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Transient limb ischemia induces remote ischemic preconditioning in vivo

Kharbanda, RK; Mortensen, UM; White, PA; Kristiansen, SB; Schmidt, MR; Hoschtitzky, JA; Vogel, M; ... MacAllister, R; + view all (2002) Transient limb ischemia induces remote ischemic preconditioning in vivo. CIRCULATION , 106 (23) 2881 - 2883. 10.1161/01.CIR.0000043806.51912.9B. Green open access

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Abstract

Background-Ischemic preconditioning reduces local tissue injury caused by subsequent ischemia-reperfusion (IR), but may also have a salutary effect on IR injury of tissues remote from those undergoing preconditioning. We tested the hypothesis that limb ischemia induces remote preconditioning, reduces endothelial IR injury in humans, and reduces experimental myocardial infarct size.Methods and Results-Endothelial IR injury of the human forearm was induced by 20 minutes of upper limb ischemia (inflation of a blood pressure cuff to 200 mm Hg) followed by reperfusion. Remote preconditioning was induced by three 5-minute cycles of ischemia of the contralateral limb. Venous occlusion plethysmography was used to assess forearm blood flow in response to acetylcholine at baseline and 15 minutes after reperfusion. Experimental myocardial infarction was achieved by 40 minutes of balloon occlusion of the left anterior descending artery in 15-kg pigs. Remote preconditioning was induced by four 5-minute cycles of lower limb ischemia. Triphenyltetrazolium staining was used to assess the extent of myocardial infarction. In the human study, the response to acetylcholine was significantly attenuated in the control group after 15 minutes' reperfusion, but remote preconditioning prevented this reduction. Limb ischemia caused a significant reduction in the extent of myocardial infarction relative to the area at risk compared with control (26 +/- 9% versus 53 +/- 8%, P < 0.05).Conclusion-Remote ischemic preconditioning prevents IR-induced endothelial dysfunction in humans and reduces the extent of myocardial infarction in experimental animals. Transient limb ischemia is a simple preconditioning stimulus with important potential clinical applications.

Type: Article
Title: Transient limb ischemia induces remote ischemic preconditioning in vivo
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000043806.51912.9B
Keywords: endothelium, ischemia, reperfusion, ischemic preconditioning, remote, NITRIC-OXIDE, INJURY, REPERFUSION, DISTANCE
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/8616
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