title: Alteration of intracellular Na+ during ischemia in diabetic rat hearts: the role of reduced activity in Na+/H+ exchange against stunning.
abstract: To elucidate the contribution of reduced activity of Na+/H+ exchange in streptozotocin-induced diabetic hearts against stunning, intracellular Na+ concentration ([Na+]i) was measured in isolated rat hearts using 23Na-MRS. The recovery of left ventricular developed pressure in hearts reperfused after 15 min global ischaemia at 37 degreesC was significantly better in diabetic ones (102.9+/-2.0% of pre-ischemic level, mean+/-s.e., n=6; P<0.05), and non-diabetic ones pre-treated with potent Na+/H+ exchange inhibitor, EIPA (1 mu mol/l; 93.8+/-2.3%, n=5; *P<0.05) than non-treated, non-diabetic hearts (75.1+/-2.5%, n=8). When diabetic hearts were pre-treated with EIPA, the recovery (101.2+/-2.6%, n=5) was identical to that of non-treated, diabetic hearts. [Na+]i in non-diabetic hearts increased to 329.1+/-8.1% of pre-ischemic level during 15 min ischemia, whereas the increase in [Na+]i in diabetic hearts significantly suppressed to 199.8+/-10.3% (P<0.001). EIPA attenuated the increase of [Na+]i during ischemia to 189.1+/-9.0% in non-diabetic hearts ( P<0.001) and to 155.3+/-4.6% in diabetic hearts (P<0.05). Thus, the EIPA-dependent Na+ accumulation during ischemia, i.e. Na+ influx probably mostly via Na+/H+ exchange was smaller in diabetic hearts by 69.7% compared with that in non-diabetic hearts. These results indicate that the cardiac protection against stunning in streptozotocin-induced diabetic hearts is mediated by the attenuation of Na+ accumulation during ischemia, which is caused by the reduced activity in Na+/H+ exchanger.
authors.affiliation: Division of Tracer Kinetics, Biomedical Research Center, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka, 565, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imahashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kusuoka
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D017136:Ion Transport; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000503:physiopathology; D017682:Myocardial Stunning / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010725:Phosphocreatine / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D017923:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D017923:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers; D010725:Phosphocreatine; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D012964:Sodium