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Myocardial beta-adrenoceptor Function after brain death

Research Project

Project/Area Number 02670606
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Thoracic surgery
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

TANIGUCHI Kazuhiro  Osaka University Medical School, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 助手 (90171842)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KANEKO Mitsunori  Osaka University Medical School, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 助手 (70169580)
NAKATA Seizo  Osaka University Medical School, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 助手 (50116068)
SHIRAKURA Ryota  Osaka University Medical School, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (00116047)
木下 順弘  大阪大学, 医学部, 助手 (30195341)
Project Period (FY) 1990 – 1991
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1991)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1991: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1990: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Keywordsbeta-adrenergic Receptor / Brain Death / myocardial Injury / catecholamine / βーアドレナリンレセプタ-
Research Abstract

Post-transplant cardiac dysfunction with poor response to catecholamine may partly relate to the exogenous catecholamine used for brain-dead (BD) donor maintenance. In this experimental study using canine BD model of intracranial hypertension, alterations in myocardial beta-adrenergic receptor (BAR) were investigated. To maintain the mean arterial pressure higher than 60 mmhg after BD massive crystalloid fluid infusion (Group I) or 0.4 - 1.3 ug/kg/min of epinephrine (EPI, Group II) were used. After 3 hour (I-3hr, II-3hr) or 6 hour (I-6hr, II-6hr) of DD, blood EPI level and myocardial BAR(^<125>I-iodocyanopindlol binding) were measured.
group n EPI level BAR density BAR affinity.
(ng/ml) (fmol/mq) (PM)
control 4 0.12<plus-minus>0.05 68.9<plus-minus>6.6 17.9<plus-min
I-3hr 4 0.09<plus-minus>0.04 64.7<plus-minus>5.8 18.4<plus-min
I-6hr 4 N. D. 72.3<plus-minus>6.1 18.1<plus-minus
II-3hr 4 4.93<plus-minus>0.67 59.2<plus-minus>5.9 19.0<plus-min
II-6hr 4 7.04<plus-minus>0.83* 41.0<plus-minus>5.0# 18.6<plus-min
(* : p<0.05 vs II-3h, # : P<0.05 vs others)
The result suggests that myocardial BAR density may reduce after use of high dose catecholamine in brain-dead donor and this might be partly responsible for donor heart function in heart transplantation.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1991 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1990 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

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All Publications (4 results)

  • [Publications] Sakagoshi,et al.: "Enhancement of Betaーadrenoceptor Function after Reperfusion following Cardioplegic Arrest in Rat Heart" J.Surg.Res.

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Sakagoshi,et al.: "Relationshio Between Myocarclial Betaーadrenergic Receptor and LV function in patieut with LV volume overload." Am.J.Carclial.

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Sakagoshi,et al.: "Alterations in the betaーaclrenergic receptor system after hypothermic ischemia in heart with Preisclemic desensitizetion." J.Surg.Res.

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Sakagoshi,et al.: "Experimental Study of myocardial betaーreceptor change after brain death in caniue heart." Ann.Thorac.Surg.

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1990-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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