title: Effects of orotic acid on ischaemic/reperfused myocardial function and glycogen content in isolated working rat hearts.
abstract: The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of orotic acid on ischaemic/reperfused myocardial function and cardiac glycogen content in isolated working rat hearts. In a preliminary series of studies, hearts isolated from male Wistar rats (300-350 g) were perfused with oxygenated Krebs-Henseleit buffer containing cumulative concentrations of orotic acid from 0.01 to 10.00 mg l-1. In the concentration range of 0.01-0.10 mg l-1, orotic acid significantly improved left ventricular function. Therefore, in the second series of studies, rats were treated intravenously with 0.01 mg kg-1 orotic acid for 4 days. Hearts were then isolated and subjected to 30 min of global no-flow ischaemia followed by 10 min of reperfusion. Orotic acid treatment significantly improved post-ischaemic myocardial function and increased pre-ischaemic and post-ischaemic glycogen content of the heart. We conclude that orotic acid improves ischaemic/reperfused cardiac performance and this effect may be based on the elevation of myocardial glycogen content.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University, Szeged, Hungary.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferdinandy
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fazekas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kádár
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion / Q000379:methods; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D009963:Orotic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D009963:Orotic Acid; D006003:Glycogen