title: Effects of regional hypoxia and acidosis on Rb(+) uptake and energetics in isolated pig hearts: (87)Rb MRI and (31)P MR spectroscopic study.
abstract: The study compared the effects of regional hypoxia and acidosis on Rb(+) uptake and energetics in isolated pig hearts perfused by the Langendorff method. The left anterior descending artery (LAD) was cannulated and the LAD bed was perfused with the same specific flow as the whole heart. Following equilibration with normal Krebs-Henseleit buffer (KHB, pO(2) 568 mm Hg, pH 7.42) the perfusate was switched to one that contained Rb(+) (Rb-KHB). Simultaneously, perfusion through the LAD was carried out with hypoxic (pO(2)=31 mm Hg), an acidemic (pH 7.12) or normal (pO(2)=550 mm Hg) Rb-KHB for 120 min. (87)Rb images of the entire heart or localized (31)P spectra from the left ventricular anterior wall were acquired. Hypoxia decreased the maximal (87)Rb image intensity and Rb(+) flux in the anterior wall to 79+/-9% and 85+/-7%, respectively, of that in the posterior wall. Extracellular acidosis did not affect (87)Rb image intensity and reduced Rb(+) flux (83+/-10%). During hypoxia phosphocreatine and ATP decreased to 36+/-10 and 50+/-15% of baseline, respectively and intracellular pH (pHi) decreased to 6.90+/-0.05. Extracellular acidosis did not affect the phosphocreatine or ATP levels but reduced pHi (7.06+/-0.18 vs. 7.26+/-0.06 in control). We suggest that intracellular acidosis plays a role in the inhibition of Rb(+) uptake during hypoxia.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biodiagnostics, National Research Council of Canada, 435 Ellice Avenue, R3B 1Y6, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. kupriyanov@ibd.nrc.ca
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Kupriyanov
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jilkina
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Deslauriers
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000818:Animals; D015687:Cell Hypoxia / Q000502:physiology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D010477:Perfusion; D012413:Rubidium / Q000378:metabolism*; D012414:Rubidium Radioisotopes; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D012414:Rubidium Radioisotopes; D012413:Rubidium