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  • Title: Beta-adrenoceptor blocker carvedilol provides cardioprotection via an adenosine-dependent mechanism in ischemic canine hearts.
    Author: Asanuma H, Minamino T, Sanada S, Takashima S, Ogita H, Ogai A, Asakura M, Liao Y, Asano Y, Shintani Y, Kim J, Shinozaki Y, Mori H, Node K, Kitamura S, Tomoike H, Hori M, Kitakaze M.
    Journal: Circulation; 2004 Jun 08; 109(22):2773-9. PubMed ID: 15148268.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Carvedilol is a beta-adrenoceptor blocker with a vasodilatory action that is more effective for the treatment of congestive heart failure than other beta-blockers. Recently, carvedilol has been reported to reduce oxidative stress, which may consequently reduce the deactivation of adenosine-producing enzymes and increase cardiac adenosine levels. Therefore, carvedilol may also have a protective effect on ischemia and reperfusion injury, because adenosine mediates cardioprotection in ischemic hearts. METHODS AND RESULTS: In anesthetized dogs, the left anterior descending coronary artery was occluded for 90 minutes, followed by reperfusion for 6 hours. Carvedilol reduced the infarct size (15.0+/-2.8% versus 40.9+/-4.2% in controls), and this effect was completely reversed by the nonselective adenosine receptor antagonist 8-sulfophenyltheophylline (45.2+/-5.4%) or by an inhibitor of ecto-5'-nucleotidase (44.4+/-3.6%). There were no differences of either area at risk or collateral flow among the various groups. When the coronary perfusion pressure was reduced in other dogs so that coronary blood flow was decreased to 50% of the nonischemic level, carvedilol increased coronary blood flow (49.4+/-5.6 to 73.5+/-7.5 mL x 100 g(-1) x min(-1); P<0.05) and adenosine release (112.3+/-22.2 to 240.6+/-57.1 nmol/L; P<0.05) during coronary hypoperfusion. This increase of coronary blood flow was attenuated by either 8-sulfophenyltheophylline or superoxide dismutase. In human umbilical vein endothelial cells cultured with or without xanthine and xanthine oxidase, carvedilol caused an increase of ecto-5'-nucleotidase activity. CONCLUSIONS: Carvedilol shows a cardioprotective effect against ischemia and/or reperfusion injury via adenosine-dependent mechanisms.
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