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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 283: H1968-H1974, 2002. First published September 5, 2002; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00250.2002
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Vol. 283, Issue 5, H1968-H1974, November 2002

dl-3-Hydroxybutyrate administration prevents myocardial damage after coronary occlusion in rat hearts

Zhitian Zou, Shiro Sasaguri, Katare Gopalrao Rajesh, and Ryoko Suzuki

Department of Surgery II, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan

To investigate the role of high concentrations of dl-3-hydroxybutyrate (DL-3-HB) in preventing heart damage after prolonged fasting, infarct size and the incidence of apoptosis caused by ischemia-reperfusion were determined in four groups of Wistar rats. Fed rats (±DL-3-HB group) and fasted rats (±DL-3-HB group) were subjected to 30 min of left coronary artery occlusion and 120 min of reperfusion. DL-3-HB was administered intravenously 60 min before the coronary artery occlusion. Infarct size, defined by triphenylyetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining, was reduced from 72 ± 3% (fed group), 75 ± 5% (fed + DL-3-HB group), and 70 ± 5% (fasting group), respectively, to 26 ± 4% (P < 0.01 vs. fasting + DL-3-HB group). Apoptosis, as defined by single-stranded DNA staining, was significantly reduced in the subendocardial region in the fasting + DL-3-HB group (9 ± 2%) compared with the other groups (39 ± 6% in the fed group, 37 ± 5% in the fed + DL-3-HB group, and 34 ± 3% in the fasting group; P < 0.01). In addition, levels of ATP in the fasting + DL-3-HB group were significantly higher compared with other groups after 30 min of ischemia and 120 min of reperfusion (P < 0.01). In conclusion, the present study demonstrates that high concentrations of DL-3-HB reduces myocardial infarction size and apoptosis induced by ischemia-reperfusion, possibly by providing increased energy substrate to the fasted rat myocardium.

infarct size; apoptosis; fasting


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