Journal
VASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 42, Issue 5-6, Pages 243-252Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2005.02.005
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cardioprotection; myocardial ischemia; ischemia and reperfusion; preconditioning; anesthetics
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL 063705, HL 054820] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM 008377, GM 066730] Funding Source: Medline
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Preconditioning describes a very powerful endogenous mechanism by which the heart may be protected against ischemia and reperfusion injury. Transient administration of a volatile anesthetic before a prolonged ischemic episode reduces myocardial infarct size to a degree comparable to that observed during ischemic preconditioning. Many components of the signal transduction pathways responsible for cardioprotection are shared by anesthetic and ischemic preconditioning. Exposure to volatile anesthetics generates small triggering quantities of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by directly interacting with the mitochondrial electron transport chain or indirectly through a signaling cascade in which G-protein-coupled receptors, protein kinases, and mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium (K-ATP) channels play important roles. Several clinical studies also suggest that preconditioning by volatile anesthetics exerts beneficial effects in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This review summarizes some of the recent major developments in the understanding of cardioprotection by volatile anesthetics. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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