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Does aprotinin modify the effects of ischaemia-reperfusion on the myocardial performance of a blood perfused isolated rabbit heart?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2006

D. Sirieix ,
F. Clinquart ,
S. Delayance ,
S. Massonnet-Castel ,
M. Paris  and
J.-F. Baron
D. Sirieix
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, The Blood Bank and Biochemistry Department, Broussais Hospital, Paris, France
F. Clinquart
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, The Blood Bank and Biochemistry Department, Broussais Hospital, Paris, France
S. Delayance
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, The Blood Bank and Biochemistry Department, Broussais Hospital, Paris, France
S. Massonnet-Castel
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, The Blood Bank and Biochemistry Department, Broussais Hospital, Paris, France
M. Paris
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, The Blood Bank and Biochemistry Department, Broussais Hospital, Paris, France
J.-F. Baron
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, The Blood Bank and Biochemistry Department, Broussais Hospital, Paris, France
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Abstract

Aprotinin has been reported to influence positively or negatively the process of ischaemia-reperfusion. However, it is a complex drug acting on platelets, neutrophils and coagulation, which may also have a direct effect by inhibiting intracellular proteases and free radical generation. The goal of this study was to determine the direct effects of aprotinin on the myocardial performances of an isolated blood perfused rabbit heart preparation after normothermic global ischaemia. Two groups of 10 hearts were studied. The control group (ischaemia) underwent 30 min of global normothermic ischaemia. In the aprotinin group, (aprotinin) 200 KUI mL−1 of aprotinin was added to the perfusate before ischaemia. Measurements were obtained at base-line, 10, 30 and 60 min after reperfusion. Normothermic ischaemia significantly decreased myocardial performance in both groups. After 60 min reperfusion, myocardial contractility significantly recovered in the aprotinin group compared with the ischaemia group. Aprotinin contributes significantly by limiting the consequences of ischaemia on myocardial performances. This effect may be due to a direct action of the drug because leucocytes and plasma proteins were removed in this preparation.

Keywords

ischaemia-reperfusionaprotininmyocardial performanceisolated heart
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Original Article
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 16 , Issue 10 , October 1999 , pp. 712 - 718
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1999 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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