Myocardial Effects of Halothane and Sevoflurane in Diabetic Rats

2004 ◽  
Vol 100 (5) ◽  
pp. 1179-1187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Stéphane David ◽  
Benoît Tavernier ◽  
Julien Amour ◽  
Benoît Vivien ◽  
Pierre Coriat ◽  
...  

Background Diabetes induces significant myocardial abnormalities, but the effects of halogenated anesthetics on this diseased myocardium remain a matter of debate. Methods Left ventricular papillary muscles and triton-skinned cardiac fibers were provided from control and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. The effects of halothane and sevoflurane were studied on inotropic and lusitropic responses, under low (isotony) and high (isometry) loads in papillary muscles and then on isometric tension-Ca2+ concentration (pCa) relations obtained in triton-skinned cardiac fibers. Data are presented as mean +/- SD. Results Sevoflurane and halothane induced a negative inotropic effect that was more important in diabetic rats (active force: 1.5% halothane, 19+/-6 vs. 24+/-6% of baseline, P < 0.05; 3.6% sevoflurane, 47+/-14 vs. 69+/-17% of baseline, P < 0.05). However, when differences in minimum alveolar concentration were considered, no significant difference was observed between groups for halothane. The effects of halothane and sevoflurane on isotonic relaxation and postrest potentiation were not significantly different between groups. In contrast, the decrease in Ca myofilament sensitivity produced by each anesthetic agent was greater in diabetic rats than in control rats (0.65% halothane, -0.15+/-0.07 vs. -0.05+/-0.04 pCa unit, P < 0.05; 1.8% sevoflurane, -0.12+/-0.06 vs. -0.06+/-0.04 pCa unit, P < 0.05). Conclusions The negative inotropic effect of halothane and sevoflurane was greater in diabetic rats, mainly because of a significant decrease in myofilament Ca sensitivity.

1997 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 599-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre-Yves Gueugniaud ◽  
Jean-Luc Hanouz ◽  
Benoit Vivien ◽  
Yves Lecarpentier ◽  
Pierre Coriat ◽  
...  

Background The cardiovascular effects of desflurane have been investigated in several in vivo animal and human studies. To determine the possible contributions of myocardial depression, the effects of desflurane on various contractile parameters in isolated cardiac papillary muscles were compared with those of isoflurane and halothane. Methods The effects of desflurane, isoflurane, and halothane (0.5-2.5 minimum alveolar concentration [MAC]) were studied in rat left ventricular papillary muscles (29 degrees C; pH 7.40; stimulation frequency, 12 pulses/min). The inotropic effects were compared under low (isotony) and high (isometry) loads, using the maximum unloaded shortening velocity (Vmax) and maximum isometric active force (AF). The lusitropic effects were compared in isotonic and isometric conditions. Results Desflurane has no significant inotropic effect (AF at 2.5 MAC: 95 +/- 11% of control values; NS) in contrast with halothane and isoflurane (AF at 2.5 MAC: 37 +/- 14 vs. 65 +/- 10%, respectively; P < 0.05). After alpha- and beta-adrenoceptor blockade or pretreatment with reserpine, desflurane induced a negative inotropic effect (AF at 2.5 MAC: 83 +/- 11 vs. 89 +/- 8%, respectively) that was not significantly different from that of isoflurane (AF at 2.5 MAC: 80 +/- 12%). Halothane induced a negative lusitropic effect under low load, which was significantly greater than those of isoflurane and desflurane. In contrast to halothane, isoflurane and desflurane induced no significant lusitropic effect under high load and did not modify postrest potentiation. These results suggest that desflurane did not impair sarcoplasmic reticulum function. Conclusions When compared with isoflurane, desflurane induced a moderate positive inotropic effect related to intramyocardial catecholamine release. After adrenoceptor blockade, desflurane induced a negative inotropic effect comparable with that induced by isoflurane.


2012 ◽  
Vol 302 (5) ◽  
pp. H1131-H1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Luísa Pires ◽  
Marta Pinho ◽  
Cristina Maria Sena ◽  
Raquel Seica ◽  
Adelino F. Leite-Moreira

Intermedin (IMD) is a novel vasoactive peptide from the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) implicated in cardiac regulation, yet the contractile effects of IMD remain controversial, since previous studies in vivo and isolated cardiomyocytes documented contradictory results. We hypothesized cardiac endothelial cells involvement in IMD modulation of cardiac function as an explanation for these opposing observations. With this in mind, we investigated the direct action of increasing concentrations of IMD (10−8 to 10−6M) on myocardial performance parameters in rat left ventricular (LV) papillary muscles with and without endocardial endothelium (EE) and in presence of receptor antagonists and intracellular pathways inhibitors. In LV papillary muscles with intact EE, IMD induced a concentration-dependent negative inotropic action (%decrease relative to baseline, at IMD concentration of 10−6M, active tension of 14 ± 4%, and maximum velocity of tension rise of 10 ± 4%). These effects were blunted by EE removal, AM receptor antagonist (AM22–52), and CGRP receptor antagonist (CGRP8–37). Additionally, nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibition with NG-nitro-l-arginine (l-NAME) in muscles with and without EE and guanylyl cyclase inhibition with {1 H-[1,2,4]oxadiazole-[4,4-a]-quinoxalin-1-one} not only blunted the negative inotropic action of IMD but also unmasked IMD-positive inotropic effect dependent on CGRP receptor PKA activation. Western blot quantification of phosphorylated cardiac troponin I (P-cTnI) in IMD-treated papillary muscles revealed a significant increase in P-cTnI when compared with untreated muscles, while in l-NAME-pretreated papillary muscles IMD failed to increase P-cTnI. Finally, we found that stimulation of both EE and microvascular endothelial cells with IMD significantly increased NO production by 40 ± 3 and 38 ± 3%, respectively, suggesting the role of cardiac endothelial cells in NO production upon IMD stimulation. Our findings establish IMD negative inotropic effect in isolated myocardium due to NO/cGMP pathway activation with concomitant thin myofilament desensitization by increase in cTnI phosphorylation and provide a coherent explanation for the previously reported contradictory results.


1997 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Luc Hanouz ◽  
Bruno MD Riou ◽  
Laurent Massias ◽  
Yves Lecarpentier ◽  
Pierre Coriat

Background Halothane induces negative inotropic and lusitropic effects in myocardium. It has been suggested that halothane potentiates beta-adrenoceptor stimulation. However, its effects on the inotropic response to alpha-adrenoceptor stimulation and its effects on the lusitropic effects of alpha- and beta-adrenoceptor stimulation are unknown. Methods The effects of halothane (0.5 and 1 minimum alveolar concentration [MAC]) on the inotropic responses induced by phenylephrine (10(-8) to 10(-4) M) and isoproterenol (10(-8) to 10(-4) M) were studied in rat left ventricular papillary muscles in vitro (in Krebs-Henseleit solution at 29 degrees C, pH 7.40, with 0.5 mM calcium and stimulation frequency at 12 pulses/min). The lusitropic effects were studied in isotonic (R1) and isometric (R2) conditions. Results One MAC halothane induced a negative inotropic effect (54 +/- 3%, P < 0.05), increased R1 (109 +/- 3%, P < 0.05), and decreased R2 (88 +/- 2%, P < 0.05). In control groups, phenylephrine (137 +/- 7%, P > 0.05) and isoproterenol (162 +/- 6%, P < 0.05) induced a positive inotropic effect. Halothane did not significantly modify the positive inotropic effect of calcium, suggesting that it did not modify the inotropic reserve of papillary muscles. In contrast, 1 MAC halothane enhanced the positive inotropic effects of phenylephrine (237 +/- 19%, P < 0.05) and isoproterenol (205 +/- 11%, P < 0.05). Halothane did not modify the lusitropic effect of phenylephrine under high or low load. In contrast, 1 MAC halothane impaired the positive lusitropic effect of isoproterenol under low load (P < 0.05), whereas it did not modify the positive lusitropic effect of isoproterenol under high load. Conclusions At clinically relevant concentrations, halothane potentiated the positive inotropic effects of both alpha- and beta-adrenoceptor stimulation. Furthermore, halothane alters the positive lusitropic-effect of beta-adrenoceptor stimulation under low load.


2021 ◽  
Vol 320 (4) ◽  
pp. H1646-H1656
Author(s):  
David Coquerel ◽  
Eugénie Delile ◽  
Lauralyne Dumont ◽  
Frédéric Chagnon ◽  
Alexandre Murza ◽  
...  

By using more potent Gαi-biased APJ agonists that strongly inhibit cAMP production, these data point to the negative inotropic effect of APJ-mediated Gαi signaling in the heart and highlight the potential protective impact of APJ-dependent Gαi signaling in cardiovascular diseases associated with left ventricular hypertrophy.


1991 ◽  
Vol 261 (6) ◽  
pp. H1880-H1888
Author(s):  
J. M. Capasso ◽  
P. Li ◽  
P. Anversa

To determine whether mechanical evaluation of muscle tissue removed from the myocardium can be employed as a direct indicator of cardiac contractile performance in situ, isometric and isotonic parameters of muscle mechanics in vitro were correlated with in vivo global functional characteristics of the same heart. Twelve-month-old animals maintained on standard food and water were employed as representative of normal cardiac function. Animals of identical age with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction induced by oral alcohol (30%) ingestion from 4 to 12 mo were utilized to represent depressed cardiac performance. Accordingly, 24 h after the establishment of the hemodynamic profile for a control or experimental heart, the LV posterior papillary muscle was removed from the same heart and examined isometrically and isotonically. Least squares regression analysis was employed to establish a correlation coefficient and P values between various in vitro and in vivo parameters. Hemodynamic measurements were performed under chloral hydrate anesthesia and LV pump performance was evaluated with respect to aortic and ventricular pressures and the rates of rise and decay of the LV pressure trace. Papillary muscles were evaluated with respect to timing parameters of the isometric and isotonic twitch, the first derivative of isometric tension development, and the speed of muscle shortening at increasing physiologic loads. LV peak rate of pressure rise and decay were then correlated with the various isometric and isotonic properties. Myocardial mechanics and hemodynamics revealed depressed function in the papillary muscles and hearts from alcoholic rats. Moreover, significant correlations were found between the LV rate of pressure change (peak +dP/dt and -dP/dt) and both isometric and isotonic twitch measurements.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (12) ◽  
pp. 1038-1042 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Nahas ◽  
J. Lachapelle ◽  
G. M. Tremblay

The effect of procainamide and lidocaine on myocardial contractility was studied in an isovolumic isolated rat heart perfusion preparation following the Langendorff technique. As a measure of myocardial contractility, the left ventricular intracavitary pressure and maximum dp/dt were determined and were found to be depressed proportionately to the dose of these agents. At the same concentration, lidocaine showed a more negative inotropic effect than procainamide (although the former seems clinically innocuous at therapeutic doses). In addition, procainamide produced in about one-half of the experiments a biphasic effect characterized by a slight transitory positive inotropic effect followed by a negative inotropic effect.


2004 ◽  
Vol 101 (5) ◽  
pp. 1145-1152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Amour ◽  
Jean-Stéphane David ◽  
Benoît Vivien ◽  
Pierre Coriat ◽  
Bruno Riou

Background Halogenated anesthetics potentiate the positive inotropic effects of alpha- and beta-adrenoceptor stimulations. Although diabetes mellitus induces significant myocardial abnormalities, the interaction of halogenated anesthetics and adrenoceptor stimulation in diabetic myocardium remains unknown. Methods Left ventricular papillary muscles were provided from healthy and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Effects of 1 minimum alveolar concentration halothane, isoflurane, and sevoflurane on the inotropic and lusitropic responses of alpha (phenylephrine)- and beta (isoproterenol)-adrenoceptor stimulations were studied at 29 degrees C with 12 pulses/min. Data shown are mean percentage of baseline active force +/- SD. Results Phenylephrine induced comparable positive inotropic effects in healthy and diabetic rats (143 +/- 8 vs. 136 +/- 18%; not significant), but the potentiation by halogenated anesthetics was abolished in the diabetic rats (121 +/- 20, 130 +/- 20, and 123 +/- 20% for halothane, isoflurane, and sevoflurane, respectively; not significant). In diabetic rats, the positive inotropic effect of isoproterenol was markedly diminished (109 +/- 9 vs. 190 +/- 18%; P < 0.05), but its potentiation was preserved with isoflurane (148 +/- 21%; P < 0.05) and sevoflurane (161 +/- 40%; P < 0.05) but not with halothane (126 +/- 16%; not significant). Halothane induced a deleterious effect on the sarcoplasmic reticulum, as shown by its impairment in the lusitropic effect of isoproterenol, compared with isoflurane and sevoflurane. Conclusion Potentiation of the positive inotropic effect of alpha-adrenoceptor stimulation by halogenated anesthetics is abolished in diabetic rats. In contrast, potentiation of beta-adrenoceptor stimulation is preserved with isoflurane and sevoflurane but not with halothane, probably because of its deleterious effects on sarcoplasmic reticulum.


1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (9) ◽  
pp. 1013-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo A. Brown ◽  
Prashant Bhasin ◽  
Adedapo O. Savage ◽  
Joseph C. Dunbar

It is well established that cardiomyopathy is a consistent feature of diabetic myocardium and that alcohol consumption increases the risk of cardiovascular disease among diabetic subjects. The objective of this investigation was to determine whether acute or chronic verapamil treatment attenuates the negative inotropic effect of ethanol (EtOH) in the diabetic rat heart. Wistar rats were made diabetic with streptozotocin (55 mg/kg, iv). Left-ventricular papillary muscles, from normal and diabetic (8 weeks) rats, were superfused with Tyrode's solution at 30 °C while driven at 0.5 Hz. A subgroup of diabetic and normal animals received daily injections of verapamil (8 mg/kg, ip; 8 weeks), whereas muscles from untreated animals were exposed to verapamil (2 μM) in vitro. Peak tension developed (PTD), time to peak tension (TPT), time to 90% relaxation (RT90), and the maximum velocities of tension development (+VT) and decay (−VT) were determined in the absence and presence of clinically relevant concentrations of EtOH (80–240 mg/dL, i.e., 17.4–52.1 mM). Ethanol at 80 mg/dL reduced PTD, + VT, and −VT only in preparations from diabetic animals. Higher concentrations of EtOH (120–240 mg/dL) decreased PTD, TPT, +VT, and −VT. The negative inotropic effect of EtOH (240 mg/dL) was attenuated only in diabetic myocardium chronically treated with verapamil, whereas acute verapamil treatment potentiated the negative inotropic effect of EtOH in both normal and diabetic myocardium. Thus, chronic verapamil therapy diminishes the negative inotropic effect of EtOH in diabetic myocardium and acute verapamil treatment exaggerates it. Altered expression of membrane-bound calcium channels may be involved in the negative inotropic response to EtOH in long-term diabetes.Key words: ethanol, papillary muscle, inotropism, myocardium, force of contraction, diabetes mellitus.


2001 ◽  
Vol 280 (6) ◽  
pp. H2823-H2832 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Rastaldo ◽  
N. Paolocci ◽  
A. Chiribiri ◽  
C. Penna ◽  
D. Gattullo ◽  
...  

This study focused on the mechanisms of the negative inotropic response to bradykinin (BK) in isolated rat hearts perfused at constant flow. BK (100 nM) significantly reduced developed left ventricular pressure (LVP) and the maximal derivative of systolic LVP by 20–22%. The cytochrome P-450 (CYP) inhibitors 1-aminobenzotriazole (1 mM and 100 μM) or proadifen (5 μM) abolished the cardiodepression by BK, which was not affected by nitric oxide and cyclooxygenase inhibitors (35 μM N G-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester and 10 μM indomethacin, respectively). The CYP metabolite 14,15-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (14,15-EET; 50 ng/ml) produced effects similar to those of BK in terms of the reduction in contractility. After the coronary endothelium was made dysfunctional by Triton X-100 (0.5 μl), the BK-induced negative inotropic effect was completely abolished, whereas the 14,15-EET-induced cardiodepression was not affected. In hearts with normal endothelium, after recovery from 14,15-EET effects, BK reduced developed LVP to a 35% greater extent than BK in the control. In conclusion, CYP inhibition or endothelial dysfunction prevents BK from causing cardiodepression, suggesting that, in the rat heart, endothelial CYP products mediate the negative inotropic effect of BK. One of these mediators appears to be 14,15-EET.


2006 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 961-967 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrine Rozenberg ◽  
Sophie Besse ◽  
Julien Amour ◽  
Benoît Vivien ◽  
Benoît Tavernier ◽  
...  

Background The myocardial negative inotropic effects of desflurane are less pronounced than those of other halogenated anesthetics, partly because of intramyocardial catecholamine store release. However, the effects of desflurane on aging myocardium are unknown, whereas aging is known to be associated with an attenuation of catecholamine responsiveness. Methods The effects of desflurane (1.9-9.3 vol%) were studied in left ventricular papillary muscle of adult and senescent rats (29 degrees C; 0.5 mm Ca; stimulation frequency 12 pulses/min). The inotropic effects were compared under low and high loads, using the maximum unloaded shortening velocity and maximum isometric active force, and without or with alpha- and beta-adrenoceptor blockade. Results Desflurane induced a moderate positive inotropic effect in adult rats but a negative inotropic effect in senescent rats. After alpha- and beta-adrenoceptor blockade, desflurane induced a comparable negative inotropic effect in adult and senescent rats. No lusitropic effect under low load was observed, whereas desflurane induced a slight but significant positive lusitropic effect under high load similar between the two groups of rats. This positive effect was abolished by adrenoceptor blockade. Conclusion The authors' study suggests that desflurane does not induce significant intramyocardial catecholamine release in senescent myocardium, a result that should be integrated in the well-known alteration in the catecholamine response during aging.


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