title: Paradoxical effects of cardiac arrest by multidose potassium cardioplegia on myocardial lysosome integrity and phospholipid content.
abstract: Multidose potassium cardioplegia is known to result in greater preservation of myocardial ATP content and better recovery of function as compared to cardiac arrest induced by aortic clamping. The present study was undertaken to assess the effects of this procedure on biochemical markers of tissue damage. Rat hearts undergoing either multidose cardioplegia or ischemic cardiac arrest were maintained at 18 degrees C for 1 or 2 hr and processed without reperfusion. Control hearts were processed at time zero. The activity of two lysosomal enzymes (beta-glucuronidase and acid phosphatase), as well as membrane phospholipid content, was measured in cardiac homogenates. One hour of arrest by either technique did not induce significant changes in these parameters. Two hours of arrest affected lysosomal integrity, as indicated by release of lysosomal enzymes into the cytosol. Soluble acid phosphatase activity averaged 44.7 +/- 1.3 mU/mg of protein in the hearts processed after 2 hr of cardioplegic arrest, and was significantly higher than that of control hearts (12.3 +/- 3.8 mU/mg of protein; P less than 0.01) and that of hearts subjected to 2 hr of ischemic arrest (29.2 +/- 4.5 mU/mg of protein; P less than 0.01 vs cardioplegic arrest; P less than 0.01 vs controls). Phospholipid content in hearts subjected to 2 hr of cardioplegic arrest was lower than in controls (0.49 +/- 0.06 micrograms Pi/mg of protein vs 0.76 +/- 0.03 micrograms Pi/mg of protein; P less than 0.01). In conclusion, 2 hr of hypothermic cardiac arrest was associated with biochemical indices of tissue damage.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, 2nd School of Medicine, University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ambrosio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pellegrino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cappelli-Bigazzi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perrone-Filardi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vallone
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lepore
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiariello
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiariello
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000378:metabolism; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D008081:Liposomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions; D008081:Liposomes; D010743:Phospholipids; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D005966:Glucuronidase; D011188:Potassium