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ArticlePhysiological reports2016

Nanosecond pulsed platelet-rich plasma (nsPRP) improves mechanical and electrical cardiac function following myocardial reperfusion injury.

Barbara Hargrave, Frency Varghese, Nektarios Barabutis, John Catravas, Christian Zemlin

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Article in Physiological reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Barbara HargraveDepartment of Medical Diagnostics and Translational Science, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia Frank Reidy Center for Bioelectrics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia bhargrav@odu.edu.
Frency VargheseFrank Reidy Center for Bioelectrics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia Department of Electrical Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.
Nektarios BarabutisFrank Reidy Center for Bioelectrics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.
John CatravasDepartment of Medical Diagnostics and Translational Science, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia Frank Reidy Center for Bioelectrics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.
Christian ZemlinFrank Reidy Center for Bioelectrics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia Department of Electrical Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.
Old Dominion University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) of the heart is associated with biochemical and ionic changes that result in cardiac contractile and electrical dysfunction. In rabbits, platelet-rich plasma activated using nanosecond pulsed electric fields (nsPRP) has been shown to improve left ventricular pumping. Here, we demonstrate that nsPRP causes a similar improvement in mouse left ventricular function. We also show that nsPRP injection recovers electrical activity even before reperfusion begins. To uncover the mechanism of nsPRP action, we studied whether the enhanced left ventricular function in nsPRP rabbit and mouse hearts was associated with increased expression of heat-shock proteins and altered mitochondrial function under conditions of oxidative stress. Mouse hearts underwent 30 min of global ischemia and 1 h of reperfusion in situ. Rabbit hearts underwent 30 min of ischemia in vivo and were reperfused for 14 days. Hearts treated with nsPRP expressed significantly higher levels of Hsp27 and Hsp70 compared to hearts treated with vehicle. Also, pretreatment of cultured H9c2 cells with nsPRP significantly enhanced the "spare respiratory capacity (SRC)" also referred to as "respiratory reserve capacity" and ATP production in response to the uncoupler FCCP. These results suggest a cardioprotective effect of nsPRP on the ischemic heart during reperfusion.

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Platelet ActivationPlatelet-Rich PlasmaAnimalsBlotting, WesternDisease Models, AnimalElectric StimulationFemaleHSP27 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsIsolated Heart PreparationMiceMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryMyocardiumRabbitsRatsTransfectionHSP27 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHeat‐shock proteinsischemic–reperfusion injurymitochondriaplatelet‐rich plasmaspare respiratory capacity

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PMID26908713
PMCPMC4816896
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