title: [Cardioprotective effects of limb ischemic postconditioning by different strength and time in rabbits].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In this study, we try to find the better protocol of limb ischemia postconditioning by observing different protective effects of limb ischemic postconditioning (different strength and time windows in rabbits).
  
  
  METHODS
  42 healthy New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into 7 groups (n = 6): Sham; Control (CON); Skeletal muscle postconditioning (SP); 6 min-delayed skeletal muscle postconditioning (6M-DSP); 1 min-delayed skeletal muscle postconditioning (1M-DSP); Strengthen skeletal muscle postconditioning (SSP); Weakened skeletal muscle postconditioning (WSP). Acute ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) model was induced by 45 minutes occlusion on left circumflex coronary artery (LCX) and 2 hours reperfusion in all anesthetized open-chest rabbits except the Sham. Limb ischemia was induced by external iliac arteries occlusion and reperfusion through artery clamps. The extent of myocardial infarction was assessed by triphenyltetrazolium (TTC) staining. Blood serum creatine kinase (CK) activity and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity were measured at baseline,the end of ischemia, after 1 hour and 2 hours of reperfusion respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with the CON, the weight ratio and area ratio of myocardial infarction size were significantly decreased by 49.97% and 43.78% in SP, by 42.32% and 42.68% in 1M-DSP, by 48.36% and 48.86% in SSP (P < 0.05). But there was no significant difference between SP and 1M-DSP and SSP (P > 0.05). Otherwise, compared with the CON, myocardial infarct size was not significantly reduced in 6M-DSP or WSP (P > 0.05). The change of CK was similar to the trend of myocardial infarct size.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The limb ischemia strength of 5 mini/1 minR x 1 cycle could significantly reduce the myocardial ischemia/ reperfusion injury in rabbits, if it was achieved before myocardial reperfusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University , Shijiazhuang 050000, China.
authors.forename: Li-Wei
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Rui-Qin
authors.initials: RQ
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hai-Juan
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Jing-Chao
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Wei-Na
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.forename: Xiao-Hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005121:Extremities / Q000098:blood supply; D057775:Ischemic Postconditioning / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000473:pathology; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits