Vardenafil protects isolated rat hearts at reperfusion dependent on GC and PKG
Vardenafil protects isolated rat hearts at reperfusion dependent on GC and PKG
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DOI:
10.1038/bjp.2008.71
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发表时间:
2008-05-01
影响因子:
7.3
通讯作者:
Krieg, T.
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作者:
Maas, O.;Donat, U.;Krieg, T.
Background and purpose: The type-5 PDE inhibitor vardenafil reduces myocardial infarct size in situ, following ischemia/reperfusion, when applied at reperfusion in animal models. Little is known about the underlying protective signaling. Here, we test whether vardenafil is protective in rat isolated hearts and in a cell model of calcium stress.Experimental approach: Infarct size in rat isolated hearts was measured after a 30 min regional ischemia and 120 min reperfusion. Vardenafil (1 nM-1 mu M) was infused during reperfusion. HL-1 cardiomyocytes were loaded with tetramethylrhodamine ethyl ester (TMRE), a fluorescent marker of mitochondrial membrane potential (cm).Key results: Vardenafil at reperfusion reduced infarct size as percentage of the ischemic zone from 45.8 +/- 2.0% in control hearts to 26.2 +/- 2.7% (P