title: Protective effect of simvastatin and VULM 1457 in ischaemic-reperfused myocardium of the diabetic-hypercholesterolemic rats.
abstract: This study examined the effects of simvastatin (10 mg/ kg) and VULM 1457 (50 mg/kg), an ACAT inhibitor, in the heart model of 6 min ischemia followed by 10 min reperfusion injury in the diabetic-hypercholesterolaemic (DM-HCH) rats. In the DM-HCH rats, the incidence of ventricular tachycardia (VT) had a tendency to be increased, while ventricular fibrillation (VF) occurred in all diseased rats (p < 0.01). Simvastatin and VULM 1457 with the shown hypolipidemic effect, significantly (p < 0.01) suppressed a formation of VF (38% and 29%; respectively).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic. adameova@fpharm.uniba.sk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adameová
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuzelová
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Faberová
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Svec
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D002994:Clofibrate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019821:Simvastatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002785:Sterol O-Acyltransferase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; C505646:VULM 1457; D002784:Cholesterol; D019821:Simvastatin; D002785:Sterol O-Acyltransferase; D002994:Clofibrate