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. 2021 Sep 21;26(18):5702. doi: 10.3390/molecules26185702

Table 2.

Results of the use of different antioxidants to reduce MIRI.

Antioxidant Model Dose Results Ref.
Vit E
α-tocopherol
(C29H50O2)
C57BL/6 mice (in vivo) 2.5 mg/kg BW in 0.8% DMSO 2 h prior to surgery, immediately after PCI, and twice per day for three consecutive days ↓ Infarct size
↓ ROS and lipid oxidation
↓ MPO activity
↓ Neutrophil infiltration
Prevented pathological changes
[101]
Langendorff model using male Hartley Guinea pigs hearts (ex vivo) 100 μM QT segment recovered 10% [102]
NAC
(C5H9NO3S)










NAC
(C5H9NO3S)
Human (in vivo) IV bolus of 1200 mg before PCI and 1200 mg IV twice daily for the 48 h after PCI (total dose 6000 mg) ↓ Oxidative stress
It does not provide an additional clinical benefit to placebo with respect to patients undergoing PCI.
No adverse effects.
[103]
Human
(in vivo)
Patients with AMI
received 15 g infused over 24 h + IV NTG and streptokinase
↓ Oxidative stress.
NAC and GSH concentration were correlated.
↓ MDA concentrations over the first 8 h of treatment.
Better preservation of LV function.
No adverse effects.
[104]
Human (in vivo) NAC 100 mg/kg bolus followed by
intracoronary NAC 480 mg during PCI then IV NAC 10 mg/kg for 12 h
↓ Peak hs-TnT level after PCI.
Difference in peak CK-MB
was not statistically significant.
No adverse effects
[105]
Human
(in vivo)
Infusion of 50 mg/kg, followed by IV infusion for 48 h after the operation at a dose of 50 mg/kg/day ↓ Rate of atrial fibrillation in the NAC group. [106]
DFO
(C25H48N6O8)
Human
(in vivo)
4 g were infused for 8 h Prevented ROS production
Improved LVEF
No major cardiac event was reported with long term administration
[107]
Human
(in vivo)
500 mg 5 to 10 min before PCI, followed by 50 mg/kg over 12 h ↓ Serum iron and plasma F2-isoprostane levels during the first hours.
No changes in the infarct size.
[108]
Polyphenols
(Flavonols)
Quercetin
(C15H10O7)
Cells suspension of rats
(Wistar strain)
Thymocytes
(in vitro)
2 mL cell suspension in a 10 mL test tube Protective effect on the cells suffering oxidative stress and cells suffering from intracellular Ca2+ overload.
↓ Cell death
[109]
Langendorff model
using male Wistar rat hearts
(ex vivo)
15 µM Improvement in the functional parameters of the heart (LVDP and contractility)
↓ End-diastolic pressure.
[110]
Human
(in vivo)
500 mg twice daily for 1 month ↓ Inflammation [111]
Polyphenols
(Stilbenes)
Resveratrol
(C14H12O3)
Male rats
(Sprague-Dawley)
(in vivo)
100 µM ↓ Infarct size,
↓ Myocardial apoptosis
↓ NF-κB expression
↓ Neutrophil infiltration
↓ TNF-α levels
↓ Cardiac dysfunction
↓ Activity of serum CK-MB and LDH level
↓ MDA levels
↑ Antioxidant enzymes activities
↑ Nrf2 and HO-1
[112,113]
Male rats
(Sprague-Dawley)
(in vivo)
2.5, 5, and 10 mg/kg ↓ Necrotic area
↓ TnT and CK-MB release
↓ IL-1β and IL-18 release
↓ Myocardial NALP3 expression Inhibits I/R-mediated myocardial Caspase1 expression.
[114]
Polyphenols
(Anthocyanins)
C3OG
(C21H21O11+, Cl)
Langendorff model (ex vivo) using hearts from male rats (Wistar) 20 μM ↓ Cardiomyocyte death
↓ LDH levels
Protection against apoptosis induced by I/R
Cytochrome c-reducing activity
Stimulation of mitochondrial respiration after ischemia
[115]
40 μM No significant changes compared to 20 μM of C3OG
P3OG
(C21H21O10+)
Langendorff model (ex vivo) using hearts from male rats (Wistar) 20 μM Cardiomyocyte death was not statistically different from the I/R control group
↑ LDH activity than in the control group and similar to the I/R group
40 μM No significant changes compared to 20 μM of P3GO

AMI, acute myocardial infarction; C3OG, Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside; CK-MB, creatinine phosphokinase MB isoenzyme; DFO, deferoxamine; DMSO, dimethylsulfoxide; GSH, reduced glutathione; HO-1, heme oxygenase-1; IL, Interleukin; IV, instravenously LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; LV, left ventricule; LVDP, left ventricular diastolic pressure; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MDA, Malondialdehyde; MPO, Myeloperoxidase; NAC, N-acetylcysteine; NALP3, NLRP3 inflammasome; NF-κB, nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells; NTG, nitroglycerin; Nrf2, nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2; P3OG, Pelargonidin-3-O-glucoside; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; ROS, reactive oxygen species; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha; TnT, troponin T; Vit E, vitamin E; ↑, increase; ↓, decrease.