Protection of atorvastatin on cardiac function following ischemia-reperfusion injury in rabbits / 中国临床药理学与治疗学

ABSTRACT

AIM:To observe the effect of atorvastatin(ATV) on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury and the role of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). METHODS: The rabbits were randomly divided into control group, ATV group, ATV+S-Methylisothiourea sulfate (SMT) group, SMT group. All rabbits were subjected to 40 min ischemia and 240 min reperfusion. The hemodynamic variables, CK-MB, LDH-1 and nitric oxide synthase were detected after reperfusion. RESULTS: LVDP and +dp/dtmax decreased by 24.6% and 35.3% respectively following ischemia-reperfusion. Pre-treated by ATV (10 mg?kg-1?d-1) for three days, LVDP and +dp/dtmax decreased by 21.7% and 41.3%, CK-MB and LDH-1 by 31.4% and 19.1% and iNOS increased to 102.6%. The reduction of LVDP and +dp/dtmax, CK-MB, LDH-1 and iNOS in ATV+SMT group was no statistically significant with those in control group. CONCLUSION: ATV pretreatment protected myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by upregulating iNOS.