Isoflurane postconditioning prevents opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore through inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase 3beta

BACKGROUND: Postischemic administration of volatile anesthetics activates reperfusion injury salvage kinases and decreases myocardial damage. However, the mechanisms underlying anesthetic postconditioning are unclear. METHODS: Isolated perfused rat hearts were exposed to 40 min of ischemia followed by 1 h of reperfusion. Anesthetic postconditioning was induced by 15 min of 2.1 vol% isoflurane (1.5 minimum alveolar concentration) administered at the onset of reperfusion. In some experiments, atractyloside (10 microm), a mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) opener, and LY294002 (15 microm), a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor, were coadministered with isoflurane. Western blot analysis was used to determine phosphorylation of protein kinase B/Akt and its downstream target glycogen synthase kinase 3beta after 15 min of reperfusion. Myocardial tissue content of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide served as a marker for mPTP opening. Accumulation of MitoTracker Red 580 (Molecular Probes, Invitrogen, Basel, Switzerland) was used to visualize mitochondrial function. RESULTS: Anesthetic postconditioning significantly improved functional recovery and decreased infarct size (36 +/- 1% in unprotected hearts vs. 3 +/- 2% in anesthetic postconditioning; P < 0.05). Isoflurane-mediated protection was abolished by atractyloside and LY294002. LY294002 inhibited isoflurane-induced phosphorylation of protein kinase B/Akt and glycogen synthase kinase 3beta and opened mPTP as determined by nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide measurements. Atractyloside, a direct opener of the mPTP, did not inhibit phosphorylation of protein kinase B/Akt and glycogen synthase kinase 3beta by isoflurane but reversed isoflurane-mediated cytoprotection. Microscopy showed accumulation of the mitochondrial tracker in isoflurane-protected functional mitochondria but no staining in mitochondria of unprotected hearts. CONCLUSIONS: Anesthetic postconditioning by isoflurane effectively protects against reperfusion damage by preventing opening of the mPTP through inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase 3beta.     

Isoflurane Postconditioning Prevents Opening of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore through Inhibition of Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3β

Background: Postischemic administration of volatile anesthetics activates reperfusion injury salvage kinases and decreases myocardial damage. However, the mechanisms underlying anesthetic postconditioning are unclear.

Methods: Isolated perfused rat hearts were exposed to 40 min of ischemia followed by 1 h of reperfusion. Anesthetic postconditioning was induced by 15 min of 2.1 vol% isoflurane (1.5 minimum alveolar concentration) administered at the onset of reperfusion. In some experiments, atractyloside (10 [mu]m), a mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) opener, and LY294002 (15 [mu]m), a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor, were coadministered with isoflurane. Western blot analysis was used to determine phosphorylation of protein kinase B/Akt and its downstream target glycogen synthase kinase 3[beta] after 15 min of reperfusion. Myocardial tissue content of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide served as a marker for mPTP opening. Accumulation of MitoTracker Red 580 (Molecular Probes, Invitrogen, Basel, Switzerland) was used to visualize mitochondrial function.

Results: Anesthetic postconditioning significantly improved functional recovery and decreased infarct size (36 +/- 1% in unprotected hearts vs. 3 +/- 2% in anesthetic postconditioning; P < 0.05). Isoflurane-mediated protection was abolished by atractyloside and LY294002. LY294002 inhibited isoflurane-induced phosphorylation of protein kinase B/Akt and glycogen synthase kinase 3[beta] and opened mPTP as determined by nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide measurements. Atractyloside, a direct opener of the mPTP, did not inhibit phosphorylation of protein kinase B/Akt and glycogen synthase kinase 3[beta] by isoflurane but reversed isoflurane-mediated cytoprotection. Microscopy showed accumulation of the mitochondrial tracker in isoflurane-protected functional mitochondria but no staining in mitochondria of unprotected hearts.     

PI3K/Akt 信号通路在舒芬太尼后处理减轻在体大鼠心肌缺血-再灌注损伤中的作用

目的探讨PI3K/Akt信号通路在舒芬太尼后处理减轻在体大鼠心肌缺血-再灌注损伤时细胞凋亡中的作用。方法取90只健康成年雄性SD大鼠,采用随机数字表法分为五组:假手术组(Sham组),只穿线不结扎;缺血-再灌注组(IR组),结扎左冠状动脉前降支造成心肌缺血30min,再灌注120 min;舒芬太尼后处理组(Sufen组),在灌注即刻,给予舒芬太尼1.0μg/kg输注3min,再灌注处理同IR组;舒芬太尼后处理~+LY294002(PI3K抑制剂)组(SL组),再灌注前10min给予LY294002 0.3mg/kg,并行舒芬太尼后处理;LY294002组(IL组),再灌注前10 min给予LY294002 0.3mg/kg,再灌注120min。在缺血前即刻(T_0)、缺血30min(T_1)、再灌注60min(T_2)和再灌注120min(T_3)时记录HR和MAP;再灌注末,测定心肌梗死面积(IS/AAR);再灌注15 min时,采用Western blot法测定心肌组织总的Akt和磷酸化的Akt蛋白含量;在再灌注末,用RT_-PCR检测Bax和Bcl-2mRNA的表达。结果五组大鼠组间组内HR差异无统计学意义;T_2、T_3时IR组、SL组和IL组MAP明显低于Sham组(P0.05);Sufen组IS/AAR明显低于IR、SL和IL组(P0.05);五组心肌总的Akt蛋白含量表达差异无统计学意义;与Sufen组比较,sham、IR、SL和IL组磷酸化的Akt表达明显下调(P0.05),IR组、SL和IL组Bax mRNA的表达明显升高,Bcl-2mRAN的表达明显降低(P0.05)。结论舒芬太尼后处理可减轻心肌缺血-再灌注损伤,可能与激活PI3K/Akt信号通路,降低Bax和增加Bcl-2蛋白表达而达到抑制心肌细胞的凋亡有关。     

Isoflurane protects against myocardial infarction during early reperfusion by activation of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase signal transduction: evidence for anesthetic-induced postconditioning in rabbits

BACKGROUND: Brief episodes of ischemia during early reperfusion after coronary occlusion reduce the extent of myocardial infarction. Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) signaling has been implicated in this "postconditioning" phenomenon. The authors tested the hypothesis that isoflurane produces cardioprotection during early reperfusion after myocardial ischemia by a PI3K-dependent mechanism. METHODS: Pentobarbital-anesthetized rabbits (n = 80) subjected to a 30-min coronary occlusion followed by 3 h reperfusion were assigned to receive saline (control), three cycles of postconditioning ischemia (10 or 20 s each), isoflurane (0.5 or 1.0 minimum alveolar concentration), or the PI3K inhibitor wortmannin (0.6 mg/kg, intravenously) or its vehicle dimethyl sulfoxide. Additional groups of rabbits were exposed to combined postconditioning ischemia (10 s) and 0.5 minimum alveolar concentration isoflurane in the presence and absence of wortmannin. Phosphorylation of Akt, a downstream target of PI3K, was assessed by Western blotting. RESULTS: Postconditioning ischemia for 20 s, but not 10 s, reduced infarct size (P < 0.05) (triphenyltetrazolium staining; 20 +/- 3% and 34 +/- 3% of the left ventricular area at risk, respectively) as compared with control (41 +/- 2%). Exposure to 1.0, but not 0.5, minimum alveolar concentration isoflurane decreased infarct size (21 +/- 2% and 43 +/- 3%, respectively). Wortmannin abolished the protective effects of postconditioning (20 s) and 1.0 minimum alveolar concentration isoflurane. Combined postconditioning (10 s) and 0.5 minimum alveolar concentration isoflurane markedly reduced infarct size (17 +/- 5%). This action was also abolished by wortmannin (44 +/- 2%). Isoflurane (1.0 minimum alveolar concentration) increased Akt phosphorylation after ischemia (32 +/- 6%), and this action was blocked by wortmannin. CONCLUSIONS: Isoflurane acts during early reperfusion after prolonged ischemia to salvage myocardium from infarction and reduces the threshold of ischemic postconditioning by activating PI3K.     

舒芬太尼后处理和七氟醚后处理对大鼠离体心脏缺血再灌注损伤的影响

目的 评价舒芬太尼后处理和七氟醚后处理对大鼠离体心脏缺血再灌注损伤的影响.方法 雄性SD大鼠,体重230～250 g,成功制备Langendorff离体灌注模型的40个心脏随机分为4组(n=10):缺血再灌注组(Ⅰ组)、七氟醚后处理组(Ⅱ组)、舒芬太尼后处理组(Ⅲ组)和七氟醚联合舒芬太尼后处理组(Ⅳ组).采用K-H液平衡灌注(灌注压10 kPa)30 min,全心缺血40 min再灌注120 min.再灌注即刻时Ⅱ组、Ⅲ组和Ⅳ组进行药物后处理15 min:Ⅱ组K-H液中通入3.0%七氟醚,Ⅲ组K-H液中加入100 nmol/L舒芬太尼,Ⅳ组同时进行七氟醚后处理和舒芬太尼后处理.分别于平衡灌注末(基础状态)、再灌注15 min、30 min、60 min、90 min、120 min时记录左室收缩压(LVSP)、左室舒张末压(LVEDP)、左室发展压(LVDP)、左室内压上升最大速率(+dp/dtmax)、左室内压下降最大速率(-dp/dtmax)、心率(HR)和灌脉流量(CF).再灌注5 min时,收集冠脉流出液,测定肌酸激酶(CK)和乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)的活性.再灌注120 min时取心肌组织,测定心肌梗死体积、Bcl-2和Bax的表达水平,并计算Bcl-2和Bax表达的比值(Bcl-2/Bax).结果 与Ⅰ组比较,Ⅱ组、Ⅲ组和Ⅳ组LVSP、LVDP、+dp/dtmax、-dp/dtmax和CF升高,LVEDP和LDH、CK的活性降低,心肌梗死体积缩小,Bcl-2表达上调,Bax表达下调,Bcl-2/Bax升高(P＜0.05或0.01);Ⅱ组、Ⅲ组和Ⅳ组间上述指标差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).结论 舒芬太尼后处理可减轻大鼠心肌缺血再灌注损伤,联合七氟醚后处理时心肌保护作用并未增加,其心肌保护的机制与上调Bcl-2表达、下调Bax表达从而抑制细胞凋亡有关.     

Morphine enhances isoflurane-induced postconditioning against myocardial infarction: the role of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase and opioid receptors in rabbits

Isoflurane reduces myocardial infarct size during early reperfusion by activating phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) signaling. We tested the hypothesis that this cardioprotection against reperfusion injury is enhanced by morphine and that a decrease in apoptosis plays a role in preservation of myocardial viability. Rabbits (n = 108) instrumented for hemodynamic measurement and subjected to a 30-min coronary occlusion followed by 3 h reperfusion received 0.9% saline, the selective PI3K inhibitor wortmannin (0.6 mg/kg), or the nonselective opioid antagonist naloxone (6 mg/kg) before coronary occlusion in the presence or absence of isoflurane (0.5 or 1.0 MAC), morphine (0.05 or 0.1 mg/kg), or their combination administered for 3 min before and 2 min after reperfusion. Infarct size was determined using triphenyltetrazolium staining and apoptosis assessed using cytochrome c translocation and Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase-Mediated dUTP Nick End Labeling (TUNEL) staining of left ventricular myocardium in situ. Isoflurane (1.0 but not 0.5 MAC) and morphine (0.1 but not 0.05 mg/kg) reduced (P < 0.05) infarct size (mean +/- sd 21% +/- 4%, 44% +/- 6%, 19% +/- 4%, and 41% +/- 6% of left ventricular area at risk, respectively) as compared with control (41% +/- 4%). The combination of 0.5 MAC isoflurane and 0.05 mg/kg morphine also decreased infarct size (18% +/- 9%). Wortmannin and naloxone alone did not affect infarct size but blocked the protection produced by isoflurane, morphine, and their combination. Isoflurane and morphine reduced cytochrome c translocation and TUNEL staining. The results indicate that morphine enhances isoflurane-induced postconditioning by activating PI3K and opioid receptors in vivo. A reduction in apoptotic cell death contributes to preservation of myocardial integrity during postconditioning by isoflurane. IMPLICATIONS: The results of this study indicate that morphine enhances isoflurane-induced postconditioning by activating phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase and opioid receptors in vivo. A reduction in apoptotic cell death contributes to preservation of myocardial integrity during postconditioning by isoflurane and morphine.     

Isoflurane Mimics Ischemic Preconditioning via Activation of K sub ATP Channels: Reduction of Myocardial Infarct Size with An Acute Memory Phase

Background: The authors tested the hypothesis that isoflurane directly preconditions myocardium against infarction via activation of K sub ATP channels and that the protection afforded by isoflurane is associated with an acute memory phase similar to that of ischemic preconditioning.

Methods: Barbiturate-anesthetized dogs (n = 71) were instrumented for measurement of systemic hemodynamics. Myocardial infarct size was assessed by triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. All dogs were subjected to a single prolonged (60 min) left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) occlusion followed by 3 h of reperfusion. Ischemic preconditioning was produced by four 5-min LAD occlusions interspersed with 5-min periods of reperfusion before the prolonged LAD occlusion and reperfusion. The actions of isoflurane to decrease infarct size were examined in dogs receiving 1 minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) isoflurane that was discontinued 5 min before prolonged LAD occlusion. The interaction between isoflurane and ischemic preconditioning on infarct size was evaluated in dogs receiving isoflurane before and during preconditioning LAD occlusions and reperfusions. To test whether the cardioprotection produced by isoflurane can mimic the acute memory of ischemic preconditioning, isoflurane was discontinued 30 min before prolonged LAD occlusion and reperfusion. The mechanism of isoflurane-induced cardioprotection was evaluated in two final groups of dogs pretreated with glyburide in the presence or absence of isoflurane.

Results: Myocardial infarct size was 25.3 +/- 2.9% of the area at risk during control conditions. Isoflurane and ischemic preconditioning produced significant (P < 0.05) and equivalent reductions in infarct size (ischemic preconditioning alone, 9.6 +/- 2.0; isoflurane alone, 11.8 +/- 2.7; isoflurane and ischemic preconditioning, 5.1 +/- 1.9%). Isoflurane-induced reduction of infarct size also persisted 30 min after discontinuation of the anesthetic (13.9 +/- 1.5%), independent of hemodynamic effects during LAD occlusion. Glyburide alone had no effect on infarct size (28.3 +/- 3.9%), but it abolished the protective effects of isoflurane (27.1 +/- 4.6%).     

Isoflurane Protects against Myocardial Infarction during Early Reperfusion by Activation of Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase Signal Transduction: Evidence for Anesthetic-induced Postconditioning in Rabbits

Background: Brief episodes of ischemia during early reperfusion after coronary occlusion reduce the extent of myocardial infarction. Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) signaling has been implicated in this "postconditioning" phenomenon. The authors tested the hypothesis that isoflurane produces cardioprotection during early reperfusion after myocardial ischemia by a PI3K-dependent mechanism.

Methods: Pentobarbital-anesthetized rabbits (n = 80) subjected to a 30-min coronary occlusion followed by 3 h reperfusion were assigned to receive saline (control), three cycles of postconditioning ischemia (10 or 20 s each), isoflurane (0.5 or 1.0 minimum alveolar concentration), or the PI3K inhibitor wortmannin (0.6 mg/kg, intravenously) or its vehicle dimethyl sulfoxide. Additional groups of rabbits were exposed to combined postconditioning ischemia (10 s) and 0.5 minimum alveolar concentration isoflurane in the presence and absence of wortmannin. Phosphorylation of Akt, a downstream target of PI3K, was assessed by Western blotting.

Results: Postconditioning ischemia for 20 s, but not 10 s, reduced infarct size (P < 0.05) (triphenyltetrazolium staining; 20 +/- 3% and 34 +/- 3% of the left ventricular area at risk, respectively) as compared with control (41 +/- 2%). Exposure to 1.0, but not 0.5, minimum alveolar concentration isoflurane decreased infarct size (21 +/- 2% and 43 +/- 3%, respectively). Wortmannin abolished the protective effects of postconditioning (20 s) and 1.0 minimum alveolar concentration isoflurane. Combined postconditioning (10 s) and 0.5 minimum alveolar concentration isoflurane markedly reduced infarct size (17 +/- 5%). This action was also abolished by wortmannin (44 +/- 2%). Isoflurane (1.0 minimum alveolar concentration) increased Akt phosphorylation after ischemia (32 +/- 6%), and this action was blocked by wortmannin.     

The influence of B-cell lymphoma 2 protein, an antiapoptotic regulator of mitochondrial permeability transition, on isoflurane-induced and ischemic postconditioning in rabbits

Brief exposure to isoflurane or repetitive, transient ischemia during early reperfusion after prolonged coronary artery occlusion protects against myocardial infarction by inhibiting the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP). Inhibition of mPTP during delayed ischemic preconditioning occurred concomitant with enhanced expression of the antiapoptotic protein B cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2). We tested the hypothesis that Bcl-2 mediates myocardial protection by isoflurane or brief ischemic episodes during reperfusion in rabbits (n = 91) subjected to a 30-min left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion followed by 3 h reperfusion. Rabbits received 0.9% saline, isoflurane (0.5 or 1.0 minimum alveolar concentration, MAC) administered for 3 min before and 2 min after reperfusion, 3 cycles of postconditioning ischemia (10 or 20 s each) during early reperfusion, 0.5 MAC isoflurane plus 3 cycles of postconditioning ischemia (10 s), or the direct mPTP inhibitor cyclosporin A (CsA, 10 mg/kg) in the presence or absence of the selective Bcl-2 inhibitor HA14-1 (2 mg/kg, i.p.). Isoflurane (1.0, but not 0.5, MAC) and postconditioning ischemia (20 s but not 10 s) significantly (P < 0.05) reduced infarct size (mean +/- sd, 21% +/- 4%, 43% +/- 7%, 19% +/- 7%, and 39% +/- 11%, respectively, of left ventricular area at risk) as compared with control (44% +/- 4%). Isoflurane (0.5 MAC) plus 10 s postconditioning ischemia and CsA alone also exerted protection. HA14-1 alone did not affect infarct size nor block protection produced by CsA but abolished reductions in infarct size caused by 1.0 MAC isoflurane, 20 s postconditioning ischemia, and 0.5 MAC isoflurane plus 10 s postconditioning ischemia. The results suggest that Bcl-2 mediates isoflurane-induced and ischemic postconditioning by indirectly modulating mPTP activity in vivo.     

麻醉药物后处理心肌的胞内信号转导研究进展

背景 麻醉药物后处理是最近提出的一种心肌保护的新策略,具有很好的临床应用前景.目的 麻醉药物后处理对心肌再灌注损伤的保护是多因素参与的复杂过程,对麻醉药物后处理中心肌胞内信号转导的作用机制及研究进展作一综述.内容 麻醉药物后处理除了通过减少活性氧类物质的产生、抑制线粒体内钙超载、减轻内皮功能失调等被动作用外,还可主动激...     

Isoflurane does not produce a second window of preconditioning against myocardial infarction in vivo

The administration of a volatile anesthetic shortly before a prolonged ischemic episode exerts protective effects against myocardial infarction similar to those of ischemic preconditioning. A second window of preconditioning (SWOP) against myocardial infarction can also be elicited by brief episodes of ischemia when this occurs 24 h before prolonged coronary artery occlusion. Whether remote exposure to a volatile anesthetic also causes delayed myocardial protection is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that the administration of isoflurane 24 h before ischemia produces a SWOP against infarction. Barbiturate-anesthetized dogs (n = 25) were instrumented for measurement of hemodynamics, including aortic and left ventricular (LV) pressures and LV +dP/dt(max), and subjected to a 60-min left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion followed by 3 h of reperfusion. Myocardial infarct size and coronary collateral blood flow were assessed with triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining and radioactive microspheres, respectively. Two groups of dogs received 1.0 minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration isoflurane for 30 min or 6 h that was discontinued 30 min (acute) or 24 h (delayed) before ischemia and reperfusion, respectively. A control group of dogs did not receive isoflurane. Infarct size was 27% +/- 3% of the LV area at risk in the absence of pretreatment with isoflurane. Acute, but not remote, administration of isoflurane reduced infarct size (12% +/- 1% and 31% +/- 3%, respectively). No differences in hemodynamics or transmural myocardial perfusion during or after occlusion were observed between groups. The results indicate that isoflurane does not produce a SWOP when administered 24 h before prolonged myocardial ischemia in vivo. IMPLICATIONS: Isoflurane mimics the beneficial effects of ischemic preconditioning by protecting myocardium against infarction when it is administered shortly before a prolonged ischemic episode. However, unlike ischemic preconditioning, isoflurane does not produce a second window of protection 24 h after administration in dogs.     

Isoflurane produces delayed preconditioning against myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury: role of cyclooxygenase-2

BACKGROUND: Whether volatile anesthetics produce a second window of preconditioning is unclear. The authors tested the hypothesis that isoflurane causes delayed preconditioning against infarction and, further, that cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 mediates this beneficial effect. METHODS: Rabbits (n = 43) were randomly assigned to receive 0.9% intravenous saline, the selective COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib (3 mg/kg intraperitoneal) five times over 2 days before coronary artery occlusion and reperfusion, or isoflurane (1.0 minimum alveolar concentration) 24 h before acute experimentation in the absence or presence of celecoxib pretreatment. Two additional groups of rabbits received a single dose of celecoxib either 30 min before or 21.5 h after administration of isoflurane. Rabbits were then instrumented for measurement of hemodynamics and underwent 30 min of coronary occlusion followed by 3 h of reperfusion. Myocardial infarct size was measured using triphenyltetrazolium staining. Western immunoblotting to examine COX-1 and COX-2 protein expression was performed in rabbit hearts that had or had not been exposed to isoflurane. RESULTS: Isoflurane significantly (P < 0.05) reduced infarct size (22 +/- 3% of the left ventricular area at risk) as compared with control (39 +/- 2%). Celecoxib alone had no effect on infarct size (36 +/- 4%) but abolished isoflurane-induced cardioprotection (36 +/- 4%). A single dose of celecoxib administered 2.5 h before coronary occlusion and reperfusion also abolished the delayed protective effects of isoflurane (36 +/- 4%), but celecoxib given 30 min before exposure to isoflurane had no effect (22 +/- 4%). Isoflurane did not alter COX-1 and COX-2 protein expression. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that the volatile anesthetic isoflurane produces a second window of preconditioning against myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury. Furthermore, COX-2 is an important mediator of isoflurane-induced delayed preconditioning.     

Role of Erk1/2, p70s6K, and eNOS in isofluraneinduced cardioprotection during early reperfusionin vivo

PURPOSE: Administration of isoflurane during early reperfusion after prolonged coronary artery occlusion decreases myocardial infarct size by activating phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) signal transduction. The extracellular signal-related kinases (Erk1/2) represent a redundant mechanism by which signaling elements downstream from PI3K, including 70-kDA ribosomal protein s6 kinase (p70s6K) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), may be activated to reduce reperfusion injury. We tested the hypothesis Erk1/2, p70s6K, and eNOS mediate isoflurane-induced postconditioning in rabbit myocardium in vivo. METHODS: Barbiturate-anesthetized rabbits (n = 78) instrumented for measurement of systemic hemodynamics were subjected to a 30-min coronary occlusion followed by three hours reperfusion. Rabbits were randomly assigned to receive 0.9% saline (control), the Erk1/2 inhibitor PD 098059 (2 mg x kg(-1)), the p70s6K inhibitor rapamycin (0.25 mg x kg(-1)), the nonselective nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME; 10 mg x kg(-1)), the selective inducible NOS antagonist aminoguanidine hydrochloride (AG, 300 mg x kg(-1)), or the selective neuronal NOS inhibitor 7-nitroindazole (7-NI, 50 mg x kg(-1)) in the presence or absence of 1.0 minimum alveolar concentration isoflurane administered for three minutes before and two minutes after reperfusion. RESULTS: Brief exposure to 1.0 minimum alveolar concentration isoflurane reduced (P < 0.05) infarct size (21 +/- 4% [mean +/- SD] of left ventricle area at risk, respectively; triphenyltetrazolium staining) as compared to control (41 +/- 5%). PD 098059, rapamycin, and L-NAME, but not AG nor 7-NI, abolished the protection produced by isoflurane. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that the protective effects of isoflurane against infarction during early reperfusion are mediated by Erk1/2, p70s6K, and eNOS in vivo.     

PI3K、ERK1/2、mito-K_(ATP)通道及mPTP在七氟醚后处理减轻大鼠离体心脏缺血再灌注损伤中的作用

目的 评价磷脂酰肌醇-3-激酶(PI3K)及细胞外信号调节激酶1/2(ERK1/2)、线粒体ATP敏感性钾(mito-K_(ATP))通道及线粒体膜通透性转换孔(mPTP)在七氟醚后处理减轻大鼠离体心脏缺血再灌注损伤中的作用.方法 雄性清洁级SD大鼠,周龄7～10周,体重250～300 g,采用Langendorff法建立大鼠离体心脏灌注模型,取模型制备成功的心脏180个,随机分为12组(n=15),对照组(C组):持续灌注90 min;缺血再灌注组(IR组):停止灌注K-H液30 min,再灌注60 min;IR+LY组、IR+PD组、IR+ATR组、IR+5-HD组和IR+DMSO组:于再灌注即刻分别灌注PI3K特异性抑制剂LY294002(LV)15μmol/L、ERK1/2特异性抑制剂PD98059(PD)20 μmol/L、mPTP开放剂苍术甙(ATR)20 μmol/L、mito-K_(ATP)通道抑制剂5-羟癸酸(5-HD)100 μmol/L和溶剂二甲基亚砜(DMSO)0.02%15 min;七氟醚后处理组(S组):于再灌注即刻灌注经3%七氟醚饱和的K-H液15 min,随后更换正常K-H液再灌注45 min;S+LY组、S+PD组、S+ATR组和S+5-HD组:于再灌注即刻灌注经七氟醚饱和的K-H液同时分别灌注LY 15 μmol/L、PD 20 μmol/L、ATR 20 μmol/L、5-HD 100 μmol/L 15 min,随后更换为正常K-H液再灌注45 min.于平衡灌注20 min、停灌前即刻、再灌注15、30和60 min(T_(0～4))时测定冠状动脉流量(CF),记录心功能指标;C组、IR组和s组分别于T_0和T_4时收集冠状动脉流出液测定乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)、肌酸激酶同工酶(CK-MB)活性和肌钙蛋白I(cTnI)浓度;于T_4时取左心室,测定心肌梗死面积,C组、IR组、IR+ATR组、IR+5.HD组、IR+DMSO组、S组、S+ATR组和S+5-HD组检测细胞凋亡情况,计算凋亡指数(AI),C组、IR组、IR+LY组、IR+PD组、IR+DMSO组、S组、S+LY组和S+PD组测定心肌烟酰胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸(NAD~+)含量.结果 与C组比较,其余各组再灌注时心功能降低,CF降低,心肌梗死面积增大,IR组、IR+ATR组、IR+5-HD组、IR+DMSO组、S组、S+ATR组和S+5-HD组AI升高,IR组、IR+LY组、IR+PD组、IR+DMSO组、S组、S+LY组和S+PD组NAD~+含量降低,IR组和S组LDH、CK-MB活性和cTnI浓度升高(P<0.05);与IR组比较,S组再灌注时心功能提高,CF升高,心肌梗死面积减小,AI降低,NAD~+含量升高,LDH、CK-MB活性和cTnI浓度降低(P<0.05),其余组上述指标差异无统计学意义(P>0.05).结论 七氟醚后处理可能通过激活PI3K及ERK1/2、促进mito-K_(ATP)通道开放、抑制mPTP开放,从而减轻大鼠离体心脏缺血再灌注损伤.     

Volatile Anesthetics Protect the Ischemic Rabbit Myocardium from Infarction

Background: The influence of anesthetic agents on the infarction process in the ischemic myocardium is unclear. This study evaluated the effects of three intravenous and three inhalational anesthetic agents on myocardial infarction within a quantified ischemic risk zone in rabbit hearts subjected to a standardized regional ischemia-reperfusion insult.

Methods: Both in vitro and in situ rabbit models were used to investigate the effects of anesthetic agents on infarct size. In all rabbits the heart was exposed and a coronary artery surrounded with a suture to form a snare for subsequent occlusion. In in situ preparations, both intravenous and inhalational agents were tested, whereas only the latter were used in isolated hearts. Infarct size was determined by triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. To determine whether an adenosine-mediated protective mechanism was involved, 8-(p-sulfophenyl)theophylline, an adenosine receptor blocker, was added to halothane-treated isolated hearts. Adenosine concentration in the coronary effluent was also measured in isolated hearts exposed to halothane. In other protocols, chelerythrine, a highly selective protein kinase C inhibitor, was administered to both halothane-treated and untreated isolated hearts.

Results: Infarcts in the three in situ groups anesthetized with halothane, enflurane, and isoflurane were about one half as large as infarcts in rabbits that underwent anesthesia with pentobarbital, ketamine-xylazine, or propofol. Volatile anesthetics also protected isolated hearts by a similar amount. Both adenosine receptor blockade and chelerythrine abolished cardioprotection from halothane in isolated hearts. Halothane treatment did not increase adenosine release.     

Effects of enflurane, isoflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane on reperfusion injury after regional myocardial ischaemia in the rabbit heart in vivo

It is known that volatile anaesthetics protect myocardial tissue against ischaemic and reperfusion injury in vitro. In this investigation, we have determined the effects of the inhalation anaesthetics, enflurane, isoflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane, administered only during early reperfusion, on myocardial reperfusion injury in vivo. Fifty chloralose-anaesthetized rabbits were subjected to 30 min of occlusion of a major coronary artery followed by 120 min of reperfusion. Left ventricular pressure (LVP, tip-manometer), cardiac output (CO, ultrasonic flow probe) and infarct size (triphenyltetrazolium staining) were determined. During the first 15 min of reperfusion, five groups of 10 rabbits each received 1 MAC of enflurane (enflurane group), isoflurane (isoflurane group), sevoflurane (sevoflurane group) or desflurane (desflurane group), and 10 rabbits served as untreated controls (control group). Haemodynamic baseline values were similar between groups (mean LVP 106 (SEM 2) mm Hg; CO 281(7) ml min-1). During coronary occlusion, LVP and CO were reduced to the same extent in all groups (LVP 89% of baseline; CO 89%). Administration of inhalation anaesthetics during early reperfusion further reduced both variables, but they recovered after discontinuation of the anaesthetics to values not different from control animals. Infarct size was reduced from 49 (5)% of the area at risk in the control group to 32 (3)% in the desflurane group (P = 0.021), and to 36 (2)% in the sevoflurane group (P = 0.097). In the enflurane group, infarct size was 39 (5)% (P = 0.272). Isoflurane had no effect on infarct size (48 (5)%, P = 1.000). The results show that desflurane and sevoflurane markedly reduced infarct size and therefore can protect myocardium against reperfusion injury in vivo. Enflurane had only a marginal effect and isoflurane offered no protection against reperfusion injury in vivo. These different effects suggest different protective mechanisms at the cellular level.      

吗啡后处理对大鼠心肌缺血再灌注损伤的影响及PI3K/Akt信号通路在其中的作用

目的 评价吗啡后处理对大鼠心肌缺血再灌注损伤的影响及磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶,蛋白质丝氨酸苏氨酸激酶(PI3K/Akt)信号通路在其中的作用.方法 清洁级雄性SD大鼠70只,体重280～330 g,年龄16～17周.随机分为5组(n=14):假手术组(S组)、缺血冉灌注组(IR组)、吗啡后处理组(M组)、渥曼青霉素+吗啡后处理组(w+M组)和渥曼青霉素组(W组).采用结扎左冠状动脉前降支45 min、再灌注120 min的方法 制备心肌缺血再灌注模型.S组仅穿线,不结扎;M组于再灌注前3 min和再灌注后2 min时经左颈内静脉注射吗啡1.25 mg/kg;W+M组于结扎左冠状动脉前降支前20 min时经左颈内静脉注射PI3K特异性阻断剂渥曼青霉素15μg/kg,并行吗啡后处理;W组于结扎左冠状动脉前降支前20 min时经左颈内静脉注射渥曼青霉素15 μg/kg.于左冠状动脉前降支阻断前即刻、阻断20 min和再灌注120 min(T1-3)时记录心率(HR)、平均动脉压(MAP)和心率.收缩压乘积(RPP);于再灌注120 min时各组随机取9只大鼠,计算心肌缺血和梗塞范围;其余5只大鼠采用Western blot法测定心肌组织总Akt和磷酸化Akt的表达水平.结果 五组HR、MAP、RPP、心肌缺血范围和总Akt表达水平比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);与T1时比较,IR组、M组、S+M组和W组再灌注时MAP和RPP均降低(P<0.05);与S组比较,IR组和M组磷酸化Akt表达上调(P<0.05),W+M组和W组差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);与IR组比较,M组心肌梗塞范围缩小,心肌组织磷酸化Akt表达上调(P<0.01),W+M组和w组心肌梗塞范围差异无统计学意义(P>0.05).结论 吗啡后处理可减轻大鼠心肌缺血再灌注损伤,可能与进一步激活PI3K/Akt信号通路有关.     

芬太尼联合七氟烷后处理对离体大鼠缺血/再灌注心功能的影响

目的 研究芬太尼联合七氟烷后处理对离体大鼠缺血/再灌注(ischemia/reperfusion,I/R)心脏心功能的影响.方法 建立离体大鼠心脏缺血40 min,再灌注120 min模型.根据再灌注开始10 min的不同处理,使用随机数字表法将实验动物随机分为4组(n=10):I/R对照组(Con),七氟烷后处理组(...     

Inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase enhances isoflurane-induced protection against myocardial infarction during early reperfusion in vivo

Inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-beta protects against ischemia-reperfusion injury. Brief exposure to isoflurane before and during early reperfusion after coronary artery occlusion also protects against infarction. Whether GSK-beta mediates this action is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that GSK inhibition enhances isoflurane-induced postconditioning. Rabbits (n = 88; 6 to 7 per group) subjected to a 30-min coronary occlusion followed by 3 h reperfusion received saline, isoflurane (0.5 or 1.0 minimum alveolar concentration [MAC]) administered for 3 min before and 2 min after reperfusion, the selective GSK inhibitor SB216763 (SB21; 0.2 or 0.6 mg/kg), or 0.5 MAC isoflurane plus 0.2 mg/kg SB21. Other groups of rabbits pretreated with phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K) inhibitor wortmannin (0.6 mg/kg), 70-kDa ribosomal protein s6 kinase (p70s6K) inhibitor rapamycin (0.25 mg/kg), or mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) opener atractyloside (5 mg/kg) received 0.6 mg/kg SB21 or 0.5 MAC isoflurane plus 0.2 mg/kg SB21. Additional groups received the mPTP inhibitor, cyclosporin A (5 mg/kg), plus 0.2 mg/kg SB21 with or without atractyloside pretreatment. Isoflurane (1.0 but not 0.5 MAC) and SB21 (0.6 but not 0.2 mg/kg) reduced (P < 0.05) infarct size (21% +/- 5%, 44% +/- 7%, 23% +/- 4%, and 46% +/- 2%, respectively, of left ventricular area at risk, mean+/- sd; triphenyltetrazolium staining) as compared with control (42% +/- 6%). Isoflurane (0.5 MAC) plus 0.2 mg/kg SB21 and cyclosporin A plus 0.2 mg/kg SB21 produced similar degrees of protection (24% +/- 4% and 27% +/- 6%, respectively). Atractyloside but not wortmannin or rapamycin abolished protection produced by 0.6 mg/kg SB21 and 0.5 MAC isoflurane plus 0.2 mg/kg SB21. Thus, GSK inhibition enhances isoflurane-induced protection against infarction during early reperfusion via a mPTP-dependent mechanism.     

Inhibition of mitochondrial permeability transition enhances isoflurane-induced cardioprotection during early reperfusion: the role of mitochondrial KATP channels

Inhibition of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) mediates the protective effects of brief, repetitive ischemic episodes during early reperfusion after prolonged coronary artery occlusion. Brief exposure to isoflurane immediately before and during early reperfusion also produces cardioprotection, but whether mPTP is involved in this beneficial effect is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that mPTP mediates isoflurane-induced postconditioning and also examined the role of mitochondrial KATP (mKATP) channels in this process. Rabbits (n = 102) subjected to a 30-min coronary occlusion followed by 3 h reperfusion received 0.9% saline (control), isoflurane (0.5 or 1.0 MAC) administered for 3 min before and 2 min after reperfusion, or the mPTP inhibitor cyclosporin A (CsA, 5 or 10 mg/kg) in the presence or absence of the mPTP opener atractyloside (5 mg/kg) or the selective mK(ATP) channel antagonist 5-hydroxydecanoate (5-HD; 10 mg/kg). Other rabbits received 0.5 MAC isoflurane plus 5 mg/kg CsA in the presence and absence of atractyloside or 5-HD. Isoflurane (1.0 but not 0.5 MAC) and CsA (10 but not 5 mg/kg) reduced (P < 0.05) infarct size (21% +/- 4%, 44% +/- 6%, 24% +/- 3%, and 43% +/- 6%, respectively, mean +/- sd of left ventricular area at risk; triphenyltetrazolium staining) as compared with control (42% +/- 7%). Isoflurane (0.5 MAC) plus CsA (5 mg/kg) was also protective (27% +/- 4%). Neither atractyloside nor 5-HD alone affected infarct size, but these drugs abolished protection by 1.0 MAC isoflurane, 10 mg/kg CsA, and 0.5 MAC isoflurane plus 5 mg/kg CsA. The results indicate that mPTP inhibition enhances, whereas opening abolishes, isoflurane-induced postconditioning. This isoflurane-induced inhibition of mitochondrial permeability transition is dependent on activation of mitochondrial KATP channels in vivo.