Tetrazolium artifactually indicates superoxide dismutase-induced salvage in reperfused rabbit heart.

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
C ShiratoJ M Downey

Abstract

We tested the ability of a single dose of superoxide dismutase to induce salvage of reperfused rabbit myocardium. Infarct size was measured by tetrazolium method following 3, 24, or 72 h of reperfusion. In addition, the 24 h reperfused hearts were examined to determine if the drug induced salvage in those hearts was reflected in the histology. A coronary arterial branch was occluded for 45 min and then allowed to reperfuse for 3, 24 or 72 h. At the end of the reperfusion period the hearts were removed, perfusion stained with triphenyl tetrazolium, and fixed in buffered formalin. The hearts were sectioned and infarct size was determined in all groups. In addition, the 24 h heart slices were prepared for histology with H&E staining. The results revealed that 5 mg/kg hSOD treatment was associated with smaller infarcts in the 3 and 24 h groups but that differences were no longer apparent in the 72 h group. The 24 h control hearts showed good correlation between infarct size by TTC and that by conventional histology. In the 24 h treatment hearts, however, infarcts by TTC averaged only about 1/2 the size of those by conventional histology. We conclude that a single dose of hSOD fails to offer a sustained reduction of infarct size. Fu...Continue Reading

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