Effects of rosuvastatin on endothdial function during myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rabbits / 中华急诊医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the change of endothelial function during myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rabbits and the effect of Rasuvastatin. Method Sixteen New Zealand rabbits were randomLy divided into two groups ischemia/reporfusian injury group (control group) and Resuvastatin group(drug group). The myocar-dial ischemia-reperfusion model was established by occlusion of left anterior descending coronary artery for 40 min-utes evidenced by the elevation of the ST segment≥0.2 my on ECG waveform, and after release of ooclusion, the ST segment of ECG retttmed to 1/2 or more of the normal wavefonn, which was the evidence of successful reperfu-sion. The rabbit serum nitric oxide (NO) and plasma endothelia-1 (ET-1) content were assayed before occlusion, 40 minutes, 60 minutes and 180 minutes after reperfusion. SPSS11.5 software was used for ANOVA(Repested Measurement designs). P<0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results There were no significant differences in serum NO and plasma ET-1 between two groups bsfore isehemia, but 40 minutes, 60 minutes and 180 minutes after reperfusion, the levels of serum NO in drug group were higher than those in control group [(82.000±13.825), (63.375±17.541), (50.250±18.987)μmol/L vs. (63.125±18.962), (43.500± 16.518), (29.625±14.162) μmol/L, P<0.05], and the levels of plasma ET-1 content in drug group were lower than those in the control group [(282.541±38.928), (315.152±55.263), (377.795±60.427) pg/mL vs. (331.785±35.341),(375.914±5.204),(459.829±70.110) pg/mL, P<0.05]. Conclusions By the means of increasing serum NO and decreasing plasma ET-1, rosuvastatin can improve the endothelial function in rabbits with isehemia-reperfusion injury.