Inhibition of norepinephrine reuptake and size of myocardial infarction during focal ischemia and after preconditioning

Bull Exp Biol Med. 2010 Dec;150(1):15-7. doi: 10.1007/s10517-010-1056-3.

Abstract

Experiments on rats showed that blockade of norepinephrine reuptake in the early reperfusion period after focal myocardial ischemia aggravates myocardial injury and abolishes the protective effect of ischemic preconditioning.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Desipramine / pharmacology*
  • Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial*
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / metabolism*
  • Myocardial Ischemia / metabolism*
  • Norepinephrine / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Norepinephrine / metabolism*
  • Random Allocation
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar

Substances

  • Desipramine
  • Norepinephrine