Ecstasy produces left ventricular dysfunction and oxidative stress in rats.
Ecstasy produces left ventricular dysfunction and oxidative stress in rats.
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摇头丸会导致大鼠左心室功能障碍和氧化应激。
DOI:
10.1093/cvr/cvn129
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发表时间:
2008
影响因子:
10.8
通讯作者:
Varner,KurtJ
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作者:
Shenouda,SylviaK;Lord,KevinC;McIlwain,Elizabeth;Lucchesi,PamelaA;Varner,KurtJ
AimsOur aim was to determine whether the repeated, binge administration of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy; MDMA) produces structural and/or functional changes in the myocardium that are associated with oxidative stress.Methods and resultsEchocardiography and pressure–volume conductance catheters were used to assess left ventricular (LV) structure and function in rats subjected to four ecstasy binges (9 mg/kg i.v. for 4 days, separated by a 10 day drug-free period). Hearts from treated and control rats were used for either biochemical and proteomic analysis or the isolation of adult LV myocytes. After the fourth binge, treated hearts showed eccentric LV dilation and diastolic dysfunction. Systolic function was not alteredin vivo; however, the magnitude of the contractile responses to electrical stimulation was significantly smaller in myocytes from rats treatedin vivowith ecstasy compared with myocytes from control rats. The magnitude of the peak increase in intracellular calcium (measured by Fura-2) was also significantly smaller in myocytes from ecstasy-treated vs. control rats. The relaxation kinetics of the intracellular calcium transients were significantly longer in myocytes from ecstasy-treated rats. Ecstasy significantly increased nitrotyrosine content in the left ventricle. Proteomic analysis revealed increased nitration of contractile proteins (troponin-T, tropomyosin alpha-1 chain, myosin light polypeptide, and myosin regulatory light chain), mitochondrial proteins (Ub-cytochrome-c reductase and ATP synthase), and sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase.ConclusionThe repeated binge administration of ecstasy produces eccentric LV dilation and dysfunction that is accompanied by oxidative stress. These functional responses may result from the redox modification of proteins involved in excitation-contraction coupling and/or mitochondrial energy production. Together, these results indicate that ecstasy has the potential to produce serious cardiac toxicity and ventricular dysfunction.