[Effects of myocardial platelet rich plasma injection on rats with acute myocardial infarction:(99)Tc(m)-MIBI gated SPECT imaging evaluation results]

Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi. 2012 May;40(5):392-6.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To observe the effect of direct myocardial injection of platelet rich plasma (PRP) on cardiac function, ventricular remodeling and myocardial perfusion.

Methods: Myocardial infarction was induced in 30 Fisher rats by left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) ligation. One week after LAD ligation, rats in control group (n = 15) received 0.5 ml saline myocardial injection and rats in PRP group (n = 11) received 0.5 ml PRP myocardial injection.(99)Tc(m)-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) gated single photon-emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging was applied at 1 week post LAD ligation and prior myocardial saline/PRP injection and repeated at 4 week post LAD ligation to assess myocardial perfusion and ejection fraction (EF), left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV), and the number of infarct segments.

Results: EF remained unchanged between 1 and 4 weeks post LAD ligation in control group and was significantly higher at 4 weeks post LAD ligation than at 1 week post LAD ligation in PRP group (P < 0.05). LVESV was significantly increased in the control group (P < 0.05) while remained unchanged in the PAP group (P < 0.05) at 4 weeks post LAD ligation compared that at 1 week post LAD ligation. LVEDV remained unchanged in the control group (P > 0.05) and significantly increased in the PRP group (P < 0.05) from 1 week to 4 weeks post LAD ligation. Myocardial perfusion remained unchanged in the control group and significantly improved in the PRP group at 4 week post LAD ligations. Histological examination also confirmed that PRP treatment can decrease infarct size [from (47 ± 19)% to (36 ± 11)%], increase ventricular wall thickness [from (3.1 ± 0.9) mm to(4.6 ± 1.8) mm] (P < 0.05).

Conclusion: Myocardial PRP injection could improve cardiac function and reperfusion in this rat model of acute myocardial infarction.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
  • Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
  • Platelet-Rich Plasma*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred F344
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
  • Ventricular Remodeling