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Blunted functional responses to pre- and postjunctional sympathetic stimulation in hibernating myocardium.
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PMID:  15923318     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Regional reductions in norepinephrine-tracer uptake are found in pigs with hibernating myocardium. Clinical studies would suggest that this is evidence for denervation; however, the functional responses to sympathetic stimulation have not been evaluated, and our previous studies with beta-adrenergic stimulation have not suggested denervation hypersensitivity. Therefore, pigs were chronically instrumented to produce hibernating myocardium characterized by chronic regional dysfunction and histological viability. Open-chest studies were performed to determine changes in regional function in response to both pre- and postjunctional stimulation. Regional segment shortening was reduced at rest in hibernating myocardium compared with controls (13 +/- 3% vs. 27 +/- 3%, P = 0.004). During stellate ganglion stimulation, regional function increased in both groups of animals (P = 0.008 vs. baseline), but the increase in hibernating myocardium was blunted compared with controls (Delta%, 3 +/- 2% vs. 8 +/- 3%, P = 0.04). Similar results occurred with intracoronary tyramine (10 mug/kg). Functional improvement during intravenous epinephrine infusion (0.35 mug.kg(-1).min(-1)) was also blunted in hibernating myocardium compared with controls (Delta%, 7 +/- 1% vs. 15 +/- 2%, P = 0.04). Even when the improvement in function was expressed relative to the reduced baseline, there was no evidence for catecholamine-mediated hypersensitivity in hibernating myocardium. We therefore conclude that functional responses to both pre- and postjunctional sympathetic stimulation are blunted in pigs with hibernating myocardium. In contrast to previous studies of infarcted, denervated, and acutely stunned myocardium, there is no catecholamine-induced hypersensitivity in hibernating myocardium. These data suggest a downregulation in functional responses to stimulation that would protect hibernating myocardium from demand-induced ischemia at the expense of contractile reserve during sympathetic stimulation.
Authors:
Vladislav Ovchinnikov; Gen Suzuki; John M Canty; James A Fallavollita
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.     Date:  2005-05-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology     Volume:  289     ISSN:  0363-6135     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2005 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-09-15     Completed Date:  2005-10-24     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901228     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  H1719-28     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Center for Research in Cardiovascular Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Heart / innervation*,  physiopathology*
Myocardial Contraction / physiology
Myocardial Stunning / physiopathology*
Stellate Ganglion / drug effects,  physiology
Swine
Sympathetic Nervous System / drug effects,  physiology*
Sympathomimetics / pharmacology
Tachycardia / physiopathology
Tyramine / pharmacology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL-55324/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-61610/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Sympathomimetics; 51-67-2/Tyramine

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