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Erythropoietin is protective against cardiac ischemia, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. We determined whether erythropoietin (0.5 - 10.0 U/ml) confers acute cardioprotection in infant rabbit hearts and the contribution of protein kinases, nitric oxide synthase and potassium channels to the underlying mechanism. Hearts from normoxic infant New Zealand White rabbits (n=8/group) were isolated and perfused in the Langendorff mode. Biventricular function was recorded under steady-state conditions prior to 30 min global no-flow ischemia and 35 min reperfusion. Administration of erythropoietin for 15 min immediately prior to ischemia resulted in a concentration-dependent increase in recovery of left and right ventricular developed pressure in rabbit hearts following myocardial ischemia and reperfusion. The optimal concentration of erythropoietin that afforded maximum recovery of developed pressure was manifest at 1.0 U/ml. Erythropoietin (1.0 U/ml) treatment resulted in phosphorylation of PKC, p38 MAP kinase and p42/44 MAP kinase. The cardioprotective effects of erythropoietin were abolished by the protein kinase inhibitors SB203580 (p38 MAP kinase), PD98059 (p42/44 MAP kinase) and chelerythrine (PKC) as well as the potassium channel blockers glibenclamide, HMR 1098, 5-HD and Paxilline. Nitrite and nitrate release from hearts before (2.3 +/- 0.9 nmol/min/g) and after (2.4 +/- 1.9 nmol/min/g) 15 min treatment with erythropoietin (1.0 U/ml) were not different. L-NAME and L-NMA did not block the cardioprotective effect of erythropoietin. We conclude the rapid activation of potassium channels and protein kinases by erythropoietin represents an important new mechanism for increasing cardioprotection.
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PMID:Acute cardioprotective effects of erythropoietin in infant rabbits are mediated by activation of protein kinases and potassium channels. 2751 2

Short episodes of ischemia (ischemic preconditioning) protect the heart against ventricular arrhythmias during zero-flow ischemia and reperfusion. However, in clinics, many episodes of ischemia present a residual flow (low-flow ischemia). Here we examined whether ischemic preconditioning protects against ventricular arrhythmias during and after a low-flow ischemia and, if so, by what mechanism(s). Isolated rat hearts were subjected to 60 min of low-flow ischemia (12% residual coronary flow) followed by 60 min of reperfusion. Ischemic preconditioning was induced by two cycles of 5 min of zero-flow ischemia followed by 5 and 15 min of reperfusion, respectively. Arrhythmias were evaluated as numbers of ventricular premature beats (VPBs) as well as incidences of ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) during low-flow ischemia and reperfusion. Ischemic preconditioning significantly reduced the number of VPBs and the incidence of VT and of VF during low-flow ischemia. This antiarrhythmic effect of preconditioning was abolished by HOE 140 (100 nM), a bradykinin B(2) receptor blocker. Similar to preconditioning, exogenous bradykinin (10 nM) reduced the number of VPBs and the incidence of VT and of VF during low-flow ischemia. Furthermore, the antiarrhythmic effects of both ischemic preconditioning and bradykinin were abolished by glibenclamide (1 microM), a non-specific blocker of ATP-sensitive K(+) (K(ATP)) channels. Finally, the antiarrhythmic effects of both ischemic preconditioning and bradykinin were abolished by HMR 1098 (10 microM), a sarcolemmal K(ATP) channel blocker but not by 5-hydroxydecanoate (100 microM), a mitochondrial K(ATP) channel blocker. In conclusion, ischemic preconditioning protects against ventricular arrhythmias induced by low-flow ischemia, and this protection involves activation of bradykinin B(2) receptors and subsequent opening of sarcolemmal but not of mitochondrial K(ATP) channels.
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PMID:Antiarrhythmic effect of ischemic preconditioning during low-flow ischemia. The role of bradykinin and sarcolemmal versus mitochondrial ATP-sensitive K(+) channels. 1522 48

We previously demonstrated in the pig that instigation of three cycles of 10 min of occlusion and reperfusion in a hindlimb by tourniquet application (approximately 300 mmHg) elicited protection against ischemia-reperfusion injury (infarction) in multiple distant skeletal muscles subsequently subjected to 4 h of ischemia and 48 h of reperfusion, but the mechanism was not studied. The aim of this project was to test our hypothesis that mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) (mKATP) channels play a central role in the trigger and mediator mechanisms of hindlimb remote ischemic preconditioning (IPC) of skeletal muscle against infarction in the pig. We observed in the pig that hindlimb remote IPC reduced the infarct size of latissimus dorsi (LD) muscle flaps (8 x 13 cm) from 45 +/- 2% to 22 +/- 3% (n = 10; P < 0.05). The nonselective KATP channel inhibitor glibenclamide (0.3 mg/kg) or the selective mKATP channel inhibitor 5-hydroxydecanoate (5-HD, 5 mg/kg), but not the selective sarcolemmal KATP (sKATP) channel inhibitor HMR-1098 (3 mg/kg), abolished the infarct-protective effect of hindlimb remote IPC in LD muscle flaps (n = 10, P < 0.05) when these drugs were injected intravenously at 10 min before remote IPC. In addition, intravenous bolus injection of glibenclamide (1 mg/kg) or 5-HD (10 mg/kg) at the end of hindlimb remote IPC also abolished the infarct protection in LD muscle flaps (n = 10; P < 0.05). Furthermore, intravenous injection of the specific mKATPchannel opener BMS-191095 (2 mg/kg) at 10 min before 4 h of ischemia protected the LD muscle flap against infarction to a similar extent as hindlimb remote IPC, and this infarct-protective effect of BMS-191095 was abolished by intravenous bolus injection of 5-HD (5 mg/kg) at 10 min before or after intravenous injection of BMS-191095 (n = 10; P < 0.05). The infarct protective effect of BMS-191095 was associated with a higher muscle content of ATP at the end of 4 h of ischemia and a decrease in muscle neutrophilic myeloperoxidase activity at the end of 1.5 h of reperfusion compared with the time-matched control (n = 10, P < 0.05). These observations led us to conclude that mKATP channels play a central role in the trigger and mediator mechanisms of hindlimb remote IPC of skeletal muscle against infarction in the pig, and the opening of mKATP channels in ischemic skeletal muscle is associated with an ATP-sparing effect during sustained ischemia and attenuation of neutrophil accumulation during reperfusion.
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PMID:Mitochondrial KATP channels in hindlimb remote ischemic preconditioning of skeletal muscle against infarction. 1545 54

Local and remote ischemic preconditioning (IPC) reduce ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury and preserve cardiac function. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that remote preconditioning is memorized by the explanted heart and yields protection from subsequent I/R injury and that the underlying mechanism involves sarcolemmal and mitochondrial ATP-sensitive K(+) (K(ATP)) channels. Male Wistar rats (300-350 g) were randomized to a control (n = 10), a remote IPC (n = 10), and a local IPC group (n = 10). Remote IPC was induced by four cycles of 5 min of limb ischemia, followed by 5 min of reperfusion. Local IPC was induced by four cycles of 2 min of regional myocardial ischemia, followed by 3 min of reperfusion. The heart was excised within 5 min after the final cycle of preconditioning, mounted in a perfused Langendorff preparation for 40 min of stabilization, and subjected to 45 min of sustained ischemia by occluding the left coronary artery and 120 min of reperfusion. I/R injury was assessed as infarct size by triphenyltetrazolium staining. The influence of sarcolemmal and mitochondrial K(ATP) channels on remote preconditioning was assessed by the addition of glibenclamide (10 microM, a nonselective K(ATP) blocker), 5-hydroxydecanoic acid (5-HD; 100 microM, a mitochondrial K(ATP) blocker), and HMR-1098 (30 microM, a sarcolemmal K(ATP) blocker) to the Langendorff preparation before I/R. The role of mitochondrial K(ATP) channels as an effector mechanism for memorizing remote preconditioning was further studied by the effect of the specific mitochondrial K(ATP) activator diaxozide (10 mg/kg) on myocardial infarct size. Remote preconditioning reduced I/R injury in the explanted heart (0.17 +/- 0.03 vs. 0.39 +/- 0.05, P < 0.05) and improved left ventricular function during reperfusion compared with control (P < 0.05). Similar effects were obtained with diazoxide. Remote preconditioning was abolished by the addition of 5-HD and glibenclamide but not by HMR-1098. In conclusion, the protective effect of remote preconditioning is memorized in the explanted heart by a mechanism that involves mitochondrial K(ATP) channels.
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PMID:Remote preconditioning reduces ischemic injury in the explanted heart by a KATP channel-dependent mechanism. 1549 29

Previous work from our laboratory has shown that the sarcolemmal K(ATP) channel (sK(ATP)) is required as a trigger for delayed cardioprotection upon exogenous opioid administration. We also established that the mitochondrial K(ATP) (mK(ATP)) channel is not required for triggering delayed delta-opioid-induced infarct size reduction. Because mechanistic differences have been found among delta-opioids and that due to ischemic preconditioning (IPC), we determined whether the triggering mechanism of delayed IPC-induced infarct size reduction involves either the sK(ATP) or mK(ATP). Male Sprague-Dawley rats received either sham surgery or IPC (3- to 5-min cycles of ischemia and reperfusion) 24 h before being subjected to 30 min of ischemia and 2 h of reperfusion. Infarct size was determined and expressed as a percentage of the area at risk, with significance compared with sham reported at P </= 0.001. A subset of both sham and IPC-treated rats received either the selective sK(ATP) channel antagonist, HMR-1098 (6 mg/kg), or the selective mK(ATP) channel antagonist, 5-hydroxydeconoic acid (5-HD; 10 mg/kg), given 5 min before IPC. Rats subjected to IPC demonstrated a significant reduction in infarct size compared with sham (29.2 +/- 4.7 vs. 59.3 +/- 2.5%, respectively; P </= 0.001). Prior administration of HMR-1098, but not 5-HD, abolished IPC-induced infarct size reduction (48.8 +/- 2.9 and 28.8 +/- 4.0%, respectively; P </= 0.001). Furthermore, administration of HMR 24 h after IPC, before index ischemia, did not abrogate IPC-induced infarct size reduction (33.0 +/- 5.0 vs. 29.2 +/- 4.7%, respectively; P </= 0.001). These data suggest that the sK(ATP) channel is required as a trigger but not a mediator for delayed IPC-induced infarct size reduction in rat hearts.
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PMID:Sarcolemmal KATP channel triggers delayed ischemic preconditioning in rats. 1556 43

Inhibition of 20-hydroxyeicosatrienoic acid (20-HETE), by pretreatment with pharmacological inhibitors of cytochrome P450 (CYP) omega-hydroxylase, has been shown to reduce infarct size in canines when administered prior to ischemia. However, it is unknown whether these agents reduce infarct size when administered just prior to reperfusion and if the sarcolemmal and/or mitochondrial K(ATP) channels (sK(ATP) and mK(ATP)) contribute to cardioprotection. Therefore, we determined whether specific CYP inhibitors for epoxygenases and omega-hydroxylases are cardioprotective when given either prior to ischemia or prior to reperfusion and furthermore, if selective inhibition of the sK(ATP) by HMR-1098 or mK(ATP) by 5-hydroxydecanoic acid (5-HD) could abrogate this effect. Male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent 30 minutes of ischemia followed by 2 hours of reperfusion. Groups received either miconazole (MIC, non-selective CYP inhibitor, 3 mg/kg), 17-octadecynoic acid (17-ODYA, CYP omega-hydroxylase inhibitor, 0,3 or 3 mg/kg), N-methylsulfonyl-12, 12-dibromododec-11-enamide (DDMS, CYP omega-hydroxylase inhibitor, 0,4 or 4 mg/kg), N-methanesulfonyl-6-(2-propargyloxyphenyl)hexanamide (MS-PPOH, CYP epoxygenase inhibitor, 3 mg/kg), or vehicle either 10 minutes prior to ischemia or 5 minutes prior to reperfusion. Rats also received either HMR-1098 (6 mg/kg) or 5-HD (10 mg/kg) 10 minutes prior to reperfusion, with subsets of rats also receiving either MIC or 17-ODYA 5 minutes prior to reperfusion. DDMS and 17-ODYA dose dependently reduced infarct size. Rats treated with MIC, 17-ODYA and DDMS, but not MS-PPOH, produced comparable reductions in infarct size when administered prior to ischemia or reperfusion compared to vehicle. HMR-1098, but not 5-HD, also blocked the infarct size reduction afforded by MIC and 17-ODYA. These data suggest a novel cardioprotective pathway involving CYP omega-hydroxylase inhibition and subsequent activation of the sK(ATP) channel during reperfusion.
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PMID:Cytochrome P450 omega-hydroxylase inhibition reduces infarct size during reperfusion via the sarcolemmal KATP channel. 1557 55

The relative contributions of cardiomyocyte sarcolemmal ATP-sensitive K(+) (K(ATP)) and mitochondrial K(ATP) channels in the cardioprotection and antiarrhythmic activity induced by K(ATP) channel openers remain obscure, though the mitochondrial K(ATP) channels have been proposed to be involved as a subcellular mediator in cardioprotection afforded by ischemic preconditioning. In the present study, we sought to investigate the effects of administration of ATP-sensitive K(+) channel (K(ATP)) openers (nicorandil and minoxidil), a specific mitochondrial K(ATP) channel blocker (5-hydroxydecanoate (5-HD)) and a specific sarcolemmal K(ATP) channel blocker (HMR 1883; (1-[5-[2-(5-chloro-o-anisamido)ethyl]-2-methoxyphenyl]sulfonyl-3-methylthiourea) prior to coronary occlusion as well as prior to post-ischemic reperfusion on survival rate, ischemia-induced and reperfusion-induced arrhythmias and myocardial infarct size in anesthetized albino rabbits. The thorax was opened in the left 4th intercostal space and after pericardiotomy the heart was exposed. In Group I (n=88), occlusion of the left main coronary artery and hence, myocardial ischemia-induced arrhythmias was achieved by tightening a previously placed loose silk ligature for 30 min. In Group II (n=206), arrhythmias were induced by reperfusion following a 20-min ligation of the left main coronary artery. Both in Group I and Group II, intravenous (i.v.) administration of nicorandil (0.47 mg/kg), minoxidil (0.5 mg/kg), HMR 1883 (3 mg/kg)/nicorandil and HMR 1883 (3 mg/kg)/minoxidil before coronary artery occlusion increased survival rate (86%, 75%, 75% and 86% vs. 55% in the control subgroup in Group I; 75%, 67%, 67% and 75% vs. 46% in the control subgroup in Group II), significantly decreased the incidence and severity of life-threatening arrhythmias. In Group II, i.v. administration of nicorandil and minoxidil before coronary artery occlusion significantly decreased myocardial infarct size. However, i.v. administration of nicorandil or minoxidil before reperfusion did neither increase survival rate nor confer any antiarrhythmic or cardioprotective effects. The antiarrhythmic and cardioprotective effects of both nicorandil and minoxidil were abolished by pretreating the rabbits with 5-HD (5 mg/kg, i.v. bolus), a selective mitochondrial K(ATP) channel blocker but not by HMR 1883 (3 mg/kg). In the present study, higher levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and lower levels of reduced glutathione (GSH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in necrotic zone of myocardium in all the 16 subgroups in Group II suggest little anti-free radical property of nicorandil and minoxidil. We conclude that intervention by intravenous administration of nicorandil and minoxidil (through the selective activation of mitochondrial K(ATP) channels) increased survival rate and exhibited antiarrhythmic and cardioprotective effects during coronary occlusion and reperfusion in anesthetized rabbits when administered prior to coronary occlusion. The cardiomyocyte mitochondrial K(ATP) channel may be a pharmacologically modulable target of cardioprotection and antiarrhythmic activity.
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PMID:Is the sarcolemmal or mitochondrial K(ATP) channel activation important in the antiarrhythmic and cardioprotective effects during acute ischemia/reperfusion in the intact anesthetized rabbit model? 1596 23

Clamikalant is a cardioselective blocker of the ATP-dependent potassium channel (KATP) which is under development by Aventis Pharma (formerly Hoechst Marion Roussel) for the potential treatment of cardiac arrhythmia. The sodium salt, HMR-1098, is in phase II trials. Aventis plans for an iv preparation of the drug to be launched in 2004, and an oral preparation to be available in 2005. Clamikalant prevented ischemia-induced reductions in refractory period in dogs with ventricular fibrillation without significant hemodynamic effects or alteration in blood glucose levels. HMR-1883 exerted an anti-arrhythmic effect in a model of isolated hearts from male White New Zealand rabbits, and indicated and did not interfere with post-ischemic hyperemia.
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PMID:Clamikalant (Aventis). 1604 57

There are few investigations on azimilide effects during ischemia/reperfusion. We have therefore investigated low concentrations of azimilide (0.1 and 0.5 micromol/l) versus Controls on action potential parameters and occurrence of repetitive responses during simulated ischemia and reperfusion. An in vitro model of "border zone" in guinea-pig ventricular myocardium (n=30) was used. Azimilide 0.5 micromol/l lengthened action potential duration in normoxic but not in ischemic-like conditions. Therefore an increased dispersion of action potential duration at 90% of repolarization during simulated ischemia in presence of azimilide was seen. Upon reperfusion, both normal and reperfused myocardium showed azimilide-induced action potential duration increase. There was a neutral effect on the occurrence of arrhythmias during simulated ischemia; however azimilide showed significant (P=0.033) antiarrhythmic properties following reperfusion. To mimic I(Kr) and I(Ks) blocking properties of azimilide we further used dofetilide 10 nmol/l with HMR 1556 1 nmol/l (N=9), which was accompanied by less severe shortening (P<0.05) of action potential duration at 90% of repolarization at 30 min of ischemic-like conditions (-43+/-9%), as compared with azimilide 0.5 micromol/l (-64+/-5%) but similar to what seen with azimilide 0.1 micromol/l (-53+/-5%) and Controls (-52+/-6%). During reperfusion, 2/9 (22%) preparations had sustained activities, which was less than what observed in Controls (5/10, 50%) and with azimilide 0.5 micromol/l (0/10, 0%), although not statistically different (respectively, P=0.35 and P=0.21). Lack versus homogenous class III effects of azimilide in respectively simulated ischemia and reperfusion may explain its different efficacy on arrhythmias, although prevention of reperfusion arrhythmias calls for other than just its I(Kr) and I(Ks) blocking properties.
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PMID:Electrophysiological effects of azimilide in an in vitro model of simulated-ischemia and reperfusion in guinea-pig ventricular myocardium. 1608 74

We have previously demonstrated that remote ischemic preconditioning (IPC) by instigation of three cycles of 10-min occlusion/reperfusion in a hindlimb of the pig elicits an early phase of infarct protection in local and distant skeletal muscles subjected to 4 h of ischemia immediately after remote IPC. The aim of this project was to test our hypothesis that hindlimb remote IPC also induces a late phase of infarct protection in skeletal muscle and that K(ATP) channels play a pivotal role in the trigger and mediator mechanisms. We observed that pig bilateral latissimus dorsi (LD) muscle flaps sustained 46 +/- 2% infarction when subjected to 4 h of ischemia/48 h of reperfusion. The late phase of infarct protection appeared at 24 h and lasted up to 72 h after hindlimb remote IPC. The LD muscle infarction was reduced to 28 +/- 3, 26 +/- 1, 23 +/- 2, 24 +/- 2 and 24 +/- 4% at 24, 28, 36, 48 and 72 h after remote IPC, respectively (P < 0.05; n = 8). In subsequent studies, hindlimb remote IPC or intravenous injection of the sarcolemmal K(ATP) (sK(ATP)) channel opener P-1075 (2 microg/kg) at 24 h before 4 h of sustained ischemia (i.e., late preconditioning) reduced muscle infarction from 43 +/- 4% (ischemic control) to 24 +/- 2 and 19 +/- 3%, respectively (P < 0.05, n = 8). Intravenous injection of the sK(ATP) channel inhibitor HMR 1098 (6 mg/kg) or the nonspecific K(ATP) channel inhibitor glibenclamide (Glib; 1 mg/kg) at 10 min before remote IPC completely blocked the infarct- protective effect of remote IPC in LD muscle flaps subjected to 4 h of sustained ischemia at 24 h after remote IPC. Intravenous bolus injection of the mitochondrial K(ATP) (mK(ATP)) channel inhibitor 5-hydroxydecanoate (5-HD; 5 mg/kg) immediately before remote IPC and 30-min intravenous infusion of 5-HD (5 mg/kg) during remote IPC did not affect the infarct-protective effect of remote IPC in LD muscle flaps. However, intravenous Glib or 5-HD, but not HMR 1098, given 24 h after remote IPC completely blocked the late infarct-protective effect of remote IPC in LD muscle flaps. None of these drug treatments affected the infarct size of control LD muscle flaps. The late phase of infarct protection was associated with a higher (P < 0.05) muscle content of ATP at the end of 4 h of ischemia and 1.5 h of reperfusion and a lower (P < 0.05) neutrophilic activity at the end of 1.5 h of reperfusion compared with the time-matched control. In conclusion, these findings support our hypothesis that hindlimb remote IPC induces an uninterrupted long (48 h) late phase of infarct protection, and sK(ATP) and mK(ATP) channels play a central role in the trigger and mediator mechanism, respectively.
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PMID:Inducing late phase of infarct protection in skeletal muscle by remote preconditioning: efficacy and mechanism. 1627 40


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