학술논문
Xenon induces late cardiac preconditioning in vivo: a role for cyclooxygenase 2?
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Weber NC; Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.; Frässdorf J; Ratajczak C; Grueber Y; Schlack W; Hollmann MW; Preckel B
Source
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1310650 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1526-7598 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00032999 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Anesth Analg Subsets: MEDLINE
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Language
English
Abstract
Background: Xenon induces early myocardial preconditioning of the rat heart in vivo, but whether xenon induces late cardioprotection is not known. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) has been shown to be an important mediator in the signal transduction of myocardial ischemic late preconditioning (i-LPC). We investigated whether xenon induces late preconditioning (Xe-LPC) and whether COX-2 activity and/or expression are involved in mediating this effect.
Methods: Anesthetized male Wistar rats were instrumented with a coronary artery occluder. After 7 d of recovery, animals were randomized to 1 of 5 groups each containing 8 animals. The i-LPC group underwent 5 min of coronary occlusion to induce i-LPC. Xe-LPC was achieved by administration of xenon (70 volume%) for 15 min. Additional rats were pretreated with the COX-2 inhibitor NS-398 (5 mg kg(-1) body weight i.p.) with and without Xe-LPC. A group of sham operated animals not undergoing i-LPC or Xe-LPC served as controls (Con). After 24 h, all animals were anesthetized and underwent 25 min of myocardial ischemia induced by tightening of the coronary artery occluder followed by 2 h of reperfusion. Myocardial infarct size was assessed by triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. In additional experiments, hearts were excised at different time points after preconditioning to investigate COX-2 mRNA and protein expression by polymerase chain reaction and infrared Western blot, respectively.
Results: Both i-LPC and Xe-LPC reduced myocardial infarct size (% of the area at risk) compared with Con (i-LPC: 29 +/- 7%; Xe-LPC 31 +/- 8%, both P < 0.05 vs Con 64 +/- 6%). NS-398 abolished the cardioprotective effect of Xe-LPC (61 +/- 6%, P < 0.05 vs Xe-LPC). COX-2 mRNA and protein expression was only increased in the i-LPC group, but not in the Xe-LPC group.
Conclusion: Xenon induces late myocardial preconditioning that is abolished by functional blockade of COX-2 activity. In contrast to i-LPC, Xe-LPC did not lead to an increased expression of COX-2 mRNA and protein. These data suggest differences in COX-2 regulation in i-LPC and Xe-LPC.
Methods: Anesthetized male Wistar rats were instrumented with a coronary artery occluder. After 7 d of recovery, animals were randomized to 1 of 5 groups each containing 8 animals. The i-LPC group underwent 5 min of coronary occlusion to induce i-LPC. Xe-LPC was achieved by administration of xenon (70 volume%) for 15 min. Additional rats were pretreated with the COX-2 inhibitor NS-398 (5 mg kg(-1) body weight i.p.) with and without Xe-LPC. A group of sham operated animals not undergoing i-LPC or Xe-LPC served as controls (Con). After 24 h, all animals were anesthetized and underwent 25 min of myocardial ischemia induced by tightening of the coronary artery occluder followed by 2 h of reperfusion. Myocardial infarct size was assessed by triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. In additional experiments, hearts were excised at different time points after preconditioning to investigate COX-2 mRNA and protein expression by polymerase chain reaction and infrared Western blot, respectively.
Results: Both i-LPC and Xe-LPC reduced myocardial infarct size (% of the area at risk) compared with Con (i-LPC: 29 +/- 7%; Xe-LPC 31 +/- 8%, both P < 0.05 vs Con 64 +/- 6%). NS-398 abolished the cardioprotective effect of Xe-LPC (61 +/- 6%, P < 0.05 vs Xe-LPC). COX-2 mRNA and protein expression was only increased in the i-LPC group, but not in the Xe-LPC group.
Conclusion: Xenon induces late myocardial preconditioning that is abolished by functional blockade of COX-2 activity. In contrast to i-LPC, Xe-LPC did not lead to an increased expression of COX-2 mRNA and protein. These data suggest differences in COX-2 regulation in i-LPC and Xe-LPC.