• Xing Tao, Ling-qiao Lu, Qing Xu, Shu-ren Li, and Mao-tsun Lin.
• Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
• J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2009 Oct 1;10(10):740-7.

ObjectiveWe compare the cardioprotective effects of anesthetic preconditioning by propofol and/or isoflurane in rats with ischemia-reperfusion injury.MethodsMale adult Wistar rats were subjected to 60 min of anterior descending coronary artery occlusion followed by 120 min of reperfusion. Before the long ischemia, anesthetics were administered twice for 10 min followed by 5 min washout. Isoflurane was inhaled at 1 MAC (0.016) in I group, whereas propofol was inhaled intravenously at 37.5 mg/(kg(h) in P group. A combination of isoflurane and propofol was administered simultaneously in I+P group.ResultsIn control (without anesthetic preconditioning, C group), remarkable myocardial infarction and apoptosis accompanied by an increased level of cardiac troponin T were noted 120 min after ischemia-reperfusion. As compared to those of control group, I and P groups had comparable cardioprotection. In addition, I+P group shares with I and P groups the comparable cardioprotective effects in terms of myocardial infarction and cardiac troponin T elevation.ConclusionA combination of isoflurane and propofol produced no additional cardioprotection.

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