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Trimetazidine Improves Recovery During Reperfusion in Isolated Rat Hearts After Prolonged Ischemia [Anatol J Cardiol]
Anatol J Cardiol. 2003; 3(4): 303-308

Trimetazidine Improves Recovery During Reperfusion in Isolated Rat Hearts After Prolonged Ischemia

Murat İkizler1, Sadettin Dernek2, Behçet Sevin2, Tuğrul Kural2
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Medical Faculty, Eskişehir
2Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osmangazi University, Medicine Faculty, Eskişehir, Turkey

Objective: Trimetazidine (TMZ) is a cellular anti-ischemic agent, which has been studied in clinical and experimental investigations, and was shown to have protective affects against myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury. The major objective of this study was to investigate the cardio-protective effects of trimetazidine in prolonged global ischemia subjected Langendorff perfused rat hearts. Methods: Twenty rats (Male Sprague-Dawley) were divided into two study groups. In Group 2 (n=10) TMZ was given by intra-gastric gavage (3 mg/kg BW twice daily for 5 days) prior to operation and was added to the Krebbs-Henseleit perfusate to create a 10-6 M solution to perfuse the isolated rat hearts. Group 1 (n=10) reserved as control group and received saline at the same time period. All hearts were paced at 300 beats/min. After a 20-minute of stabilization period, hearts in both groups were arrested for 120 minutes with crystalloid cardioplegia. After ischemic period, the hearts were then reperfused for 30 minutes. Hemodynamic measurements from left ventricular latex balloon, coronary flow, and creatine kinase (CK-MB) and troponin T (cTnT) levels determined from the coronary effluent were analyzed at the end of stabilization and at every 10-min intervals during reperfusion, and results were compared between two groups. Results: No significant differences were observed in all entered hemodynamic and biochemical parameters between two groups at the end of the stabilization. However, peak systolic pressure, end diastolic pressure and +dP/dt values reflected improved mechanical myocardial recovery in Group 2 hearts after prolonged ischemia. Besides coronary flow measurements were higher in Group 2 compared with Group 1. CK-MB and cTnT levels indicated to less enzymatic damage in trimetazidine treated hearts during reperfusion. Conclusion: In conclusion, both pre-treatment and treatment protocols with TMZ reduce the myocardial damage caused by global ischemia following reperfusion. We could speculate that this beneficial effe

Keywords: Trimetazidine, heart, ischemia, reperfusion

Murat İkizler, Sadettin Dernek, Behçet Sevin, Tuğrul Kural. Trimetazidine Improves Recovery During Reperfusion in Isolated Rat Hearts After Prolonged Ischemia. Anatol J Cardiol. 2003; 3(4): 303-308
Manuscript Language: English


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