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Ann Thorac Surg 1997;64:94-99
© 1997 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Center for Functional Imaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, and Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, California
Accepted for publication January 13, 1997.
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Methods. Ten isolated rat hearts were subjected to a 2-minute infusion of St. Thomas' cardioplegia ± 1 µmol/L HOE 694 followed by 50 minutes' normothermic (37°C) global ischemia. Intracellular sodium accumulation was continuously measured using triple quantum filtered 23Na nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy without chemical shift reagents. Hemodynamic variables were assessed before and after ischemia.
Results. The addition of 1 µmol/L HOE 694 to St. Thomas' cardioplegic solution (n = 5) attenuated the accumulation of intracellular sodium after 50 minutes' ischemia (160.5% ± 9.1% versus 203.4% ± 10.9% [mean ± standard error], HOE 694 versus control, respectively; p = 0.014) and after the initial reperfusion period (first 30 minutes) (288.7% ± 10.2% versus 335.9% ± 10.3%; p = 0.008). HOE 694treated hearts showed significantly improved postischemic recovery of left ventricular developed pressure (53.5% ± 8.4% versus 26.4% ± 6.6%; p = 0.036) and ratepressure product (40.2% ± 6.9% versus 13.2% ± 5%; p = 0.014). Postischemic recovery of coronary flow was not significantly different between the two groups (68.6% ± 5.9% versus 55.5% ± 4.6%, HOE 694 versus control, respectively; p = 0.11).
Conclusions. The addition of 1 µmol/L HOE 694 to cardioplegic solution attenuates the increase of intracellular sodium during myocardial ischemia and early reperfusion. This is coupled with an improved recovery of contractile function, possibly as a result of decreased sodium and calcium overload of ischemic myocardium.
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Several investigators [2, 4, 5, 911] have demonstrated that inhibition of the Na/H exchanger with amiloride hydrochloride or ethylisopropylamiloride results in decreased accumulation of intracellular sodium and improved recovery of cardiac function. By controlling sodium flux, there is less Na/Ca exchange and subsequently, decreased calcium overload and myocellular damage [5]. The lack of specificity of amilioride and its derivatives for the Na/H antiporter [2, 12] has led to the development of newer, more specific Na/H exchange inhibitors. HOE 694 (3-methylsulfonyl-4-piperidinobenzoyl guanidine methanesulfonate; Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals Inc, Somerville, NJ) has recently been developed as a specific inhibitor of the Na/H antiporter [13]. Hendrikx and associates [12] have shown that HOE 694 reduces calcium overload in perfused rabbit hearts, thereby resulting in improved resynthesis of high-energy phosphates and postischemic recovery of cardiac function, while having no significant effect on the changes in intracellular pH. Other investigators [1316] have also shown cardioprotective and antiarrhythmic effects of HOE 694 by demonstrating decreased ultrastructural damage and improved postischemic functional recovery.
This study investigates the effects of this specific Na/H exchange inhibitor (HOE 694) during ischemia and reperfusion of an isolated rat heart. The technique of triple quantum filtered (TQF) 23Na nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is used to continuously monitor intracellular sodium levels. Our experiments test the following hypothesis: the addition of HOE 694 to cardioplegic solution attenuates the increase of intracellular sodium during myocardial ischemia and results in improved recovery of contractile function. The potential benefits of Na/H exchange inhibition during cardiac ischemia will be evaluated.
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Hearts underwent spontaneous isovolumic contraction without pacing at a rate of 200 to 250 bpm. A Vitatek 511 monitor (Space Labs, Redmond, WA) was used for continuous cardiac recording. Left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP) (systolic - diastolic pressure; mm Hg), heart rate (HR, beats/min), coronary flow (mL/min), and ratepressure product (LVDP x HR; mm Hg/min) were measured. Postischemic recovery data were expressed as index measures, calculated as a percentage of the baseline preischemic value. The heart preparation was maintained at 37°C in an insulated, water-jacketed NMR probe head.
All animals in this study were treated humanely in accordance with the "Principles of Laboratory Animal Care" formulated by the National Society for Medical Research and the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals" published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH publication 85-23, revised, 1985).
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| TQF 23Na NMR Spectroscopy Measurements |
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Intracellular sodium measurements were performed on an NMR imaging system in a 25-cm clear-bore 2.35-Tesla Bruker magnet. The probe coil diameter was 14 mm. Resonance frequency for sodium was 26.47 MHz. Observation of the TQF signal was performed by the following pulse sequence: 90 degrees-
/2-180 degrees-
/2-90 degrees-
-90 degrees, where the preparation delay
= 4 ms and
= 40 µs [17]. The resonance offset was set to zero before each measurement. The triple-quantum filter was verified to result in complete elimination of the single-quantum NMR signal from sodium in perfusate solution (144 mEq/L) [17]. Each observation point of 192 acquisitions required 1.5 minutes. The NMR TQF peak intensities were used to monitor the kinetics of sodium time-course changes. The TQF sodium NMR signal from each heart was normalized to the average preischemic value.
The TQF sodium signal from the heart contains an extracellular component of 73% ± 5% relative to the total preischemic signal [17]. The value was determined by washout experiments of extracellular sodium with ice-cold 350 mmol/L sucrose and 5 mmol/L histidine (pH 7.4) solution before ischemia and after different durations of ischemia [17, 22]. This observation is consistent with the results of Dizon and co-workers [18], who estimate the extracellular component of the TQF sodium signal to be 75%. The TQF signal is approximately ten times more sensitive to changes in intracellular sodium than extracellular sodium [17]. Thus, small variations in extracellular sodium are attenuated in the resulting TQF signal. The extracellular sodium concentration is determined primarily by the perfusate solution and is independent of the heart's condition. Therefore, the extracellular component is expected to remain relatively constant during ischemia [17, 21, 23], and we can use the changes observed in the TQF signal to reflect changes in intracellular sodium levels.
Cardioplegia produces a 30% ± 3% decrease in the TQF signal. This decrease is related to the extracellular sodium contribution as demonstrated by washout experiments after administration of cardioplegia. High concentrations of the cations magnesium (16 mmol/L) and potassium (16 mmol/L) are primarily responsible for the decrease in the extracellular component of the TQF signal [17]. The intracellular sodium signal (TQFi) was calculated by subtracting the extracellular component of the TQF signal (73%) as a constant factor: TQFi = TQFs - 73%, where TQFs = the total TQF sodium signal. During the 50-minute ischemic interval, the extracellular component of the TQF sodium signal is decreased because of the application of cardioplegia, and the following correction is performed: TQFi* = TQFs* + 30% - 73%, where * indicates values during cardioplegic arrest. The percent increase in intracellular sodium was calculated as follows: %
TQFi = [(TQFi +
TQF)/TQFi] x 100, where
TQF is the percent change in the total TQF sodium signal.
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We [17] have previously demonstrated that after 20 minutes of ischemia, intracellular sodium levels return toward baseline during reperfusion in the isolated rat heart. Otherwise, after 40 minutes of ischemia, sodium continues to increase during reperfusion. Harper and Lochner [27] found that after 25 minutes of normothermic ischemia, isolated rat hearts did not recover sarcolemmal permeability, ultrastructure, or function. Malloy and coauthors [24] also observed that the recovery of myocardial function correlated with the return of intracellular sodium levels (measured by NMR) to baseline during reperfusion. During ischemia, intracellular acidosis promotes Na/H antiporter activity, resulting in the progressive rise of intracellular sodium [25]. We have shown an abrupt rise of intracellular sodium accumulation during reperfusion (see Fig 3
) after prolonged (50 minutes) normothermic (37°C) global ischemia. This suggests increased activity of the Na/H antiporter during reperfusion. This finding is consistent with that of Tani and Neely [4], who demonstrated a transient increase in intracellular sodium at the time of reperfusion, and that of Lazdunski and colleagues [2], who proposed activation of the Na/H exchanger during reperfusion with resultant influx of sodium.
Several investigators [6, 7] found irreversible damage occurred after approximately 40 minutes of ischemia. In this study, a "severely" damaged heart model is used to maximally assess the effects of experimental intervention. After prolonged ischemia, the acidotic, energy-depleted cell cannot sustain normal homeostatic mechanisms. The depletion of adenosine triphosphate renders the Na/K pump ineffective and the myocyte cannot extrude excess sodium [1]. Increased intracellular sodium promotes Na/Ca exchange, driving cytosolic calcium overload. Sarcolemmal damage and membrane leakage of ions exacerbate the increase of intracellular sodium and calcium [1, 6]. Inappropriate calcium influx is probably responsible for much of the enzyme, organelle, and ultrastructural damage during reperfusion of ischemic myocardium [3, 68].
Our results indicate that the addition of the specific Na/H exchange inhibitor HOE 694 to cardioplegic solution attenuates the accumulation of intracellular sodium during 50 minutes' normothermic ischemia and during the first 30 minutes of reperfusion. This observation supports the theory that the Na/H antiporter acts as a route for sodium influx. The differential rate of rise of intracellular sodium observed between the two groups of hearts occurs in the last 20 minutes of the ischemic interval, when the rate of sodium accumulation slows considerably in the HOE 694treated group. This suggests that Na/H exchange inhibition affects cellular processes late in ischemia. This phenomenon may be due to increasing intracellular acidosis driving Na/H exchange. Thus, in this model, the effects of Na/H exchange inhibition are observed during prolonged ischemia.
This study also demonstrates that HOE 694 treatment improves recovery of postischemic myocardial contractile function (left ventricular developed pressure, heart rate, and ratepressure product) while having no significant effect on coronary flow. Despite improvement compared with the control group, HOE 694treated hearts, functioning well below baseline values, still show signs of significant irreversible damage. We theorize that by lessening the intracellular sodium load, the degree of abrupt calcium influx is decreased, thereby subjecting the myocyte to less potential damage. HOE 694 has been shown to protect rabbit hearts undergoing 12 hours of hypothermic arrest (4°C) [15]. HOE 694 administered during normothermic reperfusion resulted in a more significant recovery of hemodynamic variables than when administered before hypothermic arrest [15]. It is possible that under hypothermic conditions, Na/H exchange activity is minimal, with increased activity during normothermic reperfusion [2]. However, other investigators [12, 14] found that pretreatment with HOE 694 (before ischemia) was most effective in their normothermic ischemic models. The purpose of our experiment was to test the specific Na/H exchange inhibitor as a cardioplegia additive, a route that in clinical use might avoid potential systemic effects of parenteral infusion.
With a decreased sodium load, we presume a subsequent attenuation of the burst introduction of calcium during the crucial early reperfusion period. With potentially less myocyte damage, the heart may be better able to compensate and restore cellular processes. This may be a partial explanation for the decreased intracellular sodium rise observed during early reperfusion in the HOE 694treated hearts. Also, it is possible that at the beginning of reperfusion, there may still exist some degree of Na/H exchange inhibition at a time when exchange activity is thought to be increased. These processes augment the recovery of reperfused myocardium. During the last 30 minutes of reperfusion, the intracellular sodium levels continue to increase and are approximately equal between the two groups of hearts, although the HOE 694treated hearts show significantly better hemodynamic function. These data suggest improved postischemic recovery as a result of decreased intracellular sodium at the end of the ischemic interval and at the onset of reperfusion.
In conclusion, we have demonstrated that HOE 694enhanced cardioplegia did not fully protect hearts from severe injury, as is evident from the observation that despite Na/H exchange inhibition, intracellular sodium continued to rise, and hearts recovered to only 40.2% (ratepressure product) of their baseline values. By attenuating ionic derangements and subsequent myocellular damage, Na/H exchange inhibitors may confer some benefit during myocardial ischemia and reperfusion. However, sodium and calcium flux have only a partial role in the overall mechanism of ischemic and reperfusion injury. This model, although not typical of the setting of cardiac surgery, demonstrates a reliable method of evaluating the sodium ion changes during myocardial damage and the effects of experimental intervention. The potential efficacy of Na/H inhibitors during cardiac surgical procedures warrants further investigation.
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This work was supported in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the US Department of Health and Human Services under grants HL25840-15 and HL07367-18 and by the US Department of Energy under contract DE-AC03-76SF00098.
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