The myocardial heat shock response following sodium salicylate treatment

AUTOR(ES)

Locke, Marius

FONTE

Cell Stress Society International

RESUMO

In cultured cells, salicylate has been shown to potentiate the induction of Hsp72 so that a mild heat stress (40°C) in the presence of salicylate induces an Hsp72 response that is similar to a severe heat stress (42°C). To determine whether salicylate can potentiate the myocardial Hsp70 response in vivo and confer protection from an ischemic stress, male Sprague-Dawley rats (250–300 g) were placed into 5 groups: (1) control, (2) salicylate only (400 mg/kg), (3) mild heat stress (40°C for 15 minutes), (4) mild heat stress plus salicylate, and (5) severe heat stress (42°C for 15 minutes). Twenty-four hours following salicylate treatment and/or heat stress, animals were anesthetized, their hearts rapidly isolated, and hemodynamic function evaluated using the Langendorff technique. Hsp72 content was subsequently assessed by Western blotting. Although salicylate in combination with a mild heat stress induced heat shock factor activation, only the hearts from severely heat-stressed animals (42°C) demonstrated a significantly elevated myocardial Hsp72 content and a significantly enhanced postischemic recovery of left ventricular developed pressure and rates of contraction and relaxation. These results support the role for Hsp72 as a protective protein and suggest that neither salicylate treatment alone nor salicylate in combination with a mild heat stress potentiates the myocardial Hsp72 response.

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