Journal
CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPEUTICS
Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 183-190Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/1755-5922.12181
Keywords
Cyclosporin A; Mycophenolate mofetil; NO-Synthase; Rat Cardiac Allograft; Tacrolimus; Transplant Vasculopathy
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ObjectiveThe transplant vasculopathy as a sign of chronic graft rejection affects both the epicardial and the intramyocardial arteries of the graft. This is at least partially mediated by NO synthases. The aim of this study was to assess possible protective effects of cyclosporine A (CsA), tacrolimus (FK506), and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) on the expression of NO synthases in an experimental transplant rat model. AimsHeart transplantation was performed in 322 rats. These were randomly assigned to four equal groups (control, CsA, FK506, MMF). Recipients were monitored up to 60days after transplantation, while transplanted hearts were recovered at certain time points for analysis. Expression and staining intensity for endothelial nitric oxide synthases (e-nos) and inducible nitric oxide synthases (i-nos) were analyzed in epicardial and intramyocardial vessels in each group. ResultsAll employed drugs led to a significant reduction of expression or staining intensity of i-nos and e-nos. MMF was most effective in reduction in expression of both NO synthases. ConclusionsThese results imply that all described drugs prevent endothelial impairment induced by toxicity of NO and thereby prevent transplant vasculopathy. MMF seems to be the most effective drug.
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