Abstract
The effects of drugs on rat cardiac glycogen reserves in vivo, and on the subsequent in vitro sensitivity of the right ventricular strip preparation to anoxia have been investigated. Isoproterenol (0.2 mg/kg i.p.) causes immediate cardiac stimulation and reduction of glycogen reserves, coupled with an increased susceptibility to anoxia. Several hours after administration, glycogen levels are found to be greatly (100-200%) increased, by a "supercompensation" mechanism, and a marked tolerance to anoxia can be simultaneously demonstrated. In contrast, large doses of corticosteroids (dexamethasone, 8 mg/kg i.m.) increase glycogen levels without initial stimulation and glycogen depletion; increased myocardial tolerance to anoxia parallels the increase in glycogen reserves in vivo. We conclude that the myocardial tolerance to anoxia in this model is related to increased glycogen reserves, which increase the rate and/or duration of anaerobic glycolysis during anoxia.
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