title: Strong cardioprotective effect of resveratrol, a red wine polyphenol, on isolated rat hearts after ischemia/reperfusion injury.
abstract: We have studied some hemodynamic parameters as heart rate (HR) developed pressure (DP) and maximal positive values of the first derivative of pressure (+dP/dt max) in isolated heart from control or resveratrol treated rats. In acute ex vivo experiments, resveratrol (1-100 microM) infusion in Langendorff perfused hearts did not affect contractile function in either normoxic conditions or after ischemia/reperfusion. However when semi-chronically administered by IP injection during 7 days, resveratrol which had no effect on pre-ischemic heart greatly improved post-ischemic indexes of myocardial function. Resveratrol effect is dose-dependent and seemed optimal at a plasma level of 18.5 microM. This concentration is very close to that previously shown to be optimal and non-toxic by others. These beneficial effects of resveratrol are only partly explained by its antioxidant properties as suggested by the lack of any dose-response effect on tissue malondialdehyde (MDA) levels. They are also clearly not mediated by nitric oxide (NO) elevation. When acutely infused resveratrol had no beneficial effect and therefore could not be proposed in acute scenarios of ischemia/reperfusion or stroke. However resveratrol appeared as an efficient and promising molecule in the prevention of heart dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physiologie de la Nutrition, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis. Campus Universitaire El Manar II, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Meherzia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mokni
authors.forename: Ferid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Limam
authors.forename: Salem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elkahoui
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amri
authors.forename: Ezzedine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aouani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000378:metabolism; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D010636:Phenols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D000077185:Resveratrol; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014920:Wine
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D010636:Phenols; D013267:Stilbenes; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D000077185:Resveratrol