Title: The relationship between global myocardial ischemia, left ventricular function, myocardial redox state, and high energy phosphate profile. A phosphorous-31 nuclear magnetic resonance study
Abstract: The onset of global myocardial ischemia was related to mechanical function (intraventricular pressure), cellular redox state (NADH fluorophotography), and high energy phosphate profile (phosphorous-31 nuclear magnetic resonance). Ten rabbit hearts were excised and perfused on a modified Langendorff apparatus (37°C; pO2 480 Torr). Developed pressure and positive and negative dp/dt were determined at control, 1–10, 15, 30, 45, and 60 sec of acute global ischemia. NADH fluorophotographs were taken at control, 1–10, 15, 20, 30, 60 sec, and 5, 10, and 30 min. P-31 NMR spectra in 14 guinea pig hearts under identical conditions were obtained at control, 1, 5, 10, 20, 40, and 60 min of acute global ischemia. LV contractility diminished within 1 sec (P < 0.01) of ischemia and dropped to less than 35% of control by 1 min. Reduction of mitochondria was detected by epicardial NADH fluorophotography at 2 sec of ischemia. Cellular pH diminished 0.3 pH units by 5 min. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) concentration remained at control levels while phosphocreatine (PCr) dropped to 63 ± 8.5% of control by 1 min of ischemia. Conclusions: After the onset of global ischemia (1) mitochondrial electron transport ceases by 2 sec; (2) acidosis develops immediately; (3) LV contractility diminishes by 1 sec; (4) ATP concentration appears to be buffered by PCr, and is dissociated from myocardial function.
Publication Year: 1983
Publication Date: 1983-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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