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Hoffmann, R. A wiki for the life sciences where authorship matters. Nature Genetics (2008)
 
 
 
 
 

Effect of 11,12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid as an additive to St. Thomas' cardioplegia and University of Wisconsin solutions on endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor-mediated function in coronary microarteries: influence of temperature and time.

BACKGROUND: We examined the effect of 11,12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EET(11,12)) added to St. Thomas' Hospital (ST) solution or University of Wisconsin (UW) solution on endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF)-mediated relaxation under clinically relevant temperature and exposure time. METHODS: Porcine coronary microarteries (200 to 450 microm) were incubated with Krebs' solution (control), ST with or without EET(11,12) (300 nmol/L) at 22 degrees C for 1 hour as well as at 4 degrees C for 1 or 4 hours, and UW with or without EET(11,12) at 4 degrees C for 4 hours. The EDHF-mediated relaxation was induced by bradykinin (-10 to approximately -6.5 log M) in the precontraction evoked by U(46619) (10 nmol/L) or U(46619) (1 nmol/L) plus endothelin-1 (6 nmol/L). RESULTS: The EDHF-mediated relaxation was reduced after exposure to UW (79.7% +/- 4.6% versus 93.6% +/- 2.8%, p = 0.01) at 4 degrees C for 4 hours. One-hour exposure to ST under 22 degrees C or 4 degrees C decreased the relaxation (75.2% +/- 7.6% versus 96.7% +/- 1.6%, p < 0.05) or the sensitivity to bradykinin (-8.04 +/- 0.15 versus -8.50 +/- 0.20 log M, p < 0.05). The relaxation increased to 86.8% +/- 5.3% by addition of EET(11,12) to ST (1 hour at 22 degrees C, p < 0.05) but was unchanged when added to either ST or UW at 4 degrees C for 1 or 4 hours. CONCLUSIONS: As an additive to ST solution, EET(11,12) may partially restore EDHF-mediated endothelial function under moderate hypothermia but had no significant effect under profound hypothermia when added to either ST or UW solution. Further investigation is necessary to improve the effect.[1]

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