Unlabelled: The concentration-dependent toxic effects of exogenous noradrenaline (NA, CAS 51-41-2) on acute regional myocardial ischemia (MI) was investigated with and without alpha- and beta-adrenoceptor blockade. Electrically-driven rabbit Langendorff-hearts with depleted catecholamine stores were used (reserpin 7.0 mg/kg i.p. 16-24 h before preparation, constant pressure: 70 cm H2O, Tyrode solution, Ca2+ 1.8 mmol/l). Repetitive MI, separated by a reperfusion period of 50 min, was induced by coronary artery branch ligature, and quantitated from epicardial NADH-fluorescence photography. Starting after a reperfusion period of 20 min, hearts were treated with exogenous NA (10(-7), 10(-6) or 10(-5) mol/l). Adrenoceptors were blocked by propranolol (10(-6) mol/l) and phentolamine (10(-6) mol/l). Without adrenoceptor blockers, NA 10(-6) mol/l induced an increase in left ventricular pressure and a reduction in the relative coronary flow. Concomitantly, MI was enhanced. After adrenoceptor blockade, NA 10(-7) or 10(-6) mol/l had no influence on functional parameters. MI was not affected by NA 10(-7) mol/l, but MI was significantly enhanced by NA 10(-6) mol/l. MI enhancement by NA 10(-6) mol/l was completely prevented by superoxide dismutase (30 U/ml). Functional effects of NA 10(-5) mol/l were not completely inhibited by adrenoceptor blockers at the concentrations used, and arrythmias were observed. MI was also enhanced by NA 10(-5) mol/l.
Conclusion: Deleterious effects on MI, that are independent on functional effects, are induced by NA in a micromolar concentration. These direct toxic effects are mediated by superoxide anion radicals. In lower concentrations (10(-7) mol/l), there is no evidence for direct toxic actions of NA independent of functional effects. MI enhancement by NA 10(-5), or 10(-6) mol/l without adrenoceptor blockers may have been caused in part by functional and arrythmogenic effects and/or through the generation of oxygen free radicals.
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