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ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
Volume 54, Issue 7, Pages 804-813Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2010.02241.x
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- EACTA 2008 research
- Leducq foundation
- Aase and Ejnar Danielsens foundation
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Background Cyclosporine A has generated intense interest in the field of cardioprotection due to its ability to protect the mitochondria at reperfusion by blocking the opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. The aim of our study was to examine the cardioprotective effect of Sandimmun (R), a clinically available formulation of cyclosporine A, in an in vivo large mammal model. Methods Forty-eight pigs were randomly allocated to one of three groups: (i) Control group (Con, n=19), (ii) Cyclosporine group, (Cyclo, n=19) Sandimmun (R) 10 mg/kg i.v. bolus 5 min before reperfusion and (iii) Pre-conditioning group (Precon, n=10) two cycles of 10 min ischemia interspersed with 30-min reperfusion. The study was further sub-divided into a metabolic protocol, evaluating myocardial metabolism by measuring changes in the interstitial lactate concentration, and a coronary flow protocol. All animals were subjected to 40 min of left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion, followed by 180 min of reperfusion before histochemical staining and assessment of infarct size by planimetry. Results Infarct sizes were measured as: Con 51.4 +/- 16.5%, Cyclo 47.3 +/- 15.7% and Precon 2.4 +/- 3.6%, with no significant difference between the Con and Cyclo groups but a highly significant difference between the Precon and Cyclo and Con groups (P < 0.0001 for both comparisons). In the Cyclo group, the interstitial lactate concentration was significantly increased compared with the Con group at 6-min reperfusion, although significantly lower at 14 min presumably due to accelerated washout. Conclusion In this large animal model, a 10 mg/kg bolus administration of Sandimmun (R) 5 min before reperfusion did not reduce the infarct size.
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