Effect of nutritional state on substrate metabolism and contractile function in postischemic rat myocardium

The American Journal of Physiology
C MontessuitR Lerch

Abstract

The pattern of substrate utilization may influence postischemic myocardial injury. To characterize the effect of nutritional state on substrate selection and contractile function during control conditions and postischemic reperfusion, hearts from fed and fasted rats were perfused retrogradely with 0.4 mM palmitate, 8 mM glucose, and 175 mU/l insulin. Under control conditions, hearts from fasted rats exhibited lower glucose oxidation (-59%) and higher palmitate oxidation (+191%) than hearts from fed rats. During reperfusion, postischemic hearts exhibited stimulation of glucose-oxidation, with no difference between hearts from fasted and fed rats. However, oxidation of palmitate remained higher after fasting (+68%). Hearts from fasted rats exhibited lower left ventricular diastolic pressure and higher left ventricular systolic pressure development during reperfusion. The results indicate that 1) substrate selection in myocardium is influenced by the nutritional state independently of substrate availability, 2) during postischemic reperfusion, inhibition of glucose oxidation is removed in hearts from fasted rats, whereas inhibition of fatty acid oxidation in hearts from fed rats is maintained, and 3) myocardial injury is lower aft...Continue Reading

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Jul 17, 2001·American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology·J TerrandR Lerch

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