Intralipid prevents and rescues fatal pulmonary arterial hypertension and right ventricular failure in rats.
Intralipid prevents and rescues fatal pulmonary arterial hypertension and right ventricular failure in rats.
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10.1161/hypertensionaha.110.168781
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2011-09
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Eghbali M
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Umar S;Nadadur RD;Li J;Maltese F;Partownavid P;van der Laarse A;Eghbali M
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by pulmonary vascular remodeling leading to right ventricular (RV) hypertrophy and failure. Intralipid®, a source of parenteral nutrition for patients, contains γ-linolenic acid and soy-derived phytoestrogens that are protective for lungs and heart. We therefore investigated the therapeutic potential of Intralipid® in preventing and rescuing monocrotaline-induced PAH and RV dysfunction. PAH was induced in male rats with monocrotaline (60mg/kg). Rats then received daily Intralipid® (1mL of 20% Intralipid®/day, intraperitoneal) from day 1 to day 30 for prevention protocol or from day 21 to day 30 for rescue protocol. Other monocrotaline-injected rats were left untreated to develop severe PAH by day 21 or RV failure (RVF) by ~day 30. Saline or Intralipid®-treated rats served as controls. Significant increase in RV-pressure and decrease in RV-ejection fraction in RVF group resulted in high mortality. Therapy with Intralipid® resulted in 100% survival and prevented PAH-induced RVF by preserving RV-pressure and RV-ejection fraction, and preventing RV-hypertrophy and lung remodeling. In pre-existing severe PAH, Intralipid® attenuated most lung and RV abnormalities. The beneficial effects of Intralipid® in PAH seem to result from interplay of various factors among which preservation and/or stimulation of angiogenesis, suppression and/or reversal of inflammation, fibrosis and hypertrophy in both lung and RV appear to be major contributors. In conclusion, Intralipid® not only prevents the development of PAH and RV failure, but also rescues pre-existing severe PAH.