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Preconditioning ischemia time determines the degree of glycogen depletion and infarct size reduction in rat hearts.

Abstract
The cardioprotective effect of preconditioning is associated with glycogen depletion and attenuation of intracellular acidosis during subsequent prolonged ischemia. This study determined the effects of increasing preconditioning ischemia time on myocardial glycogen depletion and on infarct size reduction. In addition, this study determined whether infarct size reduction by preconditioning correlates with glycogen depletion before prolonged ischemia. Anesthetized rats underwent a single episode of preconditioning lasting 1.25, 2.5, 5, or 10 minutes or multiple episodes cumulating in 10 (2 x 5 min) or 20 minutes (4 x 5 or 2 x 10 min) of preconditioning ischemia time, each followed by 5 minutes of reperfusion. Then both preconditioned and control rats underwent 45 minutes of ischemia induced by left coronary artery (LCA) occlusion and 120 minutes of reperfusion. After prolonged ischemia, infarct size was determined by dual staining with triphenyltetrazolium chloride and phthalocyanine blue dye. Glycogen levels were determined by an enzymatic assay in selected rats from each group before prolonged ischemia. We found that increasing preconditioning ischemia time resulted in glycogen depletion and infarct size reduction that could both be described by exponential functions. Furthermore, infarct size reduction correlated with glycogen depletion before prolonged ischemia (r = 0.98; p < 0.01). These findings suggest a role for glycogen depletion in reducing ischemic injury in the preconditioned heart.
AuthorsV Barbosa, R E Sievers, C E Zaugg, C L Wolfe
JournalAmerican heart journal (Am Heart J) Vol. 131 Issue 2 Pg. 224-30 (Feb 1996) ISSN: 0002-8703 [Print] United States
PMID8579012 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Glycogen
Topics
  • Acidosis (prevention & control)
  • Animals
  • Female
  • Glycogen (metabolism)
  • Myocardial Infarction (metabolism, prevention & control)
  • Myocardial Ischemia (physiopathology)
  • Myocardial Reperfusion Injury (metabolism, prevention & control)
  • Myocardium (metabolism)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Time Factors

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