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Nicorandil induces late preconditioning against myocardial infarction in conscious rabbits.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14684373     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Nicorandil has been shown to induce an infarct-limiting effect similar to that induced by the early phase of ischemic preconditioning (PC). The goals of this study were to determine whether nicorandil induces a delayed cardioprotection that is analogous to the late phase of ischemic PC and, if so, whether nicorandil-induced late PC is associated with upregulation of cardioprotective proteins. Chronically instrumented, conscious rabbits received vehicle (intravenous normal saline; control group, n = 10), nicorandil (100 microg/kg bolus + 30 microg x kg(-1) x min(-1) i.v. for 60 min; nicorandil group, n = 10), or ischemic PC (6 cycles of 4-min coronary occlusion/4-min reperfusion; PC group, n = 8). Twenty-four hours later, rabbits underwent a 30-min coronary occlusion, followed by 3 days of reperfusion. Myocardial infarct size was significantly reduced in rabbits pretreated with nicorandil (27.5 +/- 5.3% of the risk region) or with ischemia (30.3 +/- 4.2%) versus controls (59.1 +/- 4.7%, P < 0.05 vs. both). Furthermore, the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and Bcl-2 was significantly elevated (+38% and +126%, respectively; P < 0.05) in myocardium of rabbits given nicorandil 24 h earlier versus controls. We conclude that nicorandil induces delayed cardioprotection against myocardial infarction similar to that afforded by the late phase of ischemic PC, possibly by upregulating COX-2 and Bcl-2.
Authors:
Xian-Liang Tang; Yu-Ting Xuan; Yanqing Zhu; Gregg Shirk; Roberto Bolli
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.     Date:  2003-12-18
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology     Volume:  286     ISSN:  0363-6135     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2004 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-03-15     Completed Date:  2004-04-29     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:  H1273-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Moleculat Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antihypertensive Agents / pharmacology*
Blood Pressure / drug effects
Blotting, Western
Cyclooxygenase 2
Gene Expression / drug effects
Genes, bcl-2
Heart Rate / drug effects
Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial / methods*
Isoenzymes / biosynthesis
Male
Myocardial Infarction / metabolism,  pathology,  prevention & control*
Nicorandil / pharmacology*
Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / biosynthesis
Rabbits
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL-43151/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-55757/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-65660/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-68088/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-70897/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-74351/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-76794/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antihypertensive Agents; 0/Isoenzymes; 65141-46-0/Nicorandil; EC 1.14.99.1/Cyclooxygenase 2; EC 1.14.99.1/Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases

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