Journal
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH
Volume 46, Issue 4, Pages 1370-1379Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0300060518755268
Keywords
Remote ischaemic preconditioning; ventricular arrhythmias; ischaemia-reperfusion; plasma
Funding
- Natural Science Fund of the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province [2016A030310190]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81600396]
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Objective The administration of preconditioned plasma collected during the late phase of preconditioning has been shown to reduce myocardial infarct size. This study aimed to investigate if preconditioned plasma could attenuate ventricular arrhythmias in a rat model in vivo. Methods Eighty rats were randomized to eight groups (10 rats/group). Two groups provided preconditioned or non-preconditioned plasma 48 h after transient limb ischaemia or the control protocol. Six groups of ischaemia-reperfusion (IR) rats received normal saline, non-preconditioned plasma, or preconditioned plasma, respectively, 1 h (groups A1, A2, A3) or 24 h (groups B1, B2, B3) before undergoing myocardial IR. Electrocardiograms were monitored using a BIOPAC system, and the incidence and duration of ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) were analysed. Results No significant differences existed in the incidence and duration of VT or VF among groups A1-A3 or in the incidence and duration of VT among groups B1-B3. However, there was a significantly lower incidence and shorter duration of VF in group B3 rats than in group B1 rats. Conclusion Preconditioned plasma collected during the late phase of preconditioning can reduce the incidence and duration of VF compared with normal saline, suggesting its anti-arrhythmic potential.
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