Intracerebroventricular infusion of donepezil prevents cardiac remodeling and improves the prognosis of chronic heart failure rats

Author:

Li MeihuaORCID,Zheng Can,Kawada Toru,Inagaki Masashi,Uemura Kazunori,Sugimachi Masaru

Abstract

AbstractOral administration of donepezil, a centrally acting acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, improves the survival of rats with chronic heart failure (CHF). The mechanisms of cardioprotective effects of donepezil, however, remain totally unknown. To elucidate potential mechanisms, we examined whether central microinfusion of donepezil would exert cardioprotection. Intracerebroventricular microinfusion pumps with cerebroventricular cannula were implanted in rats with myocardial infarction. The rats were randomly divided into central saline treatment (CST) and central donepezil treatment (CDT) groups. We evaluated cardiac remodeling and function after a 6-week treatment and examined the 160-day survival rate. Compared to the CST, the CDT markedly improved the 160-day survival rate (68% vs. 32%, P = 0.002) through the prevention of cardiac remodeling and the lowering of plasma catecholamine, brain natriuretic peptide, and angiotensin II. These results suggest that the central mechanism plays an important role in the cardioprotective effects of donepezil.

Funder

JSPS KAKENHI

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Physiology

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