© 2001 by European Society of Cardiology
Copyright © 2000, European Society of Cardiology
Significance of timing of angiotensin AT1 receptor blockade in rats with myocardial infarction-induced heart failure
Institute of Pharmacology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Hospitalstrasse 4, 24105 Kiel, Germany
* Corresponding author. Tel.: +49-431-597-3500; fax: +49-431-597-3522 th.unger{at}pharmakologie.uni-kiel.de
Objective: Blockade of angiotensin AT1 receptors has been shown to prevent cardiac remodeling and improve left ventricular function and survival after myocardial infarction (MI). However, the timing of initiation of treatment has not been fully elucidated. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of very early (30 min after MI), early (3 and 24 h after MI) and delayed (7 days after MI) treatments with the angiotensin AT1 receptor antagonist fonsartan (HR 720) on cardiac morphological and hemodynamic parameters in a rat model of MI-induced heart failure and to establish the therapeutic window for the start of treatment. Methods: Male Wistar rats underwent coronary ligation and were randomized fonsartan (HR720) treatment starting 30 min, 3 h, 24 h and 7 days after MI or no treatment. Treatment was continued up to 6 weeks post MI. Results: Fonsartan (HR720) treatment attenuated cardiac hypertrophy when treatment started 30 min or later after MI, limited infarct size when treatment initiated 3 and 24 h after MI, decreased left ventricular end-diastolic pressure when treatment started 3 h to 7 days after MI, and improved dP/dtmax when treatment commenced 24 h and 7 days after MI compared to untreated infarct group. Conclusion: Our results show that angiotensin AT1 receptor blockade with fonsartan (HR720) produced the best cardioprotective effects when treatment was started 3 to 24 h after MI although a start of treatment 7 days following MI still could improve functional parameters. These results suggest an optimal time window for the start of treatment with angiotensin AT1 receptor antagonists seems to be between 3 and 24 h post MI.
KEYWORDS Heart failure; Infarction; Renin angiotensin system; Remodeling; Ventricular function; Angiotensin; Receptors
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