protects liver against ischemia and reperfusion injury

AIM: To determine whether mild hypothermia could protect liver against ischemia and reperfusion injury in pigs. METHODS: Twenty-four healthy pigs were randomly divided into normothermia, mild hypothermia and normal control groups. The experimental procedure consisted of temporary interruption of blood flow to total hepatic lobe for different lengths of time and subsequent reperfusion. Hepatic tissue oxygen pressure (PtiO2) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) values were evaluated, and ultrastructural analysis was carried out for all samples. RESULTS: Serum AST was significantly lower, and hepatic PtiO2 values were significantly higher in the mild hypothermia group than in the normothermia group during liver ischemia-reperfusion periods (P= 0.032, P= 0.028). Meanwhile, the histopathologic injury of liver induced by ischemia-reperfusion was significantly improved in the mild hypothermia group, compared with that in the normothermia group. CONCLUSION: Mild hypothermia can protect the liver from ischemia-reperfusion injury in pigs.     

Recombinant soluble P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 protects against myocardial ischemic reperfusion injury in cats.

OBJECTIVE: Neutrophils (PMNs) contribute importantly to the tissue injury associated with ischemia and subsequent reperfusion of a vascular bed. The effects of a recombinant soluble human form of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (rsPSGL.Ig) on PMN-endothelial cell interactions were investigated in a well established model of feline myocardial-ischemia reperfusion injury. METHODS: Cats were subjected to 90 min of myocardial ischemia followed by 270 min of reperfusion. RESULTS: Administration of rsPSGL.Ig (1 mg/kg) just prior to reperfusion resulted in a significant reduction in myocardial necrosis compared to that in cats administered a low affinity mutant form of rsPSGL.Ig (1 mg/kg) (16 +/- 3 vs. 42 +/- 7% of area-at-risk, P < 0.01). Cardioprotective effects were confirmed by significant (P < 0.05) reductions in plasma creatine kinase activity in cats treated with rsPSGL.Ig. Inhibition of PMN-endothelial cell interactions was evidenced by a significant attenuation in cardiac myeloperoxidase activity (P < 0.01) and reduced PMN adherence to ischemic-reperfused coronary endothelium (P < 0.001). In addition, rsPSGL.Ig treatment significantly (P < 0.01) preserved endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in ischemic-reperfused coronary arteries. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that the administration of a recombinant soluble PSGL-1 reduces myocardial reperfusion injury and preserves vascular endothelial function, which is largely the result of reduced PMN-endothelial cell interactions.     

Dietary nitrite supplementation protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury

Nitrite has emerged as an endogenous signaling molecule with potential therapeutic implications for cardiovascular disease. Steady-state levels of nitrite are derived in part from dietary sources; therefore, we investigated the effects of dietary nitrite and nitrate supplementation and deficiency on NO homeostasis and on the severity of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (MI/R) injury. Mice fed a standard diet with supplementation of nitrite (50 mg/liter) in their drinking water for 7 days exhibited significantly higher plasma levels of nitrite, exhibited significantly higher myocardial levels of nitrite, nitroso, and nitrosyl–heme, and displayed a 48% reduction in infarct size (Inf) after MI/R. Supplemental nitrate (1 g/liter) in the drinking water for 7 days also increased blood and tissue NO products and significantly reduced Inf. A time course of ischemia-reperfusion revealed that nitrite was consumed during the ischemic phase, with an increase in nitroso/nitrosyl products in the heart. Mice fed a diet deficient in nitrite and nitrate for 7 days exhibited significantly diminished plasma and heart levels of nitrite and NO metabolites and a 59% increase in Inf after MI/R. Supplementation of nitrite in the drinking water for 7 days reversed the effects of nitrite deficiency. These data demonstrate the significant influence of dietary nitrite and nitrate intake on the maintenance of steady-state tissue nitrite/nitroso levels and illustrate the consequences of nitrite deficiency on the pathophysiology of MI/R injury. Therefore, nitrite and nitrate may serve as essential nutrients for optimal cardiovascular health and may provide a treatment modality for cardiovascular disease.     

Pharmacological possibilities for protection against myocardial reperfusion injury

Reperfusion through thrombolysis or percutananeous coronary angioplasty is standard treatment in impending acute myocardial infarction. Although restoration of blood flow to the jeopardised myocardial area is a perquisite for myocardial salvage, reperfusion itself may lead to accelerated and additional myocardial injury beyond that generated by ischemia alone. This is referred to as the "reperfusion injury". Since the reperfusion injury is initiated by the treatment of myocardial infarction, it is of importance to limit the extent of the injury. Several studies aimed at preventing reperfusion injury by means of pharmacological agents have therefore been conducted. The design of such studies is crucial for the results. Factors of importance are the timing of drug administration, animal species used, the degree of collateral flow and the duration of ischemia. A variety of pharmacological compounds have been investigated in different experimental models of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion. These include oxygen free radical scavengers, antioxidants, calcium channel blockers, inhibitors of neutrophils, nitric oxide, adenosine-related agents, inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system, endothelin receptor antagonists, Na(+)/H(+) exchange inhibitors, and anti-apoptotic agents. All these groups of pharmacological agents have been demonstrated to protect from reperfusion injury determined as limitation of infarct size, improved myocardial and endothelial function, and reduced incidence of arrhythmias. The mechanism behind the protective effect may differ between different groups of compounds, but some compounds may exert cardioprotection via common pathways. Such a pathway may be via maintained bioavailability of nitric oxide.     

Melatonin protects against ischemia/reperfusion injury in skeletal muscle

Abstract:  Melatonin has been shown to diminish ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in many tissues. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the protective antioxidant effect of melatonin in skeletal muscle during I/R injury. Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into three groups. Hindlimb ischemia was achieved by clamping the common femoral artery in two groups but not in control group. Limbs were rendered ischemic for 1.5 hr; at the end of the reperfusion period of 1.5 hr muscle tissue samples were taken for the histological evaluation and biochemical analysis. Melatonin (10 mg/kg) was injected i.p. in the I/R + Mel group at the onset of ischemia whereas the vehicle solution was injected in the I/R group. In I/R + Mel group histological damage was significantly less than in the I/R group ( P  < 0.001). In the I/R + Mel group, the mean malonedialdehyde level was lower than in the I/R group ( P  < 0.01) and was quite near to the levels in the control group ( P  > 0.05). Glutathione levels were found to be reduced in the I/R group compared with the control ( P  < 0.01) and I/R + Mel group ( P  < 0.01). Melatonin has a protective effect against I/R injury in skeletal muscle and may reduce the incidence of compartment syndrome, especially after acute or chronic peripheral arterial occlusions.     

维生素 E 抗心肌再灌注损伤

<正> 防止心肌再灌注损伤,对促进心外科术后患者的心功能恢复,减少心律失常的发生有重要意义。本文从心外科临床心肌保护角度观察心肌脂质过氧化物的变化,研究活性氧自由基对心肌再灌注损防的影响及观察维生素 E 抗脂质过氧化,减轻再灌注损伤的作用。实验方法一、研究对象及分组:随机选取临床拟行心脏瓣膜手术的风湿性心脏病患者14名,其中男性2例,女性12例,对照组和治疗组各7例。两组病人均按常规行各项术前检查及治疗,不同的是,治疗组患者每日加服维生素 E 300mg(100mg/次,3次/日)至手术日,见表1。     

Metalloproteinase-9 deficiency protects against hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury

Leukocyte transmigration across endothelial and extracellular matrix protein barriers is dependent on adhesion and focal matrix degradation events. In the present study we investigated the role of metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9/gelatinase B) in liver ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury using MMP-9-deficient (MMP-9(-/-)) animals and mice treated with a specific anti-MMP-9 neutralizing antibody or with a broad gelatinase inhibitor for both MMP-9 and metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2/gelatinase A). Compared to wild-type mice, MMP-9(-/-) mice and mice treated with an anti-MMP-9 antibody showed significantly reduced liver damage. In contrast, mice treated with a broad gelatinase inhibitor showed rather inferior protection against I/R injury and were characterized by persistent ongoing liver inflammation, suggesting that MMP-2 and MMP-9 may have distinct roles in this type of injury. MMP-9 was mostly detected in Ly-6G and macrophage antigen-1 leukocytes adherent to the vessel walls and infiltrating the damaged livers of wild-type mice after liver I/R injury. Leukocyte traffic and cytokine expression were markedly impaired in livers of MMP-9(-/-) animals and in livers of mice treated with anti-MMP-9 antibody after I/R injury; however, initiation of the endothelial adhesion cascades was similar in both MMP-9(-/-) and control livers. We also showed that MMP-9-specific inhibition disrupted neutrophil migration across fibronectin in transwell filters and depressed myeloperoxidase (MPO) activation in vitro. CONCLUSION: These results support critical functions for MMP-9 in leukocyte recruitment and activation leading to liver damage. Moreover, they provide the rationale for identifying inhibitors to specifically target MMP-9 in vivo as a potential therapeutic approach in liver I/R injury.     

Glutathione protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by detoxifying peroxynitrite

Peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) formation during acute reperfusion of the ischemic heart contributes to the poor recovery of mechanical function. As glutathione (GSH) detoxifies ONOO(-), we studied whether it could protect isolated rat hearts subjected to exogenous ONOO(-)or to ischemia-reperfusion. We showed that GSH (300 microm, n=5) abolished the detrimental effect of ONOO(-)(80 microm, n=5) on mechanical function of aerobically perfused hearts. Hearts were subjected to 25 min aerobic perfusion, 20 min global, no-flow ischemia and 30 min reperfusion. GSH (3-300 microm, n=7-12) or saline vehicle (control, n=22) were infused for 10 min prior to ischemia and throughout reperfusion. During reperfusion, GSH caused a concentration-dependent improvement in the recovery of mechanical function, which was not associated with significant changes in the intracellular concentration of GSH. The concentration of dityrosine (a marker of ONOO(-) formation) in the coronary effluent during reperfusion was significantly reduced in GSH-treated hearts. The concentration of myocardial cGMP was significantly elevated by GSH during ischemia and early reperfusion. GSH improves the recovery of myocardial mechanical function after ischemia-reperfusion, an effect which may be related to the detoxification of ONOO(-)by GSH and the stimulation of soluble guanylate cyclase.