Effect of N-acetylcysteine on sympathetic hyperinnervation in post-infarcted rat hearts(P-16).

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Title:	Effect of N-acetylcysteine on sympathetic hyperinnervation in post-infarcted rat hearts(P-16).
Authors:	張念中 Lee Tsung-Ming;Chen Chien-Chang;Chang Nen-Chung
Contributors:	醫學系內科學科
Date:	2009-05-03
Issue Date:	2009-08-13 11:22:26 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	Aims The purpose of this study was to determine whether N-acetylcysteine (NAC) attenuates cardiac sympathetic hyperinnervation through replenishment of glutathione in infarcted rats. Methods and results After ligation of the coronary artery, male Wistar rats were randomized to either vehicle, NAC, or vitamins C + E groups for 4 weeks. Post-infarction was associated with increased oxidant release, as measured by tissue isoprostane and myocardial glutathione. Measurement of myocardial norepinephrine levels revealed a significant elevation in vehicle-treated infarcted rats compared with sham-operated rats. Sympathetic hyperinnervation was blunted after administering NAC, as assessed by immunofluorescent analysis of tyrosine hydroxylase and western blotting and real-time quantitative RT–PCR of nerve growth factor. Arrhythmic scores during programmed stimulation in the vehicle-treated infarcted rats were significantly higher than those in animals treated with NAC. Although NAC and vitamins showed similar effects on ventricular remodelling, only NAC demonstrated beneficial effects on sympathetic hyperinnervation. Furthermore, the effects of NAC on nerve growth factor were abolished by administering l-buthionine sulfoximinem, an inhibitor of γ-glutamylcysteine ligase. Conclusion Chronic use of NAC, but not vitamins, after infarction is associated with down-regulation of nerve growth factor proteins, probably through a glutathione-dependent pathway, and thus plays a critical role in the beneficial effect on the arrhythmogenic response to programmed electrical stimulation
Relation:	2009 Annual Scientific Session of Taiwan Society of Echocardiography. May 3, 2009. Taipei, Taiwan. Journal of the Taiwan Society of Echocardiography,3(1):p.66-67.
Data Type:	conference
Appears in Collections:	[Department of Internal Medicine] Confernce Paper

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