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A lazaroid mitigates postresuscitation myocardial dysfunction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14758178     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: Lazaroids, a series of 21-aminosteroids, reduce free radical mediated injury after ischemia and reperfusion. We hypothesized that the lazaroid U-74389G would minimize postresuscitation myocardial dysfunction and thereby improve neurologically meaningful survival in a rodent model after resuscitation from 8 mins of ventricular fibrillation. DESIGN: Randomized, controlled laboratory study. SETTING: University-affiliated research institute. SUBJECTS: Sprague-Dawley rats. INTERVENTIONS: Ventricular fibrillation was electrically induced in ten anesthetized Sprague-Dawley rats. The lazaroid agent U-74389G in a dose of 1 mg.kg-1 or its vehicle serving as a placebo was injected into the right atrium after 7 mins of untreated ventricular fibrillation. One minute after injection of the compound, precordial compression was begun together with mechanical ventilation and continued for 6 mins before attempted electrical defibrillation. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: All animals were successfully resuscitated. Postresuscitation cardiac index, left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, the rate of left ventricular pressure increase measured at a left ventricular pressure of 40 mm Hg, and the maximum rate of left ventricular pressure decline were significantly less impaired in lazaroid-treated animals. This contrasted with control animals, which had significantly greater myocardial impairment, greater neurologic deficit, and lesser duration of survival. CONCLUSIONS: The lazaroid compound U-74389G, administered during cardiac arrest, mitigated postresuscitation myocardial dysfunction and improved survival.
Authors:
Jinglan Wang; Max Harry Weil; Takashi Kamohara; Wanchun Tang; Shijie Sun; Kada Klouche; Joe Bisera
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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.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Critical care medicine     Volume:  32     ISSN:  0090-3493     ISO Abbreviation:  Crit. Care Med.     Publication Date:  2004 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-02-03     Completed Date:  2004-03-30     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0355501     Medline TA:  Crit Care Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  553-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Critical Care Medicine, Palm Springs, CA, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antioxidants / therapeutic use*
Cardiomyopathies / drug therapy*
Male
Pregnatrienes / therapeutic use*
Random Allocation
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Resuscitation*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 HL-54322/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antioxidants; 0/Pregnatrienes; 111668-89-4/U 74389F

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