title: Possible mechanism of cardioprotective effect of ischaemic preconditioning in isolated rat heart.
abstract: The present study is designed to investigate the mechanism of the cardioprotective effect of ischaemic preconditioning. Isolated perfused rat heart was subjected to global ischaemia for 30 min followed by reperfusion for 120 min. Coronary effluent was analysed for LDH and CK release to assess the degree of cardiac injury. Myocardial infarct size was estimated macroscopically using TTC staining. Four episodes of ischaemic preconditioning markedly reduced LDH and CK release in the coronary effluent and decreased myocardial infarct size. Administration of prazosin (alpha(1)adrenoceptor antagonist) before global ischaemia reduced the extent of ischaemia-reperfusion induced myocardial injury. The cardioprotective effect of ischaemic preconditioning was abolished by prazosin and colchicine (microtubule disaggregator). On the basis of these results, it may be concluded that the cardioprotective effects of ischaemic preconditioning may be mediated through stimulation of alpha(1)adrenoceptors and translocation of PKC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala-147002, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003078:Colchicine / Q000494:pharmacology; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D019157:Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000201:enzymology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011224:Prazosin / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D003078:Colchicine; D011224:Prazosin