TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of inosine on reperfusion injury after heart transplantation
AU - Szabó, Gábor
AU - Stumpf, Nicole
AU - Radovits, Tamás
AU - Sonnenberg, Karin
AU - Gerö, Domokos
AU - Hagl, Siegfried
AU - Szabó, Csaba
AU - Bährle, Susanne
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Forschungsschwerpunkt Transplantation of the University of Heidelberg to G.S. and, in part, by grants from the National Institutes of Health (HL59266 and GM 60915) to C.S.
PY - 2006/7
Y1 - 2006/7
N2 - Objective: Inosine, a break-down product of adenosine, has been recently shown to exert inodilatory and anti-inflammatory properties. We investigated the effects of inosine on ischemia/reperfusion injury in a rat heart transplantation model. Methods: Intraabdominal heterotopic transplantation was performed in Lewis rats. After 1 h of ischemic preservation, reperfusion was started after application of either saline vehicle (control, n = 12) or inosine (100 mg/kg, n = 12). Coronary blood flow, left ventricular function, endothelium-dependent vasodilatation to acetylcholine and endothelium-independent vasodilatation to sodium nitroprusside, and high energy phosphate content were measured after 1 and 24 h of reperfusion. In addition, the activation of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase was detected by immunhistology. Results: After 1 h, coronary blood flow (4.1 ± 0.3 ml/(min g) vs 2.9 ± 0.3 ml/(min g), p < 0.05), left ventricular systolic pressure (102 ± 9 mmHg vs 83 ± 4 mmHg, p < 0.05) and dP/dt (2765 ± 609 mmHg/s vs 1740 ± 116 mmHg/s, p < 0.05) were significantly higher in the inosine group in comparison to control. Vasodilatatory response to sodium nitroprusside was similar in both groups. Acetylcholine resulted in a significantly higher increase in coronary blood flow in the inosine group (76 ± 5% vs 48 ± 9%, p < 0.05). Energy charge potential was significantly higher in the inosine group (1.69 ± 0.10 μmol/g vs 0.74 ± 0.27 μmol/g, p < 0.05). After 24 h, there was no difference between the groups in basal coronary blood flow, left ventricular systolic pressure, dP/dt, and the response to sodium nitroprusside. However, acetylcholine led to a still significantly higher response in the inosine group (112 ± 13% vs 88 ± 7%, p < 0.05). Immunhistologic stainings revealed activation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase in control animals which was abolished by inosine. Conclusions: Thus, inosine improves myocardial and endothelial function during early reperfusion after heart transplantation with a persisting beneficial effect against reperfusion induced graft coronary endothelial dysfunction. The effects of inosine are mediated at least partly by modulation of the peroxynitrite-poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase pathway.
AB - Objective: Inosine, a break-down product of adenosine, has been recently shown to exert inodilatory and anti-inflammatory properties. We investigated the effects of inosine on ischemia/reperfusion injury in a rat heart transplantation model. Methods: Intraabdominal heterotopic transplantation was performed in Lewis rats. After 1 h of ischemic preservation, reperfusion was started after application of either saline vehicle (control, n = 12) or inosine (100 mg/kg, n = 12). Coronary blood flow, left ventricular function, endothelium-dependent vasodilatation to acetylcholine and endothelium-independent vasodilatation to sodium nitroprusside, and high energy phosphate content were measured after 1 and 24 h of reperfusion. In addition, the activation of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase was detected by immunhistology. Results: After 1 h, coronary blood flow (4.1 ± 0.3 ml/(min g) vs 2.9 ± 0.3 ml/(min g), p < 0.05), left ventricular systolic pressure (102 ± 9 mmHg vs 83 ± 4 mmHg, p < 0.05) and dP/dt (2765 ± 609 mmHg/s vs 1740 ± 116 mmHg/s, p < 0.05) were significantly higher in the inosine group in comparison to control. Vasodilatatory response to sodium nitroprusside was similar in both groups. Acetylcholine resulted in a significantly higher increase in coronary blood flow in the inosine group (76 ± 5% vs 48 ± 9%, p < 0.05). Energy charge potential was significantly higher in the inosine group (1.69 ± 0.10 μmol/g vs 0.74 ± 0.27 μmol/g, p < 0.05). After 24 h, there was no difference between the groups in basal coronary blood flow, left ventricular systolic pressure, dP/dt, and the response to sodium nitroprusside. However, acetylcholine led to a still significantly higher response in the inosine group (112 ± 13% vs 88 ± 7%, p < 0.05). Immunhistologic stainings revealed activation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase in control animals which was abolished by inosine. Conclusions: Thus, inosine improves myocardial and endothelial function during early reperfusion after heart transplantation with a persisting beneficial effect against reperfusion induced graft coronary endothelial dysfunction. The effects of inosine are mediated at least partly by modulation of the peroxynitrite-poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase pathway.
KW - Endothelial function
KW - Inosine
KW - Rat
KW - Reperfusion injury
KW - Transplantation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.04.003
DO - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.04.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 16730445
AN - SCOPUS:33744903709
SN - 1010-7940
VL - 30
SP - 96
EP - 102
JO - European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery
JF - European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery
IS - 1
ER -