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Fluorimetric characterisation of metabolic activity of ex vivo perfused pig hearts (2007)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Pfeifer, Lutz

Gruenwald, Inga

Welker, Alexander

Stahn, Romana M

Stein, Karsten

Rex, André

Quelle

Biomedizinische Technik. Biomedical engineering

Bandzählung: 52

Heftzählung: 2

Seiten: 193 – 199

ISSN: 0013-5585

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

Pubmed: 17408379

Kontakt

Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie

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14195 Berlin
+49 30 838 53221
pharmakologie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Autofluorescence of tissues and organs is an indicator of the physiological state of cells. The aim of the study was to investigate whether fluorimetric determination of the redox state of the ex vivo perfused pig heart can provide fast online detection of progressive changes in heart muscle tissue. Measurements on six organs perfused in a four-chamber working heart model were performed using a spectroscopic method exploiting the specific and different fluorescence lifetimes of intrinsic fluorophores such as NADH and flavins and providing a means of internal signal referencing. It was shown that the redox potential of heart muscle tissue can be assessed by fluorescence measurement. In the steady-state phase of the beating heart, spectroscopic measurements revealed a change in redox state from an initial constant level to a continuous decrease, accompanied by a decrease in heart performance and indications of changes in electrolyte equilibrium (K(+) concentration). At the same time, troponin I levels in the perfusate increased. The results indicate that fluorimetric determination of heart muscle metabolic activity yields reliable information about the functional status of the ex vivo heart and may be advantageous for the optimisation of ex vivo organ models.