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delta-Opioid-induced pharmacologic myocardial hibernation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17114982     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: Cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation is an event of global myocardial ischemia and reperfusion, which is associated with severe postresuscitation myocardial dysfunction and fatal outcome. Evidence has demonstrated that mammalian hibernation is triggered by cyclic variation of a delta-opiate-like compound in endogenous serum, during which the myocardial metabolism is dramatically reduced and the myocardium tolerates the stress of ischemia and reperfusion without overt ischemic and reperfusion injury. Previous investigations also proved that the delta-opioid agonist elicited the cardioprotection in a model of regional ischemic intact heart or myocyte. Accordingly, we were prompted to search for an alternative intervention of pharmacologically induced myocardial hibernation that would result in rapid reductions of myocardial metabolism and therefore minimize the myocardial ischemic and reperfusion injury during cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. DESIGN: Prospective, controlled laboratory study. SETTING: University-affiliated research laboratory. INTERVENTIONS: In the series of studies performed in the established rat and pig model of cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the delta-opioid receptor agonist, pentazocine, was administered during ventricular fibrillation. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:: The myocardial metabolism reflected by the concentration of lactate, or myocardial tissue PCO2 and PO2, is dramatically reduced during cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. These are associated with less severe postresuscitation myocardial dysfunction and longer duration of postresuscitation survival. CONCLUSIONS: delta-Opioid-induced pharmacologic myocardial hibernation is an option to minimize the myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury during cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Authors:
Xiangshao Fang; Wanchun Tang; Shijie Sun; Max Harry Weil
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Critical care medicine     Volume:  34     ISSN:  0090-3493     ISO Abbreviation:  Crit. Care Med.     Publication Date:  2006 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-11-20     Completed Date:  2007-09-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0355501     Medline TA:  Crit Care Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S486-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Weil Institute of Critical Care Medicine, Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*
Heart Arrest / metabolism,  physiopathology,  therapy*
Hibernation
Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / metabolism,  physiopathology,  prevention & control*
Myocardial Stunning / metabolism
Myocardium / metabolism*
Rats
Receptors, Opioid, delta / agonists*
Swine
Ventricular Fibrillation / metabolism,  physiopathology,  therapy
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Receptors, Opioid, delta

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