The influence of intracerebroventricular administration of (+/-) propranolol and (+/-) verapamil on experimental myocardial ischemia and necrosis in rats.
In albino rats, infarctoid myocardial lesions were produced by intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of isoproterenol (75 mg/kg, during 3 days). In other groups, the descending anterior left coronary artery was ligated. In both experimental settings, the intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of (+/-) propranolol (100-200-300 microg/animal/day, during 7 days) or (+/-) verapamil (40-80-160 microg/animal/day, during 7 days) afforded a significant protection (with the exception of the lowest dose) on the investigated parameters: arrhythmias, ischemic zone (in coronary ligated rats), lactate dehydrogenase and aspartate aminotransferase activity of the serum, focal necrosis (in isoproterenol treated rats). This protective activity is lower than that afforded by i.p. administered (+/-) propranolol (5 mg/kg, during seven days) or (+/-) verapamil (5 mg/kg, during seven days). From these data it may be concluded that (+/-) propranolol and (+/-) verapamil have a protective action on the experimental myocardial ischemia and necrosis in rats, not only when the drugs come in direct contact with the heart, but also acting upon the central nervous system.
Blidaru
M
M
Department of Pathophysiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Haţieganu, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. mblidaru@mailcity.com
Cuparencu
B
B
Pleşca-Manea
L
L
D000818:Animals; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009336:Necrosis; D011433:Propranolol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014700:Verapamil / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D011433:Propranolol; D014700:Verapamil