The Combined Cardiac Effect of the Anabolic Steroid, Nandrolone And
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Phillis Octobet,2005 ADE,I-AIDE ii T*(¿t of Ao,t",tù DECI.ARATION I ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS il TABLE OF CONTENTS UI ABBREVIATIONS x ABSTRACT )ilr CÉIAPTER t-l Inttoduction 1-1 1.1 Background 1,-1, 1.2What ate anabolic stetoids? 7-1 1,3 General pharmacology of Anabolic steroids t-2 '1,-2 1.3.1 Genomic effects of anabolic steroids 1.3.2 Non-genomic effects of anabolic steroids 1-3 1.4 Clinical use of AS 1.-4 1.5 Patterns of AS abuse 1.-4 1.5.1 Steroid abuse by athletes 1.-+ 1.5.2 Stetoid abuse by sedentary teenagers r-6 1.5.3 Prevalence of abuse 1-6 1.5.4 Abuse ptevalence in Australia 1.-9 1.6 Cardiotoxicity of anabolic steroids r-9 1.6.1 Reduced cotonary flow 1.-1.1, 1,.6.2 Dtect myocatdial eff ects 1-1 5 1.6.3 Hypertension 1-21 1.7 Difficulties associated with anabolic steroid research 1.-24 1-25 1.8 The polydrug abuse Phenomenon 1.9 The pharmacology of cocaine 1-26 1.10 Pteparations 1-28 1-29 1.11 Metabolism lll 1-30 1. .7 2 Pharmacokin etic s 1,-31 1. 1 3 Cocaine CardiotoxicitY 1.13.1 Reduced coronary flow 1.-34 1.-40 1,.13.2 Carðtac arrhYthmias 1-43 1.13.3 DirecT cardiac effects 1-47 1.14 Conclusion 1.15,\ims 1-48 1.-49 1.16 Hlpotheses 1-50 1.17 Refetences CHAPTER 2 2-l General Methods 2'l 2-1 2.1 Animals _ 2-I 2.2Radtotelemetry recording 2.3 Generalanaesthesia 2-2 a') 2.4 StxgScal irnplantation of radiotelemetry devices 2.4.l.Eccimplants 2-2 2.4.2PioodPressure ImPlants 2-3 2-4 2.4.3 P ost- operative Management 2-4 2.5 Analysis of tadiotelem erry data 2-4 2. 6 Sttg¡cú, procedure for is chaemia-rep erfu sion s tu dies 2-6 2.7 Con¡1nuous recording of cardiac patâmeters during ischaemia-teperfusion. - 2-6 2.8 Induction of ischaemia and reperfusion 2-7 2.9 Analysis of ischaemia-reperfusion data heatts' 2.10 DeterminatLon of the extra-neuronal uptake of noradrenaline in isolated perfused 2-1,1, 2-1,1, 2.1,0.1. P re- tteatment 2.10.2 Protocol 2-1,1, 2.70.3 Calculation of results 2-1.2 2-1.3 2.11 Dtugs 2-15 2.12 References CTIAPTER 3 3-l The effect of rat sttain on the catdiovasculat tesponse to cocaine 3-1 3-1 3.1. Introduction 3-1 3.1.1 Is the cardiovascular tesponse to intraperitoneal cocaine strain dependent? 3-4 3.2. Aim. lv 3-4 3.3. Hypothesis 3-5 3.4. Methods 3.4.1Animals 3-5 3.4.2Protocol 3-5 3.4.3Data Analysis 3-5 3-6 3.5. Results 3.5.1 Time course of the cocaine response 3-6 3.5.2 Between sttain changes in the HR, SI-4, DP and SP fesponse to cocaine - 3-6 3-9 3.6. Discussion 3.7. Conclusion 3-11, 3.8 Refetences 3-r2 CHAPTER 4 4.I The acute effect of nandrolone and cocaine on heaft late 4-l 4.1 Introduction 4-1, 4-2 4.2 Nm 4-2 4.3 Hypothesis 4-3 4.4 Methodology 4.4.1Ânimals 4-3 4-3 4.4.2 4.4.3 4-3 4-4 4. 4.4 Statistical Analysis 4-5 4.5 Results 4.5.1 Plasma levels of nandtolone 4-5 4-5 4.5.2 P re-tteatment response 4.5.3 Cocatne resPonse 4-5 4-5 4.5.4 E ffect of nandrolone pre-treatment on the tesponse to cocaine 4-8 4.6 Discussion 4.7 Conclusion 4-9 4-1.0 4.8 References CHAPTER 5 5'1 The effect of inttavenous nandlolone in tats subiected to catdiac ischaemia and teperfusion 5-1 5-1 5.1 Inttoduction 5-3 5.2 Aim v 5.3 Hypothesis 5-3 5.4 Methodology 5-4 5.4.1Änimals 5-4 5.4.2 Protocol 5-4 5.4.3Data analysis 5-5 5.4.4 Drugs 5-5 5.5 Results 5-7 5.5.1 Plasma level of nandrolone 5-7 5.5.2 Atea at risk of ischaemia 5-7 5.5.3 Cardiovascular response to pre-ischaemia nandrolone infusions 5-7 5.5.4 Catdiovascular tesponse to ischaernia and reperfusion 5-1 5-8 5.5.5 Suwival - 5.5.6 Arhythmia 5-9 5.6 Discussion 5-19 5.6.1 Potential mechanisms for an acute nandrolone effect during catdiac ischaemia 5-21, 5.7 Conclusion 5-22 5.8 References 5-23 CTIAPTER 6 6-l The effect of intravenous cocaine in tats subiected to catdiac ischaemia and tepelfusion 6-1 6.1 Introduction 6-1, 6-2 6.2 Aims 6-2 6.3 Hypotheses 6.4 Methodology 6-3 6-3 6.4.1 '\nimals 6.4.2Protocol 6-3 6-3 6.4.3 Data Ânalysis 6.5 Results 6-5 6-5 6.5.1 ,A,rea at dsk of ischaemia 6-5 6.5.2 C añtovas cular tesp orìs e to pre- tteatment 6-6 6.5.3 Cardiovascular resPonses to ischaemia and reperfusion 6.5.4 Survival 6-l 6-8 6.5.5 Arrhythmia 8 6.6 Discussion 6-1 vr 6.6.1 Btood pressure effects of cocaine 6-1 8 6. 6.2 E,ff ect o f cocain e and is chaemia/ tep erfusion 6-18 6.6.3 Effect of the nandrolone-cocaine combination on arth¡hmia and 6-20 6.6.4Effect of pre-tteatment orì reperfusion atthythmias 6-22 6.7 Conclusion 6-23 6.8 Refetences 6-2+ CHAPTER 7 7-l Effects of chtonic nandlolone administtation 7-l 7.1 Introduction 7 -1, 7.2 7-2 'A.ims 7.3 Hlpothesis 7-2 7.4 Methodology t--) 7.4.1Animals t-J 7.4.2Protocol 7-3 7.4.3Data Analysis 7-+ 7.5 Results 7-7 7.5.1 Change in body weþht 7-7 7.5.2 Change in otgan weights t-7 7.5.3 Histopathology 7-8 7.5.4 Cholestetol, tdglycetides, LDL and HDL profìles' 7-8 7.5.5 Setology 7-8 7.5.6 Plasma level of nandrolone 7-8 7.5.7 Cardtovasculat response to chronic nandrolone treatment 7-9 7.5.8 Cardiovascular response to cocaine administration t-9 7.5.9 Cardtovascular response to ischaemia and reperfusion 7 -1.0 7.5.1.0 Zote at risk of infarctron 7-10 7.5.11 Survival 7 -1.1, 7.5.12 Arth¡hmia 7-1,1, 7.6 Discussion 7-26 7.6.1 Bodyweigh 7-26 7.6.2 Changes in organ weight 7-28 7.6.3 Changes in cholesterol 7-30 7.6.4 Serological Changes 7-32 7.6.5 Plasma nandrolone level 7-32 vrl 7 .6.6 E ffect of treatment on BP and HR 7-32 7.6.7 CaÁtovascular effect of cocaine infusion / -J3 7.6.8 Affect of pre-treatment on the frequency and duration of arhythmia and on 7-34 7.7 Conclusion 1-36 7.8 Refetences 7-37 CHAPTER 8 8-1 3H]-notadtenaline The effect of nandtolone on extraneuronal [ leuptake in lat heatt 8-1 8.1 Introduction 8-1 8.1.1 Summary 8-1 8.1. .2 Bxtraneutonal uPtake 8-1 9.2,\im 8-5 8.3 Hypothesis 8-5 8.4 Method 8-6 8.5 Results 8-7 8.6 Discussion 8-8 8.7 Conclusion 8-9 8.8 References 8-10 CI{APTER 9 9-t Discussion 9-1 9.1 Rat sttain 9-1, g.2Effects of nandtolone alone 9-1 9.2.7 Cardtovasculat effects of nandtolone in non-ischaemic rats 9-1, 9.2.2 CaÅtovascular effects of nandrolone in tats subjected to catdiac ischaemia and reperfusion 9-2 9.3 Effects of cocaine alone 9-4 9.4 Cocat¡e effects in combination with chtonic nandrolone 9-5 9.5 Cocaine effects in combination with acute nandtolone 9-6 9. 6 Experimental Lirnitations 9-6 9-7 9.6.L SoeciesI- 9.6.2Statn 9-7 9.6.3 Gender 9-7 9.6.4 Exercise 9-8 vrrl 9.6.5 Sttess 9-8 9.6.6 Route of drug administtation 9-9 9.6.7 CaÅtac ischaemia 9-10 9.7 Future studies 9-1.1, 9.8 Conclusion 9-1 5 9.9 References 9-11 APPENDIXA.