Roles of Cyclooxygenase 2 in Sevoflurane- and Olprinone-Induced Early Phase of Preconditioning and Postconditioning Against Myocardial Infarction in Rat Hearts
Purpose: It is known that selective cyclooxygenase 2(COX-2) inhibitors increase mortality in patients with previous myocardial infarction, and it has been suggested that COX-2 plays an important role in cardioprotection against ischemia. The current study was carried out to determine whether COX-2 i...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics 2011-03, Vol.16 (1), p.72-78 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Purpose: It is known that selective cyclooxygenase 2(COX-2) inhibitors increase mortality in patients with previous myocardial infarction, and it has been suggested that COX-2 plays an important role in cardioprotection against ischemia. The current study was carried out to determine whether COX-2 is involved in the mechanisms of sevoflurane- and olprinone-induced early-phase preconditioning (E-PreC) and postconditioning (PostC) in rat hearts. Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were anesthetized with sodium pentobarbital. After opening the chest, all rats underwent 30-minute occlusion of left anterior descending coronary artery followed by 2-hour reperfusion, and the infarct size was measured after the reperfusion. The rats were randomly assigned to groups with pre- and postischemic exposure to sevoflurane and administration of olprinone with or without a selective COX-2 inhibitor, NS-398. Results: The infarct size in the control group was 42% ± 6% of the area at risk. Infarct size was significantly reduced by pre- and postischemic administration of sevoflurane (16% ± 7% and 17% ± 6%, respectively), as well as by olprinone (14% ± 4% and 15% ± 10%, respectively). NS-398 prevented the protective effects of both pre- and postischemic exposure to sevoflurane (35% ± 8% and 42% ± 10%, respectively), whereas the protective effect of both pre- and postischemic administration of olprinone was not influenced by NS-398 (12% ± 5% and 19% ± 7%, respectively). Conclusions: Cyclooxygenase 2 could be a critical mediator of sevoflurane-induced but not olprinone-induced E-PreC or PostC in rat hearts. |
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ISSN: | 1074-2484 1940-4034 |
DOI: | 10.1177/1074248410380208 |