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. 2015 Feb 27;172(8):2026–2050. doi: 10.1111/bph.13042

Table 3.

Experimental studies of cardioprotection via post-ischaemic opioid receptor agonism

Putative selectivity Agent studied Species, tissue Primary outcome Effect Implicated effectors or targets Study
Non-selective Morphine Rat, isolated heart Infarct (TTC) Improved mKATP, KOR (DOR antagonist insensitive) Chen et al., 2008
Infarct (TTC) Improved NO/PKG, mPTP Jang et al., 2008
Infarct (TTC) Improved δ/δ1 receptor, KOR, mPTP Kim et al., 2011
DOR DADLE (δ/δ1 receptor) Rabbit, isolated heart Infarct (TTC) Improved Akt, ERK1/2, EGFR Förster et al., 2007
Human, atrial trabeculae Contractility Improved mPTP Fuardo et al., 2013
BW-373U86 Rat, in situ heart Infarct (TTC) Improved mKATP, sarcKATP Gross et al., 2007a
Rat, isolated heart Infarct (TTC) Improved NO/PKG, mPTP Jang et al., 2008
SNC-121 Mouse, in situ heart Infarct (TTC) Improved ROS Tsutsumi et al., 2007
KOR U50,488H Rat, in situ and mouse, isolated heart Infarct (TTC) Improved PI3K, mKATP Peart et al., 2008
Rat, in situ heart Infarct (TTC) Improved PI3K/Akt, eNOS Tong et al., 2011
MOR Remifentanil Rat, in situ heart Infarct (TTC) Improved KOR, DOR Wong et al., 2010bb
Sufentanil Rat, in situ heart Infarct (TTC) Apoptosis Improved PI3K/Akt, GSK3β, Bax/Bcl-2 Wu et al., 2012a
Infarct (TTC) Improved Cx43 Wu et al., 2012b
MOR/DOR Eribis peptide 94 Pig, in situ heart Infarct (TTC) Improved Karlsson et al., 2012

Shown are the effects of post-ischaemic opioid receptor agonists on outcomes from myocardial I–R in experimental animal models and ex vivo human tissue. Agonists were applied in the late stages of ischaemia prior to reperfusion (perconditioning) or during the reperfusion phase. Outcomes include infarction or apoptosis, and contractile recovery. Also shown are the receptors, signalling elements or effector molecules implicated in protection (where assessed). BW373U86, 4-[(R)-[(2S,5R)-2,5-dimethyl-4-prop-2-enylpiperazin-1-yl]-(3-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-N,N-diethylbenzamide; Cx43, connexin-43; DADLE, [d-Ala2, d-Leu5] enkephalin; DAMGO, [D-Ala2, N-MePhe4, Gly-ol]-enkephalin; GSK3β, glycogen synthase kinase 3β; mKATP, mitochondrial KATP channel; sarcKATP, sarcolemmal KATP channel; SNC-121, 4-((aR)-a-((2S,5R)-4-Propyl-2,5-dimethyl-1-piperazinyl)-3-methoxybenzyl)-N,N-diethylbenzamide; TTC, 2,3,5-triphenyl-2H-tetrazolium chloride staining for infarction; U50,488H, [(trans)-3,4-dichloro-N-methyl-N-[2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl]benzeneacetamide].