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Influence of global ischemia on intracellular sodium in the perfused rat heart

Authors :
A. D. Sherry
D. C. Buster
Craig R. Malloy
F. M. H. Jeffrey
M. Margarida C. A. Castro
Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes
Source :
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 15:33-44
Publication Year :
1990
Publisher :
Wiley, 1990.

Abstract

Intracellular [Na+], [H+], and [ATP] and mechanical performance were measured in the isovolumic perfused rat heart during ischemia. The concentration of intracellular sodium, [Na+]i, was determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy under control conditions, and [Na+] was monitored by 23Na NMR spectroscopy at 1-min intervals under control conditions and during global ischemia. [ATP], [H+], and [Pi] were measured by 31PNMR in a separate group under identical conditions. The control [Na+]i measured by atomic absorption was 30.7 ± 3.3 mM(mean ± SD, n = 6), and [Na+]i measured by NMR was 6.2 ± 0.5 mM(n = 3). Brief ischemia (10 min) was associated with a 54% increase in [Na+]i which reversed completely with reperfusion. Developed pressure also returned to control values upon reperfusion. Prolonged ischemia (30 min) produced continuous further accumulation of sodium (0.53 mM/min, r2 = 0.99). [H+] also increased approximately linearly early in ischemia (0.084 μM/min, r2 = 0.97). The rate of increase in [Na+]i was more than 4000 times greater than the increase in [H+] on a molar basis. Nevertheless, [H+]/[Na+] increased early in ischemia because the proportional change in [H+] was greater than that in [Na+] i. These results indicate that (1) intracellular sodium measured by NMR in the functioning heart is about 20% of total intracellular sodium; (2) intracellular acidosis and accumulation of sodium develop simultaneously during global ischemia; (3) increased intracellular sodium content is not in itself an indicator of irreversible injury; and (4) recovery of mechanical performance is associated with return of [Na+] (measured by NMR) to baseline after brief ischemia. The mechanism of the increase in sodium content detected by NMR is unknown. © 1990 Academic Press, Inc.

Details

ISSN :
15222594 and 07403194
Volume :
15
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....60117f0943bed04fef9e745a4113d063
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.1910150105