Effects and mechanism of anti-digoxin antiserum on heart function in myocardial anoxia-reoxygenation injury in rats / 中国药理学通报

ABSTRACT

Aim To investigate effects and the mechanism of endoxin special antagonist anti-digoxin antiserum on heart function in myocardial anoxia-reoxygenation injury in rats. Methods The isolated Langendorff perfused rat heart model was established. Sixty Sprague Dawley(SD) rats were randomly divided intosix groups and each group had 10 rats: control group, anoxia-reoxygenation group, verapamil group, low, middle, high dose anti-digoxin antiserum groups. ECG, HR, LVDP and ?dp/dtmax were continuously recorded. The endoxin levels and intramitochondrial Ca2+ contents in myocardial tissues and nitric oxide (NO) contents in coronary artery fluence were measured after reoxygenation. Structures of mitochondrial and endothelial cells were observed by microscope. Results The anoxia-reoxygenation group showed a remarkable increase in endoxin level and intramitochondrial Ca2+ content, an obvious decrease NO content, an obvious injury of mitochondrial and endothelial cell, an obvious inhibition of heart function. Middle, high dose of anti-digoxin antiserum group could remarkably decrease endoxin level and intramitochondrial Ca2+ content; increase NO content; obviously relieve the injury of mitochondrial and endothelial cells; remarkably improve the discovery of heart function. Conclusion Anti-digoxin antiserum could inhibit the failure of heart function induced by myocardial anoxia-reoxygenation injury. Its mechanism may be related to antagonize endoxin, relieve mitochondrial Ca2+ overload, increase NO contents, and protect the function of mitochondrial and endothelial cells.