Ganoderma lucidum extract in cardiac diastolic dysfunction and irreversible cardiomyocytic damage in ischemia and reperfusion of the isolated heart

We used a model of total 45-min ischemia and 30-min reperfusion of isolated rat heart by the Langendorf technique. The course administration (15 days) of Gonoderma lucidum extract attenuated reperfusion contracture and decreased creatine kinase levels in the venous effluent from rat isolated heart during reperfusion. However, the extract did not prevent a reperfusion decrease in pressure developed by the left ventricle, reduction in the heart rate, contraction and relaxation rates. The extract had no effect on the incidence of ventricular arrhythmia. We believe that Ganoderma lucidum extract is a drug which attenuates diastolic dysfunction and prevents irreversible cardiomyocyte damage during ischemia and heart reperfusion.     

Role of cannabinoid receptors in the regulation of cardiac contractility during ischemia/reperfusion

We studied the effect of selective ligands of cannabinoid (CB) receptors on contractility of isolated Langendorff-perfused rat heart under conditions of 45-min total ischemia and 30-min reperfusion. Perfusion with a solution containing selective CB receptor agonist HU-210 for 10 min before ischemia increased the severity of reperfusion contractile dysfunction. This drug decreased left ventricular developed pressure and maximum rates of contraction and relaxation, but had no effect on heart rate and end-diastolic pressure. The negative inotropic effect of the drug was transitory and disappeared after 5-min reperfusion. Pretreatment with selective CB1 receptor antagonist SR141716A and selective CB2 receptor antagonist SR144528 had no effect on heart rate and myocardial contractility during reperfusion. Our results indicate that stimulation of CB receptors can increase the degree of reperfusion-induced cardiac contractile dysfunction. However, endogenous cannabinoids are not involved in the development of myocardial contractile dysfunction during ischemia/reperfusion of the isolated heart. __________ Translated from Byulleten’ Eksperimental’noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 142, No. 11, pp. 500–504, November, 2006     

氟烷和七氟醚对缺血再灌注心肌功能和氧自由基的影响

目的：研究１５肺泡最小浓度（ＭＡＣ）的氟烷和七氟醚对缺血再灌注心肌功能和氧自由基的影响。方法：应用离体大鼠心脏Ｌａｎｇｅｎｄｏｒｆ逆行灌注模型研究１５ＭＡＣ的氟烷、七氟醚对心肌缺血前后心功能的影响,测定缺血前、缺血１０ｍｉｎ、复灌３０ｍｉｎ３个不同时间的心肌超氧化物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）活性和丙二醛（ＭＤＡ）含量。结果：七氟醚不同程度地抑制心肌收缩功能。缺血１０ｍｉｎ时,七氟醚组ＳＯＤ酶活性明显下降,ＭＤＡ含量显著升高。缺血２５ｍｉｎ复灌３０ｍｉｎ后,二药均能促进心肌功能和ＳＯＤ酶活性恢复,抑制ＭＤＡ生成,其中七氟醚的作用较为明显。结论：二药对缺血再灌注心肌具有一定的保护作用,七氟醚优于氟烷。     

Adrenocorticotrope hormone fragment (4-10) attenuates the ischemia/reperfusion-induced cardiac injury in isolated rat hearts

The aim of our study was to investigate the contribution of the adrenocorticotropic hormone fragment, ACTH (4-10), on the recovery of postischemic cardiac function. Effects of ACTH (4-10) on caspase-3 activity, cardiomyocyte and endothelial apoptosis, and HO-1 protein expression were studied. Rats were treated with various doses of ACTH (4-10), and then 12 h later, anesthetized, hearts were isolated, perfused, and subjected to 30-min ischemia followed by 120-min reperfusion. Cardiac function including heart rate, coronary flow, aortic flow, and left ventricular developed pressure were recorded. After 120-min reperfusion, 200 mug/kg of ACTH (4-10) significantly improved the recovery of aortic flow, coronary flow, and left ventricular developed pressure from their untreated control values of 15.3 +/- 0.9 ml/min, 6.5 +/- 0.9 ml/min, and 10 +/- 0.6 kPa to 20.7 +/- 1.3 ml/min, 24.8 +/- 1.8 ml/min and 13.7 +/- 0.7 kPa, respectively. Heart rate did not show significant changes during reperfusion. ACTH (4-10) treatment resulted in a reduction in infarct size, caspase 3 activity, apoptosis, and an increase in HO-1 expression. When ACTH (4-10) was given at the moment of reperfusion, the drug failed to improve the postischemic recovery of the myocardium. Thus, ACTH (4-10) can be a useful tool for the prevention of the development of ischemia/reperfusion-induced injury.     

杭白菊提取液对抗缺血再灌注引起的离体大鼠心肌收缩功能下降

目的:观察杭白菊水提取液在缺血再灌注和缺氧/复氧过程中对离体心脏和心室肌细胞的影响,并探讨其作用机制。方法:采用Langendorff离体灌流心脏模型,观察心室收缩功能;用视频跟踪系统和细胞内双波长荧光系统分别记录单个心肌细胞收缩和i;测定心肌丙二醛(MDA)和超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)水平。结果:杭白菊(0.5g/L)可明显减轻缺血再灌注引起的离体灌流心脏左室发展压、最大收缩/舒张速率、冠脉流量和左室发展压与心率乘积的抑制作用;并明显减弱缺氧/复氧抑制心室肌细胞收缩幅度、最大收缩/舒张速度和细胞钙瞬态的作用。杭白菊处理的缺血再灌注组心肌SOD水平明显升高,MDA含量显著降低。结论:杭白菊可能通过对抗自由基的作用,从而减轻缺血再灌注和缺氧/复氧对心肌收缩功能的抑制。     

Delta-opioid receptor activation prevents appearance of irreversible damages of cardiomyocytes and exacerbates myocardial contractility dysfunction during ischemia and reperfusion

It is shown that prestimulation of cardiac delta-opioid receptors (OR) by selective agonists (DPDPE and TAN-67) decreases creatine kinase levels in the coronary effluent of isolated rat heart during 45-min global ischemia and 30-min reperfusion. This effect was completely abolished by pretreatment with a delta-antagonist naltrindole or a non-selective agonist naloxone. It was found that preactivation of cardiac delta-OR exacerbates reperfusion contractility dysfunction of the heart. This effect was also eliminated by opioid receptor antagonists. It is suggested that stimulation of cardiac delta-OR prevents irreversible cardiac cell damage but exacerbates contractility dysfunction during ischemia and reperfusion in vitro.     

降纤酶对离体大鼠工作心脏缺血再灌注损伤的作用

目的 :探讨降纤酶 ( Df)对心脏缺血再灌注损伤的作用。方法 :采用离体大鼠工作心脏缺血再灌注损伤模型 ,通过检测缺血再灌注损伤前后对照组、Df低剂量组及 Df高剂量组的心功能参数 ,观察Df的作用。结果 :Df可降低实验动物的室颤发生率 ,增强心肌收缩力 ( P<0 .0 5 ) ,防止冠脉流量下降 ( P<0 .0 5 )及左室内压下降 ( P<0 .0 1) ,促进压力最大上升速度的恢复 ( P<0 .0 5 )。结论 :Df对心脏缺血再灌注损伤具有显著的保护作用。     

三氧化二砷预处理在离体心肌缺血-再灌注损伤中保护作用的初探

目的研究三氧化二砷（As2O3）预处理在心肌缺血-再灌注损伤中的保护作用,并初步探讨其机制。方法分别采用低中高三个剂量As2O3预处理大鼠,利用离体大鼠心脏Langendorff灌流模型,观察心功能、心肌梗死面积,SOD,MDA等指标的变化。结果As2O3预处理各组的左室舒张末压（LVDEP）、左室发展压（LVDP）、最大左室收缩速率（＋dP／dtmax）和最大左室舒张速率（-dP／dtmax）等各项心功能指标均得到明显改善,SOD活性显著升高,MDA含量大幅度下降。结论As2O3,预处理可对抗心肌缺血一再灌注性损伤,其作用可能与抗氧化应激有关。     

基于压力相平面推导的τ和K在评价离体缺血/再灌注大鼠心脏左心室舒张功能中的作用

目的:应用分析和比较基于压力相平面(PPP)推导的心室等容舒张期时间常数)(和室腔僵硬度常数(K)在离体大鼠心脏缺血/再灌注过程中的变化,探讨其在评价左心室舒张功能异常中的价值。方法:采用SD大鼠心肌不同时程缺血/再灌注模型,分别计算出LVEDP、-(dp/dt)max、和K。同时,检测冠脉流出液中的乳酸脱氢酶(LDH),并进行心肌电镜观察。结果:在再灌注过程中,在各缺血组均明显高于空白对照组(P0.05),K在各缺血组均明显低于空白对照组(P0.05);而且,随着缺血时间延长,更高,K更低(P0.05)。除了缺血15min组,其余各组LDH含量在再灌注10min和20min时均高于空白对照组(P0.05);缺血45min组和缺血60min组LDH含量在再灌注10min和20min时均高于缺血30min组(P0.05)。随着缺血时间延长,心肌超微结构发生异常改变。结论:基于PPP推导的和K可以作为定量评价离体大鼠心脏缺血/再灌注过程中的左心室舒张功能的指标,还可以反映缺血/再灌注损伤的严重程度。     

Cardioprotective effect of κ<Subscript>1</Subscript>-opioid receptor activation and role of cAMP in its realization

The cardioprotective and antiarrhythmic effects of a selective κ₁-opioid receptor agonist U-50,488 were studied during experimental 45-min total ischemia and 30-min reperfusion of isolated rat heart. The opioid had no effect on the incidence and type of reperfusion arrhythmias. U-50,488 in a concentration of 0.1 μM inhibited reperfusion-induced release of creatine phosphokinase and decreased cAMP concentration in the myocardium by 2 times. These parameters remained unchanged after treatment with U-50,488 in a concentration of 1 μM. The cardioprotective effect of U-50,488 was probably associated with a decrease in cAMP concentration in heart cells. U-50,488 in a concentration of 1 μM produced no cardioprotective effect, which can be explained by its interaction with an unknown non-opioid receptor in cardiomyocytes. __________ Translated from Byulleten’ Eksperimental’noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 143, No. 1, pp. 28–31, January, 2007     

Myocardial relaxation. I. Effect of nitroprusside on the tension prolongation phenomenon.

The effects of nitroprusside and cyanide on myocardial relaxation were studied during hypoxia and reoxygenation of isolated rat papillary muscle, and during segmental ischemia and reperfusion in the intact dog heart. Nitroprusside did not affect isolated muscle performance before or during hypoxia. During reoxygenation of hypoxic muscles, the tension prolongation phenomenon (which characterizes abnormal or prolonged relaxation) was only slightly attenuated by the addition of nitroprusside to the muscle bath; in contrast, cyanide (at concentrations that did not prevent the return of tension) abolished tension prolongation during reoxygenation. During reperfusion of ischemic segments in intact hearts, the prolongation of segment tension was not affected by systemic administration of nitroprusside, but was abolished by intracoronary cyanide. Attenuation of the tension prolongation phenomenon by nitroprusside in the isolated muscle may be due to the liberation of cyanide. Inasmuch as nitroprusside did not affect the tension prolongation phenomenon in the intact heart, it is unlikely that the influence of this drug on left ventricular diastolic compliance is mediated through an alteration in the tension prolongation phenomenon.     

甘氨酰谷氨酰胺在大鼠离体心脏缺血/再灌注损伤中的保护作用研究

目的： 研究甘氨酰谷氨酰胺对缺血再灌注大鼠离体心脏的保护作用。方法：应用Langendorff离体心脏灌注系统建立心肌缺血再灌注模型。30只SD雄性大鼠随机分为正常对照组(control)、甘氨酰谷氨酰胺对照组(Gly-Gln)、缺血再灌注组(I/R)、缺血/再灌注+甘氨酰谷氨酰胺组(I/R+ Gly-Gln)。I/R组及I/R+ Gly-Gln组分别灌注30 min后,全心停灌20 min,再灌注40 min,I/R+ Gly-Gln组于再灌注时在灌流液中加入Gly-Gln;正常对照组连续灌流90 min,Gly-Gln对照组灌流液中加入Gly-Gln。记录各组灌注时,左室舒张末压(LVEDP)、左室发展压(LVDP)、左室压力最大变化速率(±dp/dtmax)、心率(HR)及心肌细胞单相动作电位(MAP);同时在相应的时点分别测定冠脉流出液中的乳酸脱氢酶（LDH)、肌酸激酶(CK)活性。结果：离体大鼠心脏缺血20min,再灌注40 min,导致严重的心功能抑制,表现为LVEDP升高,LVDP、±dp/dtmax降低;再灌注液中加入Gly-Gln后,LVEDP降低,LVDP、±dp/dtmax明显升高（P<0.01)。I/R+ Gly-Gln组冠脉流出液中LDH、CK活性明显低于I/R组(均P<0.01)。结论： Gly-Gln能有效减轻缺血再灌注引起的左室功能下降,减少心肌细胞LDH、CK的释出,表明Gly-Gln对缺血再灌注损伤的大鼠离体心脏具有保护作用。     

心脉隆注射液改善大鼠离体心脏心肌缺血/再灌注损伤

目的 探讨心脉隆注射液对大鼠离体心脏心肌缺血/再灌注(I/R)损伤的保护作用.方法 SPF级SD大鼠60只,随机分为6组,包括假手术(sham)组、I/R处理组以及心脉隆注射液处理组(50 mg/L、100 mg/L、200 mg/L、400 mg/L),每组10只;运用Langendorff灌流系统制作大鼠离体心脏I...     

Ischaemic episodes of less than 5 minutes produce preconditioning but not stunning in the isolated rat heart

The aim of the present study was to examine whether ischaemic episodes of less than 5 min could induce preconditioning or stunning in the isolated rat heart. Hearts were subjected to total global ischaemia of 1, 2 and 4 min followed by 10 min of reperfusion before an 18-min main ischaemic period and 30 min of reperfusion. The effects on physiology, purine metabolism and anaerobic glycolysis were compared with a control group subjected to the main ischaemia only. The brief ischaemic episodes did not produce stunning based on the recovery of left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP) and heart rate (HR) product during the first reperfusion. Preconditioning of 11–14% increased recovery of LVDP x HR during the second reperfusion was observed in the 1- and 4-min group. In the 2-min group a low repayment of flow debt during the first reperfusion was associated with a slightly reduced recovery of LVDP x HR compared to the other preconditioned groups during the second reperfusion. Only in the 4-min group was preconditioning associated with fewer breakdown products of the purine nucleotide pool (adenosine) and anaerobic glycolysis (lactate) in both tissue and effluate after the main ischaemia. Preconditioning (reflected in recovery of function) could be produced with ischaemic episodes of less than 5 min that did not produce stunning. Thus, stunning is probably not the primary cause of preconditioning.     

Antihypoxic, cardioprotective, and antifibrillation effects of a combined adaptogenic plant preparation

The course of treatment with combined adaptogenic plant preparation Tonizid improved mouse survival under conditions of hypobaric hypoxia and reduced the necrotic zone/risk zone ratio during ischemia and reperfusion in rats under conditions of artificial ventilation. The test preparation decreased the size of the necrotic zone, but had no effect on the size of the risk zone. Tonizid prevented ventricular fibrillation during coronary occlusion and exhibited antihypoxic, cardioprotective, and antifibrillation properties. __________ Translated from Byulleten’ Eksperimental’noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 142, No. 8, pp. 177–180, August, 2006     

Activation of mu-opioid receptors and cardiomyocyte resistance to free radical damage

It has been found that after intravenous administration of selective agonist of mu-opioid receptors DAGO (0.1 mg/kg 15 min before heart excision) isolated rat heart becomes resistant to ischemia (45 min) and reperfusion (60 min) ex vivo. The in vivo pretreatment with DAGO prevented reperfusion injury of cardiac cells and decreased myocardial content of conjugated dienes during ischemia and reperfusion of the heart in vitro. In addition, similar mu-opioid receptor stimulation promotes a postischemic recovery of myocardial contractility in the postischemic period. However, this receptor activation does not affect heart tolerance to free radical damage during perfusion of isolated heart by a solution containing Fe(2+)-ascorbic acid.     

缺血预处理的抗心律失常作用

应用离体大鼠心脏Ｌａｎｇｅｎｄｏｒｆｆ灌流全心缺血模型，研究缺血预处理的抗收律失常作用及其作用的持续时间。发现ＩＰ可降低自搏心脏和人工起搏心脏的心率失常发生及严重程度，并引起心室颤动阈的升高；ＩＰ对随后的缺血－再灌过程中室性频率的改变无改善作用。     

Effect of a new nitric oxide donor on the biomechanical performance of the isolated ischaemic rat heart

The effect of a new nitric oxide (NO) donor, a meso-ionic 3-aryl substituted oxatriazole-5-imine derivative, GEA 3162 was studied on constant flow-perfused ischaemic Langendorff rat heart. The perfusion was kept constant at a rate of 16 mL min^?1. Ischaemia was induced by a low flow rate of 0.8 mL min^?1 for 30 min, and was followed by a 40-minute reperfusion. In the first set of experiments the effects of GEA 3162-infusion were examined on perfusion pressure, left ventricular pressure, heart rate and left ventricular dP/dt. GEA 3162 infusion did not affect the pre-ischaemic maximum of left ventricular pressure. During reperfusion, maximal left ventricular pressure, maximal and minimal dP/dt values in the GEA 3162-treated group significantly exceeded those of the untreated controls (by 19.3, 36.0 and 18.0%, respectively). During reperfusion, perfusion pressure increased continuously in the control group indicating an increasing coronary resistance, but it was kept at a continuous low level with GEA 3162 treatment. In a second set of experiments bradykinin was infused in order to test the endothelial function before ischaemia and during late reperfusion. Bradykinin elicited significant vasodilation in the control group during reperfusion, meanwhile it did not cause further change in coronary resistance in the GEA 3162-infused group. We suggest, that GEA 3162 may have a protective effect on isolated rat heart in ischaemia and reperfusion, that results in an improved cardiac performance compared with untreated hearts.     

Reversibility of mild to moderate ischemic injuries in the isolated rat heart. A characterization by 31P-NMR and by physiological and ultrastructural indices.

We have studied cardiac function, metabolism, and ultrastructure during reperfusion after global ischemia of short duration (6 and 12 minutes) in isolated rat hearts. Our aim was to obtain more detailed information on the reversibility of changes following presumedly mild and moderate ischemic injuries by use of multiple time-based indices. In a modified Langendorff perfusion system, hearts were subjected to 24 minutes of control perfusion and 6 or 12 minutes of ischemia followed by 1.5 or 24 minutes of reperfusion. During the experiments we monitored left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP), heart rate, and coronary flow rate, and intracellular phosphocreatine (PCr), inorganic phosphate (P(i)), pH, and ATP by 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The number of cells with sarcolemmal and nuclear injuries was counted. Our main findings during 24 minutes of reperfusion following 6 and 12 minutes of ischemia were 80% versus 53% recovery of LVDP at the end of reperfusion, an increased PCr, 80% versus 65% recovery of ATP, and a rapid versus slower recovery of pH. Ultrastructural examination revealed sarcolemmal and unclear abnormalities at the end of ischemia, these alterations being fully (rapidly versus more slowly) reversible during reperfusion. According to these findings, there was a dissociation between an essentially normal ultrastructure, and a depressed recovery of LVDP, reduced ATP, and an overshoot of PCr upon 24 minutes of reperfusion after 12 minutes of ischemia. This may indicate a postischemic dysfunction closely related to stunning.     

Optical mapping of myocardial reactive oxygen species production throughout the reperfusion of global ischemia

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are short-lived, highly reactive chemical entities that play significant roles in all levels of biology. However, their measurement requires destructive preparation, thereby limiting the continuous measurement of ROS in a living tissue. We develop an optical mapping system to visualize ROS production in an isolated and perfused rat heart. By staining the heart with dihydroethidium (DHE), a 532-nm laser beam is directed to the epicardial surface, where we collect the red fluorescence (>600 nm) for semiquantitative analysis. With this system, ROS production as well as ventricular pressure and ECG in isolated perfused rat hearts are monitored throughout the reperfusion of global ischemia. Ischemia would decrease myocardial ROS production, while reperfusion would immediately result in sustained ROS overproduction. Optical mapping would provide information regarding the spatial distribution and temporal evolution of myocardial ROS production, which would enhance knowledge of the role of free radicals in cardiovascular biology.