Abstract
Summary: In order to measure the protective effect of interventions following coronary artery occlusions in dogs, the creatine kinase activity of myocardial tissue was assayed after 24 h and related to the myocardial blood flow of that tissue measured with 85Sr labelled microspheres injected 15 min after occlusion. This assay showed normal levels when flow exceeded 50 cm3·min-1·100 g-1. In myocardium with flow reduced to 0 to 15 cm3·min-1·100 g-1, creatine kinase activity was 7.6 ± 0.6 IU·mg-1 protein in control dogs and 13.1 ± 1.8 IU·mg-1 protein (P<0.01) in dogs given 500 NF units·kg-1 of hyaluronidase 20 min after occlusion. Where myocardial blood flow was reduced to 16 to 50cm3·min-1·100 g-1, creatine kinase activity was increased from 14.1 ± 1.1 to 20.5 ± 1.4 IU·mg-1 protein by hyaluronidase. This method therefore assesses ischaemic damage independent of electrophysiological measurements and confirms myocardial preservation by hyaluronidase.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 334-340 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Cardiovascular Research |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1978 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
- Applied Mathematics
- Physiology (medical)
- Physiology
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine