Diazoxide ameliorates microcirculatory disturbances through PKC-dependent pathway in I/R-injured rat cremaster muscles.

Abstract:

:Diazoxide is a selective mitochondria ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channel opener, which has been reported to preserve the microvascular integrity of ischemia-reperfusion (I/R)-injured tissues. Our study aimed to assess diazoxide's effects on I/R-injured cremaster muscles and to further elucidate its underlying mechanisms. Male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomized (n = 8 per group) into four groups: sham-operated control group, I/R group (4 h of pudic epigastic artery ischemia followed by 2 h of reperfusion), diazoxide + I/R group, and chelerythrine (PKC inhibitor)+diazoxide+I/R group. Microscopically, we observed that I/R markedly increased the number of rolling, adhering, and transmigrating leukocytes. I/R also markedly decreased the number of functional capillaries. Biochemically, we found that I/R significantly increased TNF-alpha, E-selectin,L-selectin and P-selectin expressions. However, I/R did not cause significant changes in ICAM-1 and PECAM-1 expressions. On the other hand, in I/R + diazoxide group, we found that diazoxide reduced the number of rolling, adhering, and transmigrating leukocytes. Furthermore, biochemical study revealed that diazoxide caused only a decrease in L-selectin expression but had no effect on TNF-alpha, E-selectin, P-selectin, ICAM-1, and PECAM-1 expressions. Finally, in chelerythrine + diazoxide + I/R group, we observed that diazoxide's protective effects were blocked by the addition of chelerythrine. Diazoxide's ability to protect against I/R injury was confirmed by the observation that it reduced the number of rolling, adhering, and transmigrating leukocytes, and increased the number of functional capillaries. Our results indicated that diazoxide operated via a PKC-dependent pathway to achieve protection against I/R injury.

journal_name

J Biomed Sci

authors

Wei W,Wei FC,Hung LM

doi

10.1007/s11373-005-3730-4

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-01-01 00:00:00

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521-9

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3

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1021-7770

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1423-0127

journal_volume

12

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