ISSN:
1432-1912
Keywords:
Key words Myocardial infarction
;
Preconditioning
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Small intestine
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Capsaicin
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Sensory nerves
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CGRP
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(calcitonin gene-related peptide)
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Early cardioprotection can be achieved by a brief ischaemia of noncardiac tissues. Our study examined whether a brief ischaemia of the small intestine induces both early and delayed cardioprotection in the rabbit and assessed the possible mechanism involved in the activation of capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerves. The plasma concentration of creatine kinase (CK) and infarct size (necrotic zone/left ventricular zone) after 30 min coronary artery occlusion and 180 min reperfusion were determined in rabbits. Infarct size was 35.5±6.8% in the control non-preconditioned group. Preconditioning induced by a brief period of 10-min small intestine ischaemia significantly reduced infarct size (6.5±1.9%, P〈0.01 vs. the control non-preconditioned group) and decreased CK release (3092±236 and 1094±117 U/l for myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion and preconditioning plus myocardial ischemia-reperfusion, respectively, P〈0.01), and the protection was partly abolished by pretreatment with capsaicin (50 mg/kg, s.c.) 4 days before the experiments. A brief period of anterior mesenteric artery occlusion caused an increase in the plasma level of calcitonin gene-related peptide-like immunoreactivity (CGRP-LI), an effect which was abolished by pretreatment with capsaicin. Similar protection was shown in the animals subjected to a brief period of anterior mesenteric artery occlusion 24 h before coronary artery occlusion, and this delayed protection was also abolished partly by pretreatment with capsaicin. Capsaicin treatment (50 mg/kg, s.c.) alone also protected the ischa-emic myocardium. The results suggest that brief ischaemia of the small intestine induces both early and delayed protection against reperfusion-induced myocardial injury, and the effects are, at least partly, related to the activation of capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerves.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/PL00005348
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