title: Role of bradykinin in cardiac functional protection after global ischemia-reperfusion in rat heart.
abstract: We have reported that cardiac preconditioning against ischemia-reperfusion (IR) can be induced by transient ischemia (TI) and alpha 1-adrenoreceptor stimulation, both mediated by protein kinase C (PKC) (Mitchell, M., X. Meng, C. Parker, E. Brew, A. Harken, and A. Banerjee. Circ. Res. 76: 73-81, 1995). Our study objective was to explore the mechanism of endogenous preconditioning and address the role of PKC activation in bradykinin-mediated cardiac functional protection. Isolated rat heart was used to assess the effects of exogenous bradykinin, TI, selective B2-receptor blocker, and PKC antagonism on cardiac functional recovery after a global IR injury. Final recovery of developed pressure was improved in hearts treated with bradykinin and TI compared with controls. Bradykinin- and TI-mediated preconditioning was eliminated with coinfusion of the B2-receptor antagonist. Further evaluation of bradykinin-mediated preconditioning revealed that PKC blockade also eliminated functional protection. Immunofluorescent stains of bradykinin-treated hearts demonstrated translocation and activation of specific PKC isoforms in the preconditioned heart. We conclude that TI-mediated preconditioning involves intrinsic cardiac bradykinin receptor stimulation. Bradykinin, through the B2 receptor, initiates a series of intracellular events culminating in the activation of PKC.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000503:physiopathology; D001692:Biological Transport; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018002:Receptors, Bradykinin / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018002:Receptors, Bradykinin; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D001920:Bradykinin