Metabolic responses in ischemic myocardium after inhalation of carbon monoxide.

• BACKGROUND: To clarify the mechanisms of carbon monoxide (CO) tissue-protective effects, we studied energy metabolism in an animal model of acute coronary occlusion and pre-treatment with CO. METHODS: In anesthetized pigs, a coronary snare and microdialysis probes were placed. CO (carboxyhemoglobin 5%) was inhaled for 200 min in test animals, followed by 40 min of coronary occlusion. Microdialysate was analyzed for lactate and glucose, and myocardial tissue samples were analyzed for adenosine tri-phosphate, adenosine di-phosphate, and adenosine mono-phosphate. RESULTS: Lactate during coronary occlusion was approximately half as high in CO pre-treated animals and glucose levels decreased to a much lesser degree during ischemia. Energy charge was no different between groups. CONCLUSIONS: CO in the low-doses tested in this model results in a more favorable energy metabolic condition in that glycolysis is decreased in spite of maintained energy charge. Further work is warranted to clarify the possible mechanistic role of energy metabolism for CO protection.

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Adenosine Diphosphate

metabolism

Adenosine Triphosphate

metabolism

Animals

Blood Pressure

drug effects

physiology

Carbon Monoxide

pharmacology

Carboxyhemoglobin

metabolism

Central Venous Pressure

drug effects

Energy Metabolism

drug effects

Female

Glucose

metabolism

Heart Rate

drug effects

physiology

Lactic Acid

metabolism

Microdialysis

Myocardial Ischemia

metabolism

Myocardium

metabolism

Protective Agents

Pyruvic Acid

metabolism

Swine

MEDICINE

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