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M Chujo

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PubMed1994

Alpha 1-adrenoceptor activation mediates the infarct size-limiting effect of ischemic preconditioning through augmentation of 5'-nucleotidase activity.

We have reported that ischemic preconditioning may limit infarct size by increasing 5'-nucleotidase activity. The present study tested whether alpha 1-adrenoceptor stimulation in ischemic preconditioning mediates the infarct size-limiting effect through augmentation of 5'-nucleotidase activity. The coronary artery was occluded four times for 5 min separated by 5 min of reperfusion (ischemic preconditioning) in 82 dogs. Then the coronary artery was occluded for 90 min followed by 6 h of reperfusion. Infarct size normalized by risk area was smaller after ischemic preconditioning than in the control group (40.6 +/- 2.3 vs 6.7 +/- 2.0%, P < 0.001), even though no difference existed in endomyocardial collateral flow during ischemia (8.7 +/- 1.0 vs 8.9 +/- 1.0 ml/100 g per min). Ectosolic and cytosolic 5'-nucleotidase activity was increased after ischemic preconditioning. However, prazosin blunted the infarct size-limiting effect of ischemic preconditioning (infarct size: 42.8 +/- 3.7%). Intermittent alpha 1-adrenoceptor stimulation by methoxamine mimicked the increase in 5'-nucleotidase activity and the infarct size-limiting effect, which were abolished by alpha, beta,-methyleneadenosine 5'-diphosphate. Identical results were obtained in the conscious model (n = 20). Therefore, we conclude that increases in ectosolic 5'-nucleotidase activity due to alpha 1-adrenoceptor activation may contribute to the infarct size-limiting effect of ischemic preconditioning.

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PubMed1992

[Clinical significance of regional cerebral blood volume and flow-to-volume ratio in ischemic cerebrovascular disease measured by SPECT].

Regional cerebral blood volume (rCBV) and flow-to-volume ratio (rCBF/rCBV) were evaluated for clinical significance in comparison to rCBF and findings in X-ray CT (XCT) and radionuclide (RNA) and contrast angiography (CAG). A total of 109 cases were studied within 90 days after cerebrovascular ischemic attack. CBV SPECT was performed following CBF SPECT with I-123-IMP and RNA with Tc-99m-RBC, and processed for subtraction of I-123 contamination fraction. CBF/CBV image was obtained as the count ratio of CBF to CBV image at the same slice-level. Parametric rCBV and rCBF/rCBV were estimated as the count ratio of the focus to the contralateral normal region of interest. Image findings were scored by visual judgement. Student's t-test was applied for statistical analysis with a significance level of p = 0.01. The rCBV-ratio was inversely proportional to rCBF/rCBV-ratio, and was different between the two groups with high and low score on flip-flop perfusion in RNA and among three groups with different postictal neurological course. The ratio was the highest for the group of improved course. The rCBF/rCBV-ratio was possibly correlated to rCBF-ratio, and was different between the two groups with high and low score on low density area in XCT, early perfusion in RNA and arterial stenosis in CAG. In the group of improved course, the ratio was different between the second and the third postictal week's duration. These results, therefore, suggest that rCBV-ratio reflects collateral perfusion, and is valuable for assessing postictal prognosis in cerebrovascular disease, and that rCBF/rCBV-ratio may reflect regional oxygen extraction fraction, and is valuable for speculating cerebral perfusion reserve.

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