• J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. · Jul 1998

    Blocking of classical complement pathway inhibits endothelial adhesion molecule expression and preserves ischemic myocardium from reperfusion injury.

    • M Buerke, D Prüfer, M Dahm, H Oelert, J Meyer, and H Darius.
    • II. Department of Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
    • J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 1998 Jul 1;286(1):429-38.

    AbstractMyocardial injury after ischemia (I) and reperfusion (R) is related to leukocyte activation with subsequent release of cytokines and oxygen-derived free radicals as well as complement activation. In our study, the cardioprotective effects of exogenous C1 esterase inhibitor (C1 INH) were examined in a rat model of myocardial I + R (i.e., 20 min + 24 hr or 48 hr). The C1 INH (10, 50 and 100 U/kg) administered 2 min before reperfusion significantly attenuated myocardial injury after 24 hr of R compared to vehicle treated rats (P < .001). Further, cardiac myeloperoxidase activity (i.e., a marker of PMN [polymorphonuclear leukocyte] accumulation) in the ischemic area was significantly reduced after C1 INH treatment compared to vehicle treated animals (0.81 +/- 0.1, 0.34 +/- 0.13, 0.13 +/- 0.1 vs. 1.44 +/- 0.3 U/100 mg tissue, P < .001). In addition, C1 INH (100 U/kg) significantly attenuated myocardial injury and neutrophil infiltration even after 48 hr of reperfusion compared to vehicle treatment. Immunohistochemical analysis of ischemic-reperfused myocardial tissue demonstrated activation of classical complement pathway by deposition of C1q on cardiac myocytes and cardiac vessels. In addition, expression of the endothelial adhesion molecules P-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) was observed after reperfusion of the ischemic myocardium. In this regard, C1 INH administration abolished expression of P-selectin and ICAM-1 on the cardiac vasculature after myocardial ischemia and reperfusion. Blocking the classical complement pathway by exogenous C1 INH appears to be an effective means to preserve ischemic myocardium from injury after 24 and 48 hr of reperfusion. The mechanisms of this cardioprotective effect appears to be due to blocking of complement activation and reduced endothelial adhesion molecule expression with subsequent reduced PMN-endothelium interaction, resulting in diminished cardiac necrosis.

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