title: Effects of adenine nucleotide analogues on myocardial dysfunction during reperfusion after ischemia in dogs.
abstract: We examined effects of adenine nucleotide on ischemic myocardial stunning in dogs. Pentobarbitalanesthetized open-chest dogs were subjected to 20-min ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD), followed by reperfusion for 30 min. Either saline, 5 mM 8-bromo-5'-AMP (tributyryl-AMP), or 30 mM N6, 2', 3'-tributyryl-5'-AMP (tributyryl-AMP), 5 mM 5-amino-4-imidazole carboxamide riboside (AICAr) as a positive reference, was infused at 0.1 ml/kg/min in the left femoral vein throughout the experiment. The myocardial contractile function was measured by ultrasonometry. The tissue levels of high-energy phosphates in the reperfused heart were determined. Myocardial contractile function assessed by % segment shortening (%SS) in the saline-infused group decreased during ischemia and returned toward the preischemic level during reperfusion but incompletely. A significant improvement in the %SS during reperfusion was observed in the 8-bromo-AMP- and AICAr-infused groups but not in the tributyryl-AMP-infused group. The magnitude of the protective effect of the drugs on myocardial contractility during reperfusion was 8-bromo-AMP > AICAr > tributyryl-AMP = saline. Only in the 8-bromo-AMP-infused group were the levels of ATP, ADP, and total adenine nucleotides in the reperfused heart significantly higher than those in the saline-infused group. The present result indicates that 8-bromo-AMP improves the ability of the heart to recover from ischemia and reperfusion associated with a significant restoration of ATP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Hokkaido College of Pharmacy, Otaru, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoshi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ichihara
mesh_terms: D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000227:Adenine Nucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000620:Aminoimidazole Carboxamide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D012265:Ribonucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000227:Adenine Nucleotides; D012265:Ribonucleotides; D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate; D000620:Aminoimidazole Carboxamide; D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate; C104704:tributyryladenosine monophosphate; C031143:AICA ribonucleotide