title: Ischemia- and reperfusion-induced arrhythmias are prevented by putrescine.
abstract: The influence of putrescine on cardiac arrhythmias induced by either permanent ligature of the left anterior coronary artery or heart reperfusion following a 5-min coronary occlusion was studied in anesthetized rats. Reperfusion-induced arrhythmias were significantly prevented by the i.v. injection of 150-200 mg/kg of putrescine, the survival rate being 100% in treated animals and 40% in controls. At a dose level of 200-300 mg/kg i.v., putrescine also significantly reduced the duration of ventricular tachycardia induced by permanent coronary occlusion. These findings show that putrescine significantly reduces the consequences of cardiac ischemia and reperfusion, probably as a consequence of its multiple stabilizing effects at the membrane level.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, University of Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tagliavini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Genedani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bertolini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bazzani
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D000818:Animals; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion; D011700:Putrescine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D011700:Putrescine