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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 58, 1005-1011, Copyright © 1994 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Magnesium cardioplegia reduces cytosolic and nuclear calcium and DNA fragmentation in the senescent myocardium

T Tsukube, JD McCully, EA Faulk, M Federman, J LoCicero 3rd, IB Krukenkamp and S Levitsky
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Ma 02215.

Previous reports have indicated that the senescent myocardium is less tolerant to surgically induced ischemia and that diminished functional recovery is associated with alterations in cytosolic calcium ([Ca2+]i) accumulation. Recently, increased [Ca2+]i has been suggested to alter nuclear calcium ([Ca2+]n) accumulation. To investigate the relation between [Ca2+]i and [Ca2+]n, we subjected mature and aged rabbit hearts to normothermic global ischemia, either without treatment or after treatment with potassium cardioplegia, magnesium cardioplegia, or a combination of potassium and magnesium cardioplegia. The relation between altered [Ca2+]n and DNA fragmentation was also investigated. Our results indicate that [Ca2+]i was increased during 30 minutes of normothermic global ischemia without treatment in both the mature and aged hearts (p < 0.05). Accumulation of [Ca2+]i during global ischemia was reduced with the use of potassium, magnesium, and a combination of potassium and magnesium cardioplegia (p < 0.05 versus untreated ischemia) in both the mature and aged hearts. Levels of [Ca2+]n were unaffected by global ischemia or cardioplegia in the mature myocardium; however, in the aged myocardium, [Ca2+]n was increased during global ischemia and with potassium cardioplegia and was associated with increased nuclear DNA fragmentation (p < 0.05). The use of magnesium and a combination of potassium and magnesium cardioplegia attenuated [Ca2+]n accumulation and nuclear DNA fragmentation (p < 0.05). Control of [Ca2+]i and [Ca2+]n was associated with enhanced functional recovery during reperfusion. These results indicate that during normothermic ischemia, there is increased [Ca2+]i and [Ca2+]n in the aged myocardium, and increased [Ca2+]n is associated with increased nuclear DNA fragmentation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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