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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 270: R895-R905, 1996;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 270, Issue 4 895-R905, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Integration of vascular, contractile and metabolic responses to hypoxia: effects of maturation and adenosine

G. P. Matherne, S. S. Berr and J. P. Headrick
Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville 22908, USA.

We examined myocardial responses to reduced arterial PO2 and the role of endogenous adenosine in constant-pressure perfused hearts from immature (Imm) and mature (Mat) rabbits. During normoxia, coronary flow and myocardial O2 consumption were similar in both groups. With moderate hypoxia, coronary perfusate flow increased by 125 +/- 16% in Imm but by only 68 +/- 12% in Mat hearts. Imm hearts displayed better maintenance of contractile function (87 vs. 67% in Mat hearts) and metabolic state. Blockade of cardiac adenosine receptors with 25 microM 8-p-sulfophenyltheophylline attenuated vasodilation during hypoxia, reduced contractile function, and abolished age-related differences in one response to hypoxia. Myocardial purine release and extracellular purine levels were threefold higher in Mat compared with Imm hearts and was associated with higher cytosolic 5'-AMP concentration (and lower [ATP]/[ADP].[P(i)], where [ATP], [ADP], and [P(i)] are concentrations of ATP, ADP and P(i), respectively) in Mat hearts. In summary, 1) Imm hearts are functionally and metabolically more tolerant of hypoxic perfusion, largely because of improved hypoxia-induced coronary vasodilation; 2) endogenous adenosine mediates this beneficial vasodilation, enhancing hypoxic tolerance; and 3) improved vascular sensitivity to adenosine allows for enhanced vasodilatory responses in the face of lower adenosine levels and higher energy state in immature hearts.


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