Desflurane-induced preconditioning alters calcium-induced mitochondrial permeability transition

BACKGROUND: Recent investigations have focused on the pivotal role of the mitochondria in the underlying mechanisms volatile anesthetic-induced myocardial preconditioning. This study aimed at examining the effect of anesthetic preconditioning on mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) pore opening. METHODS: Anesthetized open chest rabbits were randomized to one of four groups and underwent 10 min of ischemia, except for the sham 1 group (n = 12). Before this, they underwent a treatment period consisting of (1) no intervention (ischemic group; n = 12), (2) 30 min of desflurane inhalation (8.9% end-tidal concentration) followed by a 15-min washout period (desflurane group; n = 12), or (3) ischemic preconditioning (IPC group; n = 12). A second set of experiments was performed to evaluate the effect of a putative mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel antagonist, 5-hydroxydecanoate (5-HD). The animals underwent the same protocol as previously, plus pretreatment with 5 mg/kg 5-HD. They were randomized to one of five groups: the sham 2 group, receiving no 5-HD (n = 12); the sham 5-HD group (n = 12); the ischemic 5-HD group (n = 12), the desflurane 5-HD group (n = 12), and the IPC 5-HD group (n = 12). At the end of the protocol, the hearts were excised, and mitochondria were isolated. MPT pore opening was assessed by measuring the amount of calcium required to trigger a massive calcium release indicative of MPT pore opening. RESULTS: Desflurane and IPC group mitochondria needed a higher calcium load than ischemic group mitochondria (362 +/- 84, 372 +/- 74, and 268 +/- 110 microM calcium, respectively; P < 0.05) to induce MPT pore opening. The sham 1 and sham 2 groups needed a similar amount of calcium to trigger mitochondrial calcium release (472 +/- 70 and 458 +/- 90 microM calcium, respectively). 5-HD preadministration had no effect on sham animals (458 +/- 90 and 440 +/- 128 microM calcium without and with 5-HD, respectively) and ischemic group animals (268 +/- 110 and 292 +/- 102 microM calcium without and with 5-HD, respectively) but abolished the effects of desflurane on calcium-induced MPT pore opening (362 +/- 84 microM calcium without 5-HD vs. 238 +/- 96 microM calcium with 5-HD; P < 0.05) and IPC (372 +/- 74 microM calcium without 5-HD vs. 270 +/- 104 microM calcium with 5-HD; P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Like ischemic preconditioning, desflurane improved the resistance of the transition pore to calcium-induced opening. This effect was inhibited by 5-HD, suggesting a link between mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium and MPT.     

Mechanisms of Desflurane-induced Preconditioning in Isolated Human Right Atria In Vitro

Background: The authors examined the role of adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels, adenosine A1 receptor, and [alpha] and [beta] adrenoceptors in desflurane-induced preconditioning in human myocardium, in vitro.

Methods: The authors recorded isometric contraction of human right atrial trabeculae suspended in oxygenated Tyrode's solution (34[degrees]C; stimulation frequency, 1 Hz). Before a 30-min anoxic period, 3, 6, and 9% desflurane was administered during 15 min. Desflurane, 6%, was also administered in the presence of 10 [mu]m glibenclamide, a KATP channels antagonist; 10 [mu]m HMR 1098, a sarcolemmal KATP channel antagonist; 800 [mu]m 5-hydroxy-decanoate (5-HD), a mitochondrial KATP channel antagonist; 1 [mu]m phentolamine, an [alpha]-adrenoceptor antagonist; 1 [mu]m propranolol, a [beta]-adrenoceptor antagonist; and 100 nm 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine (DPX), the adenosine A1 receptor antagonist. Developed force at the end of a 60-min reoxygenation period was compared (mean +/- SD).

Results: Desflurane at 3% (95 +/- 13% of baseline), 6% (86 +/- 6% of baseline), and 9% (82 +/- 6% of baseline) enhanced the recovery of force after 60 min of reoxygenation as compared with the control group (50 +/- 11% of baseline). Glibenclamide (60 +/- 12% of baseline), 5-HD (57 +/- 21% of baseline), DPX (63 +/- 19% of baseline), phentolamine (56 +/- 20% of baseline), and propranolol (63 +/- 13% of baseline) abolished desflurane-induced preconditioning. In contrast, HMR 1098 (85 +/- 12% of baseline) did not modify desflurane-induced preconditioning.     

Sarcolemmal and Mitochondrial Adenosine Triphosphate- dependent Potassium Channels: Mechanism of Desflurane-induced Cardioprotection

Background: Volatile anesthetic-induced preconditioning is mediated by adenosine triphosphate-dependent potassium (KATP) channels; however, the subcellular location of these channels is unknown. The authors tested the hypothesis that desflurane reduces experimental myocardial infarct size by activation of specific sarcolemmal and mitochondrial KATP channels.

Methods: Barbiturate-anesthetized dogs (n = 88) were acutely instrumented for measurement of aortic and left ventricular pressures. All dogs were subjected to a 60-min left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion followed by 3-h reperfusion. In four separate groups, dogs received vehicle (0.9% saline) or the nonselective KATP channel antagonist glyburide (0.1 mg/kg intravenously) in the presence or absence of 1 minimum alveolar concentration desflurane. In four additional groups, dogs received 45-min intracoronary infusions of the selective sarcolemmal (HMR 1098; 1 [mu]g [middle dot] kg-1 [middle dot] min-1) or mitochondrial (5-hydroxydecanoate [5-HD]; 150 [mu]g [middle dot] kg-1 [middle dot] min-1) KATP channel antagonists in the presence or absence of desflurane. Myocardial perfusion and infarct size were measured with radioactive microspheres and triphenyltetrazolium staining, respectively.

Results: Desflurane significantly (P < 0.05) decreased infarct size to 10 +/- 2% (mean +/- SEM) of the area at risk as compared with control experiments (25 +/- 3% of area at risk). This beneficial effect of desflurane was abolished by glyburide (25 +/- 2% of area at risk). Glyburide (24 +/- 2%), HMR 1098 (21 +/- 4%), and 5-HD (24 +/- 2% of area at risk) alone had no effects on myocardial infarct size. HMR 1098 and 5-HD abolished the protective effects of desflurane (19 +/- 3% and 22 +/- 2% of area at risk, respectively).     

Ischemic Preconditioning Is Capable of Inducing Mitochondrial Tolerance in the Rat Brain

Background: Preconditioning to ischemia is a phenomenon whereby a brief episode of sublethal ischemia and other nonlethal stressors produce protection against a subsequent detrimental ischemic insult. As mitochondrial dysfunction is related to necrotic and apoptotic neuronal death after cerebral ischemia, the authors examined if ischemic preconditioning is capable of inducing mitochondrial tolerance.

Methods: Forebrain ischemia was induced by bilateral common carotid artery occlusion with simultaneous hypotension for 8 min in Wistar rats (275-300 g). A 3-min ischemic episode performed 48 h before the 8-min ischemia was used for preconditioning. The extents of hippocampal CA1 neuronal damage were evaluated 7 days after reperfusion by neuro-specific nuclear protein immunostaining. Brain mitochondria were isolated 48 h after animals were subjected to the sham operation or the 3-min conditioning ischemia. Loss of cytochrome c from mitochondria after cerebral ischemia in vivo and after exposure of brain mitochondria to calcium in vitro was used as an indication of mitochondrial dysfunction.

Results: Results showed that ischemic preconditioning induced by a 3-min ischemic episode dramatically reduced the loss of hippocampal CA1 neurons resulting from a subsequent 8-min ischemia 7 days after reperfusion, and this protection was associated with a preservation of mitochondrial cytochrome c as examined after early reperfusion. Exposure of isolated brain mitochondria to calcium produced a dose-dependent increase in cytochrome c release either at 30[degrees]C or at 37[degrees]C. Compared with those animals receiving only sham operation, cytochrome c release caused by 100 [mu]m calcium was significantly reduced in conditioned animals.     

Preconditioning by Isoflurane Induces Lasting Sensitization of the Cardiac Sarcolemmal Adenosine Triphosphate-sensitive Potassium Channel by a Protein Kinase C-δ-mediated Mechanism

Background: Cardioprotective effects of volatile anesthetics in anesthetic-induced preconditioning involve activation of the cardiac sarcolemmal adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium (sarcKATP) channels. This study addressed the memory phase of anesthetic preconditioning by investigating whether brief exposure to isoflurane produces lasting sensitization of the sarcKATP channel and whether protein kinase C mediates this effect.

Methods: Whole cell sarcKATP channel current (IKATP) was monitored from single isolated rat ventricular cardiomyocytes. Pinacidil was used to open the channel, and the magnitude of activated IKATP was an indicator of channel's ability to open. Involvement of protein kinase C was investigated using chelerythrine and isoform-specific peptide inhibitors and activators of protein kinase C-[delta] and protein kinase C-[varepsilon].

Results: The mean density of IKATP elicited by pinacidil (5 [mu]m) in anesthetic-free conditions was 3.8 +/- 3.7 pA/pF (n = 11). After 10 min of exposure to isoflurane (0.56 mm) and 10 or 30 min of anesthetic washout, pinacidil-elicited IKATP was increased to 15.6 +/- 11.3 pA/pF (n = 12; P < 0.05) and 11.8 +/- 3.9 pA/pF (n = 6; P < 0.05), respectively. In the presence of chelerythrine (5 [mu]m), isoflurane did not potentiate channel opening, and IKATP was 6.6 +/- 4.6 pA/pF (n = 11). Application of protein kinase C-[delta] peptide inhibitor also abolished isoflurane-induced sensitization of sarcKATP channel, and IKATP was 7.7 +/- 5.4 pA/pF (n = 12). In contrast, protein kinase C-[varepsilon] peptide inhibitor did not affect channel sensitization, and pinacidil-elicited current was 14.8 +/- 9.6 pA/pF (n = 12). Interestingly, when both protein kinase C-[delta] and protein kinase C-[varepsilon] activators were applied instead of isoflurane, they sensitized the channel to the same extent as isoflurane (18.9 +/- 7.2 pA/pF, n = 11, and 18.6 +/- 11.1 pA/pF, n = 10, respectively).     

Role of Tyrosine Kinase in Desflurane-induced Preconditioning

Background: Short administration of volatile anesthetics preconditions myocardium and protects the heart against the consequences of subsequent ischemia. Activation of tyrosine kinase is implicated in ischemic preconditioning. The authors investigated whether desflurane-induced preconditioning depends on activation of tyrosine kinase.

Methods: Sixty-four rabbits were instrumented for measurement of left ventricular pressure, cardiac output, and myocardial infarct size (IS). All rabbits were subjected to 30 min of occlusion of a major coronary artery and 2 h of subsequent reperfusion. Rabbits underwent a treatment period consisting of either no intervention for 35 min (control group, n = 12) or 15 min of 1 minimum alveolar concentration desflurane inhalation followed by a 10-min washout period (desflurane group, n = 12). Four additional groups received the tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein (5 mg/kg) or lavendustin A (1.3 mg/kg) at the beginning of the treatment period with (desflurane-genistein group, n = 11; desflurane-lavendustin A group, n = 12) or without desflurane inhalation (genistein group, n = 9; lavendustin A group, n = 8).

Results: Hemodynamic values were similar in all groups during baseline (left ventricular pressure, 87 +/- 14 mmHg [mean +/- SD]; cardiac output, 198 +/- 47 ml/min), during coronary artery occlusion (left ventricular pressure, 78 +/- 12 mmHg; cardiac output, 173 +/- 39 ml/min), and after 2 h of reperfusion (left ventricular pressure, 59 +/- 17; cardiac output, 154 +/- 43 ml/min). IS in the control group was 55 +/- 10% of the area at risk. The tyrosine inhibitors had no effect on IS (genistein group, 56 +/- 13%; lavendustin A group, 49 +/- 13%; each P = 1.0 vs. control group). Desflurane preconditioning reduced IS to 40 +/- 15% (P = 0.04 vs. control group). Tyrosine kinase inhibitor administration had no effect on IS reduction (desflurane-genistein group, 44 +/- 13%; desflurane-lavendustin A group, 44 +/- 16%; each P = 1.0 vs. desflurane group).     

缺血预处理对脊髓缺血损伤细胞内Ca2+变化的影响

目的　观察缺血预处理对脊髓缺血损伤细胞内 Ca2 变化的影响。　方法　将 44只健康新西兰大白兔随机分为三组 :缺血组 2 0只 ,缺血预处理组 2 0只 ,假手术组 4只。缺血组于左肾动脉下夹闭腹主动脉 40分钟后开放灌注 ;缺血预处理组夹闭腹主动脉 5分钟 ,开放 15分钟 ,再次夹闭 40分钟后开放再灌注 ;假手术组动物手术操作同缺血组 ,但不夹闭腹主动脉。分别于夹闭 40分钟后即刻、开放再灌注 2小时、8小时、2 4小时和 72小时各时相点测定脊髓组织 Ca2 含量 ,并评定、记录动物后肢神经功能。　结果　缺血预处理组脊髓组织 Ca2 显著低于缺血组各时相值 ;再灌注 8小时后神经功能评分缺血预处理组明显高于缺血组 (P<0 .0 1)。　结论　缺血预处理具有降低神经元胞浆游离 Ca2 浓度 ,防止Ca2 超载 ,稳定细胞内环境的能力 ,对主动脉阻断所致的脊髓缺血损伤有良好的保护作用。其表现为明显降低瘫痪发生率 ,增加术后神经评分     

κ-Opioid Receptors Mediate Cardioprotection by Remote Preconditioning

Background: Remote preconditioning is known to be cardioprotective, but the exact mechanism has not been fully elucidated. The objective of the current study was to investigate the role of [kappa]-opioid receptors in cardioprotection by remote preconditioning and reveal possible underlying mechanisms.

Methods: Remote preconditioning was induced in anesthetized male Sprague-Dawley rats by three cycles of 5 min of right femoral artery occlusion followed by 5 min of reperfusion. Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion was achieved by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery for 30 min and then reperfusion for 120 min. Infarct size was determined by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. Levels of lactate dehydrogenase, dynorphin, and met-enkephalin in plasma were measured. The opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore was monitored with fluorescent calcein in isolated ventricular myocytes.

Results: Both remote preconditioning and U-50,488H (10 mg/kg intravenous), a [kappa]-opioid receptor agonist, significantly decreased the infarct size and plasma lactate dehydrogenase level induced by ischemia-reperfusion, and these effects were attenuated by nor-binaltorphimine (10 mg/kg intravenous), a [kappa]-opioid receptor antagonist, and atractyloside (5 mg/kg intravenous), a mitochondrial permeability transition pore activator. However, administration of naltrindole (5 mg/kg), a [delta]-opioid receptor antagonist, had no effect on the cardioprotection by remote preconditioning. The dynorphin plasma level was increased after remote preconditioning treatment, but the met-enkephalin level did not change. In isolated ventricular myocytes loaded with calcein, U-50,488H (300 [mu]m) decreased the mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening induced by calcium (200 [mu]m), and this effect was attenuated by cotreatment with nor-binaltorphimine (5 [mu]m) or atractyloside (20 [mu]m).     

缺血预处理对大鼠肝脏缺血/再灌注损伤的延迟保护作用及机制

目的 研究缺血预处理(IPC)对大鼠肝脏缺血/再灌注损伤的延迟保护作用,并探讨线柱体ATP敏感性钾通道(mitoKATP通道)在这种保护机制中的作用. 方法 SD大鼠随机分为5组(每组8只).IPC组以肝缺血5 min作预处理;DE组以静脉注射mitoKATP通道选择性开放剂二氮嗪(DE)作为预处理;IPC+5-HD组是在IPC组基础上再予静注mitoKATP通道特异性阻滞剂5-hydroxydecanoate(5-HD)进行预处理;对照组(C组)仅以静注等量生理盐水作为预处理;上述4组均在预处理24 h后行肝缺血1 h再灌注3 h,缺血方式均为70%肝脏热缺血.假手术组(S组)仅行两次开腹手术,不作其它处理.完成预定实验操作后取血用于血清谷丙转氨酶(ALT)与乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)检测,切取肝组织用于测定超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性、丙二醛(MDA)含量、湿重/干重(W/D)及观察显微及超微结构变化. 结果 C组ALT,LDH,MDA及W/D值明显高于S组(P<0.01),而SOD活性明显低于S组(P<0.01),肝脏的显微及超微结构损伤明显;IPC组与DE组的各项肝损伤指标均明显好于C组(P<0.05及P<0.01);IPC+5-HD组的肝损伤指标均差于IPC组(P<0.05及P<0.01). 结论 缺血预处理对正常大鼠肝脏I/R损伤具有延迟保护作用,肝细胞mitoKATP通道的开放在其中发挥了重要作用,作用途径可能与诱导肝脏SOD活性增加,改善肝组织微循环,减轻肝脏水肿有关.     

Role of tyrosine kinase in desflurane-induced preconditioning

BACKGROUND: Short administration of volatile anesthetics preconditions myocardium and protects the heart against the consequences of subsequent ischemia. Activation of tyrosine kinase is implicated in ischemic preconditioning. The authors investigated whether desflurane-induced preconditioning depends on activation of tyrosine kinase. METHODS: Sixty-four rabbits were instrumented for measurement of left ventricular pressure, cardiac output, and myocardial infarct size (IS). All rabbits were subjected to 30 min of occlusion of a major coronary artery and 2 h of subsequent reperfusion. Rabbits underwent a treatment period consisting of either no intervention for 35 min (control group, n = 12) or 15 min of 1 minimum alveolar concentration desflurane inhalation followed by a 10-min washout period (desflurane group, n = 12). Four additional groups received the tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein (5 mg/kg) or lavendustin A (1.3 mg/kg) at the beginning of the treatment period with (desflurane-genistein group, n = 11; desflurane-lavendustin A group, n = 12) or without desflurane inhalation (genistein group, n = 9; lavendustin A group, n = 8). RESULTS: Hemodynamic values were similar in all groups during baseline (left ventricular pressure, 87 +/- 14 mmHg (mean +/- SD]; cardiac output, 198 +/- 47 ml/min), during coronary artery occlusion (left ventricular pressure, 78 +/- 12 mmHg; cardiac output, 173 +/- 39 ml/min), and after 2 h of reperfusion (left ventricular pressure, 59 +/- 17; cardiac output, 154 +/- 43 ml/min). IS in the control group was 55 +/- 10% of the area at risk. The tyrosine inhibitors had no effect on IS (genistein group, 56 +/- 13%; lavendustin A group, 49 +/- 13%; each P = 1.0 vs. control group). Desflurane preconditioning reduced IS to 40 +/- 15% (P = 0.04 vs. control group). Tyrosine kinase inhibitor administration had no effect on IS reduction (desflurane-genistein group, 44 +/- 13%; desflurane-lavendustin A group, 44 +/- 16%; each P = 1.0 vs. desflurane group). CONCLUSION: Desflurane-induced preconditioning does not depend on tyrosine kinase activation.     

Remifentanil Preconditioning Confers Cardioprotection via Cardiac κ- and δ-Opioid Receptors

Background: Remifentanil preconditioning (RPC) reduces the infarct size in anesthetized rat hearts, and this effect seems to be mediated by all three types of opioid receptors (ORs). Because there is evidence of only [kappa]- and [delta]- but not [mu]-ORs in the rat heart, the authors investigated whether RPC confers cardioprotection via cardiac [kappa]- and [delta]-OR as well as via extracardiac [mu]-OR agonist activity. The authors also investigated the involvement of signaling mechanisms, namely protein kinase C and mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels.

Methods: The hearts of male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 190-210 g were removed, mounted on a Langendorff apparatus, and perfused retrogradely at 100 cm H2O with Krebs-Ringer's solution. All hearts were subjected to 30 min of ischemia and 2 h of reperfusion. The study consisted of three series of experiments on the effect of ischemic preconditioning or RPC (10, 50, and 100 ng/ml remifentanil) after blockade of OR subtypes ([delta]-OR antagonist naltrindol, [kappa]-OR antagonist nor-binaltorphimine, and [mu]-OR antagonist CTOP). The involvement of protein kinase C or the KATP channel in the cardioprotection of RPC was also investigated using specific blockers in each group. RPC was produced by three cycles of 5-min perfusion of remifentanil in Krebs-Ringer's solution interspersed with a 5-min reperfusion with Krebs solution only. Infarct size, as a percentage of the area at risk, was determined by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium staining.

Results: Infarct size as a percentage of the area at risk was significantly reduced after RPC from 51.9 +/- 5.0% (control, n = 8) to 36.2 +/- 10.0% (100 ng/ml RPC, n = 8, P < 0.01). This effect was stopped by pretreatment with naltrindol (52.3 +/- 5.2%) and nor-binaltorphimine (43.5 +/- 6.0%) but not CTOP (37.1 +/- 6.0%). Chelerythrine and GF109203X, both protein kinase C inhibitors, abolished the effects of RPC or ischemic preconditioning on infarct size as a percentage of area at risk. 5-Hydroxydecanoate (a selective mitochondrial KATP channel blocker) also abolished the cardioprotection of RPC and IPC, but HMR-1098 (a selective inhibitor of the sarcolemmal KATP channel) did not.     

Sevoflurane confers additional cardioprotection after ischemic late preconditioning in rabbits

BACKGROUND: Sevoflurane exerts cardioprotective effects that mimic the early ischemic preconditioning phenomenon (EPC) by activating adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels. Ischemic late preconditioning (LPC) is an important cardioprotective mechanism in patients with coronary artery disease. The authors investigated whether the combination of LPC and sevoflurane-induced preconditioning results in enhanced cardioprotection and whether opening of KATP channels plays a role in this new setting. METHODS: Seventy-three rabbits were instrumented with a coronary artery occluder. After recovery for 10 days, they were subjected to 30 min of coronary artery occlusion and 120 min of reperfusion (I/R). Controls (n = 14) were not preconditioned. LPC was induced in conscious animals by a 5-min period of coronary artery occlusion 24 h before I/R (LPC, n = 15). Additional EPC was induced by a 5-min period of myocardial ischemia 10 min before I/R (LPC+EPC, n = 9). Animals of the sevoflurane (SEVO) groups inhaled 1 minimum alveolar concentration of sevoflurane for 5 min at 10 min before I/R with (LPC+SEVO, n = 10) or without (SEVO, n = 15) additional LPC. The KATP channel blocker 5-hydroxydecanoate (5-HD, 5 mg/kg) was given intravenously 10 min before sevoflurane administration (LPC+SEVO+5-HD, n = 10). RESULTS: Infarct size of the area at risk (triphenyltetrazolium staining) was reduced from 45 +/- 16% (mean+/-SD, control) to 27 +/- 11% by LPC (P < 0.001) and to 27 +/- 17% by sevoflurane (P = 0.001). Additional sevoflurane administration after LPC led to a further infarct size reduction to 14 +/- 8% (LPC+SEVO, P = 0.003 vs. LPC; P = 0.032 vs. SEVO), similar to the combination of LPC and EPC (12 +/- 8%; P = 0.55 vs. LPC+SEVO). Cardioprotection induced by LPC+SEVO was abolished by 5-HD (LPC+SEVO+5-HD, 41 +/- 19%, P = 0.001 vs. LPC+SEVO). CONCLUSIONS: Sevoflurane administration confers additional cardioprotection after LPC by opening of KATP channels.     

七氟烷预处理对局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤大鼠线粒体通透性转换孔的影响

目的 探讨七氟烷预处理对局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤大鼠线粒体通透性转换孔(mPTP)的影响.方法 成年雄性SD大鼠60只,体重250～300 g,随机分为5组(n=12):假手术组(S组)、缺血再灌注组(I/R组)、七氟烷预处理组(Sev组)、线粒体ATP敏感性钾离子通道(mito-KATP通道)阻断剂5-羟癸酸(5-HD)+Sev组和5-HD组.采用大脑中动脉阻断法制备局灶性脑缺血再灌注模型.S组只分离血管不置入线栓;I/R组制备局灶性脑缺血再灌注模型;Sev组吸入2.4%七氟烷60 min行预处理,24 h后制备局灶性脑缺血再灌注模型;5-HD+Sev组腹腔注射5-HD 40mg/kg,30 min后行七氟醚预处理,其余处理同Sev组;5-HD组腹腔注射5-HD 40 mg/kg,30 min后制备局灶性脑缺血再灌注模型.于再灌注24 h时断头取缺血侧顶叶皮层组织,测定mPTP活性,Western blot法测定Bcl-2、Bax表达水平,并计算Bcl-2/Bax比值,采用TUNEL法检测神经元凋亡情况.结果 与S组比较,I/R组、Sev组、5-HD+Sev组和5-HD组凋亡神经元计数升高,Bcl-2和Bax表达上调,Bcl-2/Bax比值升高,mPTP活性升高(P＜0.05);与I/R组比较,Sev组凋亡神经元计数减少,Bcl-2表达上调,Bcl-2/Bax比值升高,mPTP活性降低(P＜0.05);与Sev组比较,5-HD+Sev组和5-HD组Bcl-2表达下凋,Bcl-2/Bax比值降低,mPTP活性升高(P＜0.05);5-HD+Sev组与5-HD组上述指标比较差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).结论 七氟烷预处理可能通过激活神经元mito-KATP通道,上调Bcl-2的表达,从而抑制mPTP的大量开放减轻大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注时的神经元凋亡.     

Anesthetic preconditioning attenuates mitochondrial Ca2+ overload during ischemia in Guinea pig intact hearts: reversal by 5-hydroxydecanoic acid

Cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury is associated with mitochondrial (m)Ca(2+) overload. Anesthetic preconditioning (APC) attenuates IR injury. We hypothesized that mCa(2+) overload is decreased by APC in association with mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate-sensitive K(+) (mK(ATP)) channel opening. By use of indo-1 fluorescence, m[Ca(2+)] was measured in 40 guinea pig Langendorff-prepared hearts. Control (CON) hearts received no treatment for 50 min before IR; APC hearts were exposed to 1.2 mM (8.8 vol%) sevoflurane for 15 min; APC + 5-hydroxydecanoate (5-HD) hearts received 200 micro M 5-HD from 5 min before to 15 min after sevoflurane exposure; and 5-HD hearts received 5-HD for 35 min. Sevoflurane was washed out for 30 min and 5-HD for 15 min before 30 min of global ischemia and 120 min of reperfusion. During ischemia, the peak m[Ca(2+)] accumulation was decreased by APC from 489 +/- 37 nM (CON) to 355 +/- 28 nM (P < 0.05); this was abolished by 5-HD (475 +/- 38 nM m[Ca(2+)]). APC resulted in improved function and reduced infarct size on reperfusion, which also was blocked by 5-HD. 5-HD pretreatment alone did not affect m[Ca(2+)] (470 +/- 34 nM) or IR injury. Thus, preservation of function and morphology on reperfusion is associated with attenuated mCa(2+) accumulation during ischemia. Reversal by 5-HD suggests that APC may be triggered by opening mK(ATP) channels. IMPLICATIONS: Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury is associated with mitochondrial Ca(2+) overload. Mitochondrial [Ca(2+)] and function were measured in guinea pig isolated hearts. Anesthetic preconditioning attenuated mitochondrial Ca(2+) overload during ischemia, improved function, and reduced infarct size. Reversal by 5-hydroxydecanoate suggests that anesthetic preconditioning may be triggered by mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate-sensitive K channel opening.     

Contribution of Reactive Oxygen Species to Isoflurane-induced Sensitization of Cardiac Sarcolemmal Adenosine Triphosphate-sensitive Potassium Channel to Pinacidil

Background: Myocardial protection by volatile anesthetics involves activation of cardiac adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels. The authors have previously shown that isoflurane enhances sensitivity of the sarcolemmal KATP channel to the opener, pinacidil. Because reactive oxygen species seem to be mediators in anesthetic preconditioning, the authors investigated whether they contribute to the mechanism of the sensitization effect by isoflurane.

Methods: Ventricular myocytes were isolated from guinea pig hearts for the whole cell patch clamp recordings of the sarcolemmal KATP channel current (IKATP). Free radical scavengers N-acetyl-l-cysteine, carnosine, superoxide dismutase, and catalase were used to investigate whether reactive oxygen species mediate isoflurane facilitation of the channel opening by pinacidil. A possible role of the mitochondrial KATP channels was tested using a blocker of these channels, 5-hydroxydecanoate.

Results: The mean density (+/- SEM) of IKATP elicited by pinacidil (20 [mu]m) was 18.9 +/- 1.8 pA/pF (n = 11). In the presence of isoflurane (0.55 mm), the density of pinacidil-activated IKATP increased to 38.5 +/- 2.4 pA/pF (n = 9). Concurrent application of isoflurane and N-acetyl-l-cysteine decreased the sensitization effect by isoflurane in a concentration-dependent manner, whereby the densities of IKATP were 32.6 +/- 1.4 (n = 6), 26.2 +/- 2.3 (n = 6), and 19.4 +/- 2.1 pA/pF (n = 8) at 100, 250, and 500 [mu]m N-acetyl-l-cysteine, respectively. Concurrent application of isoflurane and carnosine (100 [mu]m), superoxide dismutase (100 U/ml), or catalase (100 U/ml) attenuated the densities of IKATP to 27.9 +/- 2.6, 27.2 +/- 2.9, and 25.9 +/- 2.2 pA/pF, respectively. None of the scavengers affected activation of IKATP by pinacidil alone. 5-Hydroxydecanoate (100 [mu]m) did not alter the sensitization effect by isoflurane, and the density of IKATP in this group was 37.1 +/- 3.8 pA/pF (n = 6).     

Sevoflurane Confers Additional Cardioprotection after Ischemic Late Preconditioning in Rabbits

Background: Sevoflurane exerts cardioprotective effects that mimic the early ischemic preconditioning phenomenon (EPC) by activating adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels. Ischemic late preconditioning (LPC) is an important cardioprotective mechanism in patients with coronary artery disease. The authors investigated whether the combination of LPC and sevoflurane-induced preconditioning results in enhanced cardioprotection and whether opening of KATP channels plays a role in this new setting.

Methods: Seventy-three rabbits were instrumented with a coronary artery occluder. After recovery for 10 days, they were subjected to 30 min of coronary artery occlusion and 120 min of reperfusion (I/R). Controls (n = 14) were not preconditioned. LPC was induced in conscious animals by a 5-min period of coronary artery occlusion 24 h before I/R (LPC, n = 15). Additional EPC was induced by a 5-min period of myocardial ischemia 10 min before I/R (LPC+EPC, n = 9). Animals of the sevoflurane (SEVO) groups inhaled 1 minimum alveolar concentration of sevoflurane for 5 min at 10 min before I/R with (LPC+SEVO, n = 10) or without (SEVO, n = 15) additional LPC. The KATP channel blocker 5-hydroxydecanoate (5-HD, 5 mg/kg) was given intravenously 10 min before sevoflurane administration (LPC+SEVO+5-HD, n = 10).

Results: Infarct size of the area at risk (triphenyltetrazolium staining) was reduced from 45 +/- 16% (mean+/-SD, control) to 27 +/- 11% by LPC (P < 0.001) and to 27 +/- 17% by sevoflurane (P = 0.001). Additional sevoflurane administration after LPC led to a further infarct size reduction to 14 +/- 8% (LPC+SEVO, P = 0.003 vs. LPC; P = 0.032 vs. SEVO), similar to the combination of LPC and EPC (12 +/- 8%; P = 0.55 vs. LPC+SEVO). Cardioprotection induced by LPC+SEVO was abolished by 5-HD (LPC+SEVO+5-HD, 41 +/- 19%, P = 0.001 vs. LPC+SEVO).     

Isoflurane Preconditions Myocardium against Infarction via Release of Free Radicals

Background: Isoflurane exerts cardioprotective effects that mimic the ischemic preconditioning phenomenon. Generation of free radicals is implicated in ischemic preconditioning. The authors investigated whether isoflurane-induced preconditioning may involve release of free radicals.

Methods: Sixty-one [alpha]-chloralose-anesthetized rabbits were instrumented for measurement of left ventricular (LV) pressure (tip-manometer), cardiac output (ultrasonic flowprobe), and myocardial infarct size (triphenyltetrazolium staining). All rabbits were subjected to 30 min of occlusion of a major coronary artery and 2 h of subsequent reperfusion. Rabbits of all six groups underwent a treatment period consisting of either no intervention for 35 min (control group, n = 11) or 15 min of isoflurane inhalation (1 minimum alveolar concentration end-tidal concentration) followed by a 10-min washout period (isoflurane group, n = 12). Four additional groups received the radical scavenger N-(2-mercaptoproprionyl)glycine (MPG; 1 mg [middle dot] kg-1 [middle dot] min-1) or Mn(III)tetrakis(4-benzoic acid)porphyrine chloride (MnTBAP; 100 [mu]g [middle dot] kg-1 [middle dot] min-1) during the treatment period with (isoflurane + MPG; n = 11; isoflurane + MnTBAP, n = 9) or without isoflurane inhalation (MPG, n = 11; MnTBAP, n = 7).

Results: Hemodynamic baseline values were not significantly different between groups (LV pressure, 97 +/- 17 mmHg [mean +/- SD]; cardiac output, 228 +/- 61 ml/min). During coronary artery occlusion, LV pressure was reduced to 91 +/- 17% of baseline and cardiac output to 94 +/- 21%. After 2 h of reperfusion, recovery of LV pressure and cardiac output was not significantly different between groups (LV pressure, 83 +/- 20%; cardiac output, 86 +/- 23% of baseline). Infarct size was reduced from 49 +/- 17% of the area at risk in controls to 29 +/- 19% in the isoflurane group (P = 0.04). MPG and MnTBAP themselves had no effect on infarct size (MPG, 50 +/- 14%; MnTBAP, 56 +/- 15%), but both abolished the preconditioning effect of isoflurane (isoflurane + MPG, 50 +/- 24%, P = 0.02; isoflurane + MnTBAP, 55 +/- 10%, P = 0.001).     

Sarcolemmal and mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate- dependent potassium channels: mechanism of desflurane-induced cardioprotection

BACKGROUND: Volatile anesthetic-induced preconditioning is mediated by adenosine triphosphate-dependent potassium (KATP) channels; however, the subcellular location of these channels is unknown. The authors tested the hypothesis that desflurane reduces experimental myocardial infarct size by activation of specific sarcolemmal and mitochondrial KATP channels. METHODS: Barbiturate-anesthetized dogs (n = 88) were acutely instrumented for measurement of aortic and left ventricular pressures. All dogs were subjected to a 60-min left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion followed by 3-h reperfusion. In four separate groups, dogs received vehicle (0.9% saline) or the nonselective KATP channel antagonist glyburide (0.1 mg/kg intravenously) in the presence or absence of 1 minimum alveolar concentration desflurane. In four additional groups, dogs received 45-min intracoronary infusions of the selective sarcolemmal (HMR 1098; 1 microg. kg-1. min-1) or mitochondrial (5-hydroxydecanoate [5-HD]; 150 microg. kg-1. min-1) KATP channel antagonists in the presence or absence of desflurane. Myocardial perfusion and infarct size were measured with radioactive microspheres and triphenyltetrazolium staining, respectively. RESULTS: Desflurane significantly (P < 0.05) decreased infarct size to 10 +/- 2% (mean +/- SEM) of the area at risk as compared with control experiments (25 +/- 3% of area at risk). This beneficial effect of desflurane was abolished by glyburide (25 +/- 2% of area at risk). Glyburide (24 +/- 2%), HMR 1098 (21 +/- 4%), and 5-HD (24 +/- 2% of area at risk) alone had no effects on myocardial infarct size. HMR 1098 and 5-HD abolished the protective effects of desflurane (19 +/- 3% and 22 +/- 2% of area at risk, respectively). CONCLUSION: Desflurane reduces myocardial infarct size in vivo, and the results further suggest that both sarcolemmal and mitochondrial KATP channels could be involved.     

二氮嗪预处理抑制大鼠肝缺血再灌注所致细胞凋亡的延迟保护作用

目的：探讨二氮嗪(DE)预处理模拟缺血预处理(IP)抑制肝缺血再灌注(I/R)损伤所致细胞凋亡的延迟保护(DP)作用及其可能机制。方法：大鼠随机分为5组:IP组以肝缺血5min作I/R预处理;DE组静脉注射DE 作I/R预处理;DE+5-HD组在DE组基础上再予静脉注射5-HD作预处理;对照组(C组)仅以等量生理盐水作预处理;假手术组（S组）仅行2次开腹手术，不作其他处理。4个预处理组均在24h后行肝缺血1h再灌注3h。切取肝组织用免疫组化法检测Bcl-2蛋白表达及用TUNEL法检测肝细胞凋亡,并观察显微结构变化。结果： C组肝细胞凋亡指数(AI)明显高于S组(P<0.01),光镜与电镜下肝脏结构损伤明显;IP组与DE组Bcl-2蛋白表达指数(BI)高于C组(P<0.01),AI明显低于C组(P<0.05),组织损伤也轻于C组;而DE+5-HD组BI低于DE组(P<0.01),AI则高于DE组(P<0.05)。结论：使用DE预处理能模拟IP抗大鼠I/R损伤所致肝细胞凋亡的DP作用,可能系通过诱导肝细胞Bcl-2蛋白表达上调而发挥抗凋亡作用。     

Cyclooxygenase-2 Mediates Ischemic, Anesthetic, and Pharmacologic Preconditioning In Vivo

Background: Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) mediates the late phase of ischemic preconditioning (IPC), but whether this enzyme modulates early IPC, anesthetic-induced preconditioning (APC), or other forms of pharmacologic preconditioning (PPC) is unknown. The authors tested the hypothesis that COX-2 is an essential mediator of IPC, APC, and PPC in vivo.

Methods: Barbiturate-anesthetized dogs (n = 91) were instrumented for measurement of hemodynamics and randomly assigned to receive IPC (four 5-min coronary occlusions interspersed with 5-min reperfusions), APC (1.0 minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane for 30 min), or PPC (selective mitochondrial KATP channel opener diazoxide, 2.5 mg/kg intravenous) in the presence or absence of pretreatment with oral aspirin (650 mg), the selective COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib (200 mg), or acetaminophen (500 mg) administered 24, 12, and 2 h before experimentation in 12 separate experimental groups. All dogs were subjected to a 60-min coronary artery occlusion followed by 3 h of reperfusion. Myocardial infarct size and coronary collateral blood flow were quantified with triphenyltetrazolium staining and radioactive microspheres, respectively. Myocardial 6-keto-prostaglandin F1[alpha], a stable metabolite of prostacyclin, was measured (enzyme immunoassay) in separate experiments (n = 8) before and after isoflurane administration, in the presence or absence of celecoxib.

Results: No significant differences in baseline hemodynamics or the left ventricular area at risk for infarction were observed between groups. IPC, isoflurane, and diazoxide all decreased myocardial infarct size (9 +/- 1, 12 +/- 2, and 11 +/- 1%, respectively) as compared with control (30 +/- 1%). Celecoxib alone had no effect on infarct size (26 +/- 3%) but abolished IPC (30 +/- 3%), APC (30 +/- 3%), and PPC (26 +/- 1%). Aspirin (24 +/- 3%) and acetaminophen alone (29 +/- 2%) did not alter infarct size or abolish APC-induced protection (18 +/- 1 and 19 +/- 1%, respectively). Isoflurane increased myocardial 6-keto-prostaglandin F1[alpha] to 463 +/- 267% of baseline in the absence but not in the presence (94 +/- 13%) of celecoxib.