The Effect of Adenosine Triphosphate, Benidipine, Sugammadex, and their Combinations upon Cardiac Damage after Temporary Clamping of the Abdominal Aorta in Rats

The aim of our study was to biochemically and histopathologically investigate the protective effect of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), benidipine, sugammadex and (ATP + benidipine + sugammadex) ABS against cardiac damage induced by abdominal clamping and unclamping (ACU) procedure in rats. Rats utilized were divided into six groups as Healthy (HG), Abdominal ACU (AACC), ATP + AACU (ATPG), Benidipine + AACU (BNDG), Sugammadex + AACU (SDXG), ABS + AACU (ABSG). One hour before anesthesia, ATP (25 mg/kg; ip) was administered to the ATPG group, Benidipine (4 mg/kg orally) was administered to the BNDG group, Sugammadex (4 mg/kg ip) was administered to the SDXG and ABS was administered with this specified dose and method to the ABSG group. Distilled water as a solvent was injected to AACC and HG groups. One hour after, laparotomy was performed to the rats, and the abdominal cavity was reached. Ischemia was provided for one hour and then reperfusion for 2 h placing an atraumatic clamp on the suprarenal abdominal aorta of the animals in all groups (except from the HG). The heart tissues extracted from the killed animals were examined biochemically and histopathologically. ATP and benidipine suppressed the increase of oxidant and proinflammatory cytokines better than sugammadex. The ABSG group was found to be almost the same as the healthy group biochemically and histopathologically (p > 0.05). ABS drug form alone was possible to be much more beneficial rather than ATP, benidipine and sugammedex in the treatment of cardiac damage induced by AACU procedure. © 2022, Colegio de Farmaceuticos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. All rights reserved.