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ArticleCardiovascular drugs and therapy2025

The Infarct-Limiting Effect of Remote Ischemic Conditioning in Rats Is Not Affected by Aspirin.

M V Basalay, James M Downey, S M Davidson, D M Yellon

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M V BasalayThe Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, 67 Chenies Mews, London, WC1E 6HX, UK.
James M DowneyDepartment of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, 36688, USA.
S M DavidsonThe Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, 67 Chenies Mews, London, WC1E 6HX, UK.
D M YellonThe Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, 67 Chenies Mews, London, WC1E 6HX, UK. d.yellon@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-7791-9320

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British Heart Foundation PG/19/51/34493
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Abstract

purposeRemote ischemic conditioning (RIC) has been shown to be a powerful cardioprotective therapy in animal models. However, a protective effect in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction has failed to be confirmed. A recent pre-clinical study reported that aspirin which is routinely given to patients undergoing reperfusion therapy blocked the infarct-limiting effect of ischemic postconditioning. The present study was designed to test whether aspirin could also be blocking the infarct-limiting effect of RIC.

methodsThis was investigated in vivo using male Sprague Dawley rats (n = 5 to 6 per group) subjected to either 30 min of regional myocardial ischemia, followed by 120-min reperfusion, or additionally to a RIC protocol initiated after 20-min myocardial ischemia. The RIC protocol included four cycles of 5-min hind limb ischemia interspersed with 5-min reperfusion. Intravenous aspirin (30 mg/kg) or vehicle (saline) was administered after 15-min myocardial ischemia.

resultsRIC significantly reduced infarct size (IS) normalized to the area at risk, by 47%. Aspirin administration did not affect IS nor did it attenuate the infarct-limiting effect of RIC.

conclusionAspirin administration in the setting of myocardial infarction is not likely to interfere with the cardioprotective effect of RIC.

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AspirinIschemic Preconditioning, MyocardialMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHindlimbMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAspirinAspirinIschemia/reperfusion injuryRemote conditioning

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