Abstract
The effect of ischemia on myocardial noradrenaline concentration and endogenous noradrenaline output was studied in the isolated perfused rat heart. Following a 15-min stabilization period, regional ischemia was produced by coronary artery ligation. After 60 min of ischemia, noradrenaline concentrations were significantly reduced in the interventricular septum and left ventricle but not in the right ventricle. The reduction in tissue noradrenaline concentration was not prevented when the 60-min ischemia was replaced by a 10-min ischemia followed by a 50-min perfusion. No modification in noradrenaline output was observed during a 60-min ischemia. In contrast, reperfusion was accompanied by a washout of noradrenaline in the coronary effluent, corresponding to only 2% of the amount lost by the tissue. The effect of monoamine oxidase inhibition during the whole ischemic period was studied by perfusing the preparation with pargyline starting 10 min before the artery ligation. Although the administration of pargyline did not alter the noradrenaline output, it did prevent a reduction in myocardial noradrenaline concentration. It was concluded that monoamine oxidase may contribute to the elimination of the noradrenaline lost by the cardiac tissue during ischemia.
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