Abstract
Purpose
Recent studies suggest that G-CSF prevents cardiac remodeling following myocardial infarction (MI) likely through regeneration of the myocardium and coronary vessels. However, it remains unclear whether G-CSF administered at the onset of reperfusion prevents ischemia/reperfusion injury in the acute phase. We investigated acute effects of G-CSF on myocardial infarct size and the incidence of lethal arrhythmia and evaluated the involvement of the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K) in the in vivo canine models.
Methods
In open-chest dogs, left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) was occluded for 90 minutes followed by 6 hours of reperfusion. We intravenously administered G-CSF (0.33 μ/kg/min) for 30 minutes from the onset of reperfusion. Wortmannin, a PI3K inhibitor, was selectively administered into the LAD after the onset of reperfusion.
Results
G-CSF significantly (p<0.05) reduced myocardial infarct size (38.7±4.3% to 15.7±5.3%) and the incidence of ventricular fibrillation during reperfusion periods (50% to 0%) compared with the control. G-CSF enhanced Akt phospholylation in ischemic canine myocardium. Wortmannin blunted both the infarct size-limiting and anti-arrhythmic effects of G-CSF. G-CSF did not change myeloperoxidase activity, a marker of neutrophil accumulation, in the infarcted myocardium.
Conclusion
An intravenous administration of G-CSF at the onset of reperfusion attenuates ischemia/reperfusion injury through PI3K/Akt pathway in the in vivo model. G-CSF administration can be a promising candidate for the adjunctive therapy for patients with acute myocardial infarction.
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Abbreviations
- VF:
-
ventricular fibrillation
- G-CSF:
-
granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
- WTMN:
-
wortmannin
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Takahama, H., Minamino, T., Hirata, A. et al. Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Mediates Cardioprotection Against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury via Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase/Akt Pathway in Canine Hearts. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 20, 159–165 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-006-8285-8
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