Wang Yuexi, et al. Cardial preconditioning with calcium clinically accessible myocardialprotection[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 1999,(1).
Wang Yuexi, et al. Cardial preconditioning with calcium clinically accessible myocardialprotection[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 1999,(1).DOI:
Cardiac preconditioning is mediated by protein kinase C (PKC). Although endogenous calcium is a potentstimulus of PKC
it remains unknown whether preischemic administration of exogenous calcium can induce PKC.mediated myocardial protection against ischemia.reperfusion injury. Cacium chloride (CaClz3 was administeredthrough femoral vein at a rate of 1.6umol . ml-1. min.1. Calcium.mediated cardiadaption was then linked to PKCby means of the PKC inhibitor Chelerythrine(CHE. 0.4mg/100g). Results indicated that preischemic CaCl2
adininistration reduced myocardial infarction size as effectivelly as ischemic preconditioning(IPC). Benificialeffects of CaCl2 were eliminated by concurrent PKC inhibitor. These results suggest that CaClz
a safe androutinely administered agent
can induce PKC - mediated cardiac preconditioning. Calcium.induced cardioadapta-tion to ischemia.reperBned ischemic events such as PTCA and electic cardiac operations