PMID- 19561024 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100714 LR - 20091002 IS - 1522-9645 (Electronic) IS - 0195-668X (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 19 DP - 2009 Oct TI - Randomized controlled trial on the cardioprotective effect of bone marrow cells in patients undergoing coronary bypass graft surgery. PG - 2354-9 LID - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp262 [doi] AB - AIMS: This randomized study investigates whether bone marrow cells (BMCs) can reduce ischaemic injury during cardiac surgery. METHODS AND RESULTS: Forty-four elective coronary artery bypass grafting patients were randomized to control group or BMCs group (whereby autologous BMCs were administered with each dose of cardioplegia antegradely into the coronaries). Troponin I and CK-MB were measured during the first 48 h after surgery and were not significantly different between the control and BMCs groups. The role of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on the cardioprotective effects of BMCs was also studied using an in vitro model of stimulated ischaemia and reoxygenation on right atrial appendages obtained from controls either before or 10 min after the initiation of CPB. Bone marrow cells significantly reduced myocardial injury in muscles obtained prior to CPB. This effect was comparable with ischaemic preconditioning (IP), although their combination did not afford additional benefit. However, when muscles were harvested after CPB, myocardial injury in the ischaemic group alone was less, and BMCs or IP did not exert further protection. CONCLUSION: Bone marrow cells did not afford additional benefit when used as an additive to cardioplegia during CPB. However, BMCs offer cardioprotection as potent as IP, when the heart is not subjected to stress, such as CPB, that per se can precondition the myocardium. FAU - Lai, Vien Khach AU - Lai VK AD - Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Clinical Science Wing, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK. FAU - Ang, Keng-Leong AU - Ang KL FAU - Rathbone, Wendy AU - Rathbone W FAU - Harvey, Nicholas James AU - Harvey NJ FAU - Galinanes, Manuel AU - Galinanes M LA - eng GR - PG04050/British Heart Foundation/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20090626 PL - England TA - Eur Heart J JT - European heart journal JID - 8006263 RN - 0 (Troponin I) RN - EC 2.7.3.2 (Creatine Kinase, MB Form) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Bone Marrow Transplantation/*methods MH - Coronary Artery Bypass/*methods MH - Creatine Kinase, MB Form/metabolism MH - Female MH - Heart Arrest, Induced/methods MH - Humans MH - Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial/methods MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Myocardial Ischemia/*prevention & control MH - Risk Factors MH - Troponin I/metabolism MH - Young Adult EDAT- 2009/06/30 09:00 MHDA- 2010/07/16 06:00 CRDT- 2009/06/30 09:00 PHST- 2009/06/30 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/06/30 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/07/16 06:00 [medline] AID - ehp262 [pii] AID - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp262 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur Heart J. 2009 Oct;30(19):2354-9. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp262. Epub 2009 Jun 26.