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The iron chelator desferrioxamine attenuates postischemic ventricular dysfunction.

R Bolli1, B S Patel, W X Zhu

  • 1Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.

The American Journal of Physiology
|December 1, 1987
PubMed
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Iron chelation with desferrioxamine improved recovery of heart function after ischemia. This suggests iron plays a key role in postischemic myocardial dysfunction, also known as stunning.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Science
  • Free Radical Biology
  • Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Background:

  • Postischemic myocardial dysfunction (stunning) is linked to oxygen free radicals.
  • The precise mechanism of myocellular damage by free radicals is not fully understood.
  • Iron catalyzes hydroxyl radical formation and lipid peroxidation, suggesting a role in myocardial damage.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of iron in the pathogenesis of myocardial stunning.
  • To determine if iron chelation can mitigate postischemic myocardial dysfunction.

Main Methods:

  • Open-chest dogs underwent 15-minute coronary artery occlusion followed by 4 hours of reperfusion.
  • Dogs received either the iron chelator desferrioxamine or saline.
  • Regional myocardial function was assessed by measuring systolic wall thickening.

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Main Results:

  • Desferrioxamine-treated dogs showed significantly greater recovery of contractile function compared to controls.
  • Systolic thickening recovery was substantially improved in the desferrioxamine group at all measured time points post-reperfusion.
  • Hemodynamic factors did not account for the observed differences in functional recovery.

Conclusions:

  • Iron-catalyzed reactions, potentially involving hydroxyl radical generation, significantly contribute to myocardial stunning.
  • Iron chelation may be a therapeutic strategy to protect the heart from damage after reversible ischemia.