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  • Title: Release of ischemia in paced rat Langendorff hearts by supply of L-carnitine: role of endogenous long-chain acylcarnitine.
    Author: Hulsmann WC, Peschechera A, Serafini F, Ferrari LE.
    Journal: Mol Cell Biochem; 1996 Mar 09; 156(1):87-91. PubMed ID: 8709980.
    Abstract:
    Rat Langendorff hearts perfused with media that do not contain erythrocytes or fluorocarbon as oxygen carriers are borderline aerobic during 5 Hz pacing. This follows from the release of catabolic products measured: lactate, urate and Iysophosphatidyl-choline (IysoPC). Addition of L-carnitine to the perfusion medium reduced the level of these compounds, while the release of long-chain acylcarnitine (LCAC) increased. Previously, we found (Biochim Biophys Acta 847:62-66,1985) that micromolar LCAC protects membranes during reperfusion after ischemia. Therefore, the observed inverse relation between LCAC and the other compounds measured suggests that LCAC is the basis of an acute relief of imminent ischemia by carnitine addition. LCAC may be released from various cell types, including vascular endothelium, as demonstrated. The cationic amphiphilic nature of LCAC is responsible for protection of membrane functions in imminent ischemia.
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