Investigation of Possible Prophylactic, Renoprotective, and Cardioprotective Effects of Thromboprophylactic Drugs Against Ischemiaereperfusion Injury
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Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences (2015) 31, 115e122 Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect journal homepage: http://www.kjms-online.com ORIGINAL ARTICLE Investigation of possible prophylactic, renoprotective, and cardioprotective effects of thromboprophylactic drugs against ischemiaereperfusion injury Sinan Demirtas a,*, Oguz Karahan a, Suleyman Yazıcı b, Orkut Guclu a, Ahmet Calıskan a, Orhan Tezcan a, Ibrahim Kaplan c, Celal Yavuz a a Medical School of Dicle University, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Diyarbakir, Turkey b Istanbul Bilim University, Sisli Florence Nightingale Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey c Medical School of Dicle University, Department of Biochemistry, Diyarbakir, Turkey Received 28 April 2014; accepted 3 October 2014 Available online 13 January 2015 KEYWORDS Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate whether anticoagulant and antiaggregant Antiaggregant drugs; agents have protective effects against oxidative damage induced by peripheral ischemia Anticoagulant drugs; ereperfusion (I/R). Groups were created as follows: control group, I/R group (sham group), Cardioprotection; I/R plus acetylsalicylic acid (Group I), I/Rþclopidogrel (Group II), I/Rþrivaroxaban (Group Ischemiaereperfusion III), I/Rþbemiparin sodium (Group IV), and I/Rþenoxaparin sodium (Group V). In Groups I, injury; II, III, IV, and V, drugs were administered daily for 1 week before I/R creation. Peripheral I/ Renoprotection R was induced in the I/R groups by clamping the right femoral artery. The rats were sacrificed 1 hour after reperfusion. Nitrogen oxide levels, malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, paraoxonase-1 (PON1) activity, and prolidase activity were evaluated in both cardiac and renal tissues. There was no significant difference in nitrogen oxide levels between the groups. However, cardiac and renal MDA were significantly higher and PON1 activity was markedly lower in the I/R groups compared with the control group (p < 0.05). Although elevated prolidase activity was detected in both the cardiac and renal tissue of the I/R groups, only the sham group and Group V had significantly higher renal prolidase activity (p < 0.05). Group V had significantly higher cardiac MDA, PON1, prolidase levels, and renal prolidase activity compared with the sham group (p < 0.05). Significant improvement in renal MDA levels was only observed in Group III, and marked improvement was observed in the cardiac MDA levels of Group II when compared with Conflicts of interest: All authors declare no conflicts of interests. * Corresponding author. Medical School of Dicle University, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Diyarbakir, Turkey. E-mail address: [email protected] (S. Demirtas). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.kjms.2014.12.005 1607-551X/Copyright ª 2015, Kaohsiung Medical University. Published by Elsevier Taiwan LLC. All rights reserved. 116 S. Demirtas et al. the sham group (p < 0.05). Thromboprophylactic agents appear to provide partial or prominent protection against I/R injury. Copyright ª 2015, Kaohsiung Medical University. Published by Elsevier Taiwan LLC. All rights reserved. Introduction for this study. The rats were obtained from the Laboratory Animal Production Unit of the university. All rats were Æ Thrombosis can locally obstruct distal flow and cause distal maintained in standard humidity (50 5%) and temperature Æ ischemia or disrupt distant organ perfusion via emboli [1]. (22 2 C) controlled cages with a 12-hour light/dark cycle Therefore, thrombosis prophylaxis regimens for prevention for 1 week prior to the start of the study. of ischemic complications in high-risk populations are frequently investigated [2]. Thrombosis and embolic events Study protocol can occur despite sufficient management and even when appropriate antithrombotic therapy is administered [3]. The rats were randomly divided into seven equal groups. All Treatment for both acute embolic and thrombotic occlusion operations were performed simultaneously on sham and focuses on reperfusion of the ischemic limb. Reducing the study groups for sample standardization. All rats were adverse outcomes of the ischemic injury is also a main anesthetized with ketamine (Ketalarâ; Pfizer, Ta¨by, target of treatment [1]. Furthermore, the duration of Sweden) at a dose of 130 mg/kg and xylazine (Rompunâ; ischemic exposure is an important determinant of tissue Bayer, Gothenburg, Sweden) at a dose of 20 mg/kg via an recovery and of the undesired effects of reperfusion [4,5]. intraperitoneal line. Maintenance of anesthesia was pro- Therefore, receiving prophylaxis prior to thrombosis- vided with ketamine hydrochloride (50 mg/kg). induced ischemia is important. Antiaggregant and anticoagulant agents can be used for Experimental ischemia/reperfusion injury model thromboprophylaxis [6]. Previous investigations of anti- preparation aggregant agents have claimed that these agents modulate The right femoral artery was clamped for 6 hours and then vascular smooth muscle and induce apoptosis, as well as the clamp was removed to create reperfusion. Two millili- inhibit platelet adhesion and aggregation [7]. Previous re- ters of blood samples were obtained from inferior vena ports have also identified antioxidant effects of anti- cava at the 1st hour of reperfusion. The rats were sacrificed aggregant drugs [8]. Similarly, antithrombotic agents have 1 hour after reperfusion, and cardiac tissue samples and cellular effects, on growth factor regulation and cell left kidneys were obtained. adhesion, in addition to preventing new thrombosis for- Eight of the rats were placed in the control group at the mation [9,10]. Previous studies have also mentioned beginning of the study, and 2 mL of blood samples from possible antioxidant features of antithrombotic agents inferior vena cava, cardiac tissue samples, and left kidneys [10,11]. were obtained for determining the baseline nitrogen oxide The purpose of the present study was to investigate and (NOx) levels, malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, and compare the possible cardiac and renal protective effects paraoxonase-1 (PON1) and prolidase activity in blood, of thromboprophylactic agents against ische- renal, and cardiac tissue without any intervention. The miaereperfusion (I/R) injury in an experimental peripheral remaining rats were separated for experimental I/R injury I/R model. induction. The six peripheral I/R injury groups of eight animals Materials and methods each were as follows: Sham group: I/R only. Group I (n Z 8): Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA, Coraspin; All animal procedures were approved by the Animal Bayer, Leverkusen, Germany) was administered orally via Research Committee of Dicle University and were per- gavage at a dose of 30 mg/kg/day beginning 1 week prior to formed in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act and the the start of study. I/R was induced after 1 week of drug Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals pre- administration. pared by the ethics committee. The principal investigator, Group II (n Z 8): Clopidogrel bisulfate (Planor; Koc¸ak animal laboratory staff, and the primate handling staff Farma, Tekirdag, Turkey) was administered orally via were present for all procedures. Study design and protocol gavage at a dose of 1 mg/kg/day beginning 1 week prior to was created according to our previous experimental the start of the study. I/R was induced after 1 week of drug modeling [12]. administration. Group III (n Z 8): Rivaroxaban (Xarelto; Bayer Schering Animals Pharma AG, Wuppertal, Germany) was administered orally via gavage at a dose of 3 mg/kg/day beginning 1 week prior Fifty-six male SpragueeDawley rats (aged 8e12 weeks) to the start of the study. I/R was induced after 1 week of weighing 230 Æ 30 g (mean Æ standard deviation) were used drug administration. Thrombosis prophylaxis and I/R injury 117 Group IV (n Z 8): Bemiparin sodium (Hibor 3500 IU/ liberated p-nitrophenol at 405 nm and 37C [15]. PON1 0.2 mL; Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA, Spain) was activity was expressed as U/L for blood samples and U/g administered intraperitoneally at a dose of 250 U/kg/day protein for tissue extracts. beginning 1 week prior to the start of the study. I/R was induced after 1 week of drug administration. Statistical analysis Group V (n Z 8): Enoxaparin sodium (Oksapar 2000 ANTI- XA IU/0.2 mL; Koc¸ak Farma, Tekirdag, Turkey) was admin- All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software istered intraperitoneally at a dose of 250 U/kg/day begin- version 15.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). All results are ning 1 week prior to the start of the study. I/R was induced expressed as mean Æ standard deviation. Continuous vari- after 1 week of drug administration. ables were compared using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The control group, sham group, and other study groups were compared using the Dunnett test for posthoc Laboratory analysis analysis. A p-value 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Blood samples (2 mL) were obtained from vena cava for evaluating NOx, MDA, PON1, and prolidase levels in plasma. Samples were centrifuged at 4042 g (4000 RPM at 22.6 cm) Results at þ4C for 10 minutes to obtain plasma. Thereafter, plasmas were transferred into Eppendorf tubes. After ani- The blood NOx, MDA, PON1, and prolidase levels were mals were sacrificed, hearts and left kidneys from all 12.1 Æ 3.2mM, 21.4 Æ 19.3mM, 103.5 Æ 89.3 U/L, groups were dissected at 4C and quickly frozen in liquid 102.2 Æ 111.1 U/g in control group, respectively. Changes nitrogen. Tissue was homogenized in 9 mL of 0.25M sucrose in NOx and PON1 levels in sham and study groups were and 10mM EDTA (pH 7.4) using a Teflon homogenizer to found to be insignificant. However, the MDA levels were obtain a 10% suspension, and centrifuged at 3800 Â g for 30 significantly increased in the sham group (155.6 Æ 88.5mM) minutes. Tissue extracts and blood samples were stored at when compared with baseline levels in control group À70C until further analysis.