title: Protection from reperfusion-induced arrhythmias by polyethylene glycol 600.
abstract: The effects of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 600 on cardiovascular parameters and reperfusion-induced arrhythmias were investigated using a 5-min period of ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery followed by reperfusion in an anaesthetized open-chest rat model. PEG 600 was effective in reducing reperfusion arrhythmias, such as ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. Mortality was decreased from 29.4% (5/17) in the saline-control to 0% (0/14) in the PEG-treated group (P < 0.05). Biochemical investigations during the ischaemia/reperfusion period revealed that PEG infusion resulted in a reduction of cardiac lactate as well as a striking maintenance of the glutathione content of the heart.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Industrial Toxicology, Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klapperstück
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Scholz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weise
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Döpfer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000187:drug effects; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007773:Lactates / Q000378:metabolism; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008297:Male; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D007773:Lactates; D019344:Lactic Acid; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D005947:Glucose