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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy In Acute Myocardial Infarction

Medical information reviewed by: DANIEL NEAMU, Physical therapist

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The extra oxygen protects the heart against acute myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction (MI), which often occurs due to acute ischemia followed by reflow, is associated with irreversible loss (death) of cardiomyocytes. If left untreated, MI will lead to the progressive loss of viable cardiomyocytes, impaired heart function, and congestive heart failure. While supplemental oxygen therapy has long been used in practice to treat acute MI, there has been no clear scientific basis for the observed beneficial effects. Also, there is no justification for the amount or duration of administration of additional oxygenation for effective therapy. 

The present study aimed to determine an optimal oxygenation protocol that can be applied clinically for the treatment of acute MI. Using EPR oximetry, we studied the effect of exposure to the supplemental oxygen cycle (OxCy) administered by inhalation of 100% oxygen for short periods (15–90 min), daily, for 5 days, in rats with acute MI. 

Myocardial oxygen pressure (pO2), cardiac function, and pro-survival / apoptotic signaling molecules were used as markers of treatment outcome. OxCy has led to a significant reduction in the size of the heart attack and improved heart function. It was found that an optimal condition of 30 min OxCy with 95% oxygen + 5% CO 2 in normobaric conditions is effective for cardioprotection.

A myocardial infarction (MI) or a "heart attack" in which there is an obstruction of blood flow to the coronary arteries is often followed by ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury when circulation is restored. This effect often leads to widespread damage to heart tissue and irreversible loss of cardiomyocytes (heart muscle cells), which can lead to heart dysfunction and possible heart failure. Therapeutic approaches that limit long-term tissue damage, loss of viable cardiomyocytes, and heart remodeling would be beneficial for improving post-MI clinical outcomes.

It is reasonable to assume that the administration of pure oxygen during and after a cardiac event to increase the delivery of oxygen to the blood in the affected heart tissue would reduce the size of the infarction and save the risky myocardial tissue. In turn, it is expected that this will lead to an ambiguity of functional recovery. In most circumstances, the provision of additional oxygen to patients with suspected MI by emergency responders is routine. Until recently, some recommendations included regular administration of oxygen for the treatment of MI. However, this position has changed, so that continuous oxygen treatment is recommended only in certain circumstances and not for uncomplicated cases of MI. This change in treatment protocol is likely to be due to known hemodynamic side effects associated with hyperoxygenation. Hyperoxygenation of patients with acute MI results in an increase in blood pressure and a reduction in cardiac output. These changes have been attributed to decreased heart rate and stroke volume and increased vascular resistance. Hyperoxygenation is also a strong stimulant of coronary circulation and vasoconstriction.

What are the effects of oxygen therapy on the body?

  • Decreases inflammation
  • Increases the body's oxygen saturation by 20-30%
  • Increases the body's immunity
  • Increases blood circulation and stimulates the formation of new capillaries
  • Decreases toxins in the body
  • Stimulates the production of new blood cells
  • Increases healing rate

In addition to normobaric oxygen, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has also been investigated as a potential therapeutic measure for MI. A study by Cameron et al. reported that the hemodynamic effects of oxygen therapy in patients with MI at normal pressure (1 ATA) were improved after an increase to 2 ATA. In 1998, the "HOT MI" study attributed a higher left ventricular ejection fraction in the HBO-treated group to increased myocardial rescue compared to untreated subjects. In 1969, Ashfield and Gavey enrolled and evaluated 40 volunteers who were treated with HBOT continuously for 4 days in exposure periods of 2 h at 100% O 2 at 2 ATA, followed by 1 hour in the air chamber. at normobaric pressure.

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The following report documents our attempt to investigate several problems, and the aim was to determine the optimal conditions for OxCy treatment (ambient pressure, % oxygen, exposure time, etc.) that are needed to prevent myocardial damage. Also, maximizing the benefits and quality of life for the subject. We found that, in general, HBOT led to a significant reduction in the size of the heart attack and an improvement in cardiac function.

Materials

Primary and secondary antibodies to Akt and pAkt were purchased from Cell Signaling Technology (Danvers, MA) and GE Healthcare (Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, UK). Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane and molecular weight markers were obtained from Bio-Rad (Hercules, CA). Antibodies specific for p53 and Bax were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology (Santa Cruz, CA). Enhanced chemiluminescence (ECL) reagents were obtained from Amersham Pharmacy Biotech (GE Healthcare-Piscataway, NJ). The RIPA lysis buffer was obtained from Santa Cruz Biotechnologies. All other reagents, analytical grade or higher, were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich unless otherwise stated. LiNc-BuO microcrystals were synthesized as previously reported.

Fisher F-344 rats (males, 150-200 g body weight, Charles River Laboratory) were used in this study. All procedures were performed with the approval of the Ohio State University Institutional Committee for the Care and Use of Animals and complied with the Guide to the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH Publication No. 86–23, Revised 1996 ). The animals underwent regional ischemia by ligation of the anterior descending artery (LAD) for 60 min followed by reperfusion, as described previously. Briefly, an oblique incision of 12 mm was made, and a dorsal one of 2-3 mm towards the sternum. The chest cavity was opened using a retractor and the heart was visualized. Ischemia was induced by temporary binding of the LAD artery for 60 min, followed by reperfusion by releasing the ligature. After IR, the thoracic cavity was closed by joining ribs 3 and 4 with 4-0 silk suture. The muscle and skin layers were then sealed with a 4-0 polypropylene suture.

Experimental groups

After allowing 72 hours for post-surgical recovery, the experimental animals were treated with the help of the additional oxygen cycle (OxCy), by placing them in a custom-built room, every day, for 5 consecutive days under different treatment conditions. Acute myocardial infarction (MI) was induced by IR injury as described above. Animals with MI were treated with 4 different concentrations of additional oxygen (40, 70, 90, and 100%) for a period of 60, 30, or 15 minutes per day, administered under normobaric or hyperbaric pressure. Oxygen composition and administration times were chosen to cover a wide range to represent the most effective and easily applicable clinical conditions to arrive at an optimal treatment modality. The study was divided into a total of 10 groups with 5 major categories. Group 1: Control group that had neither MI nor was subjected to the oxygen cycle. Group 2: The MI group with animals were always kept in the air in the room without OxCy. Groups 3–5 received treatment for MI with 60 min of OxCy at normobaric pressure and were divided according to the additional oxygen concentration; 40% O2, 70% O2, or 100% O2. Groups 6-7 received treatment with 60 min of OxCy using 100% O2 in the hyperbaric chamber and were divided according to pressure 1.5 or 2 ATA. Groups 8-10 received treatment for MI with carbon (95% O 2 + 5% CO 2) at normobaric pressure and divided according to the duration of treatment: 15, 30, or 60 min. Each group contained 4-12 rats. Control group that had neither MI nor was subjected to the oxygen cycle. 

Experimental setting

Myocardial infarction (MI) was induced by ischemia-reperfusion injury by temporary ligation of the LAD artery for 60 min. OxCy treatment was initiated after three days of rest. The study was divided into ten groups. Group 1 (control) did not have MI and did not receive OxCy treatment. Group 2 had MI, but these animals were kept in the air in the room without OxCy. Groups 3-5 were subjected to 60 minutes of OxCy using 40, 70, or 100% O 2 (N2-balanced), respectively, under normobaric conditions (NBO). Groups 6-7 received 60 min of OxCy under hyperbaric oxygen (HBO), using 100% O2 at 1.5 or 2 ATA. Groups 8–10 received OxCy using carbogen for 15, 30, or 60 min. Echocardiography and biomarker analysis were performed after five days of OxCy treatment.

Cardiac function using echocardiography

Cardiac function was measured using M-mode echocardiography after five days of OxCy. The rats were anesthetized releasing 1.5-2% isoflurane in the air, and M-mode ultrasound images were obtained using a high-resolution Vevo 2100 ultrasound imaging system (VisualSonics; Toronto, ON, Canada).

Myocardial PO2 using in vivo EPR oximetry

After anesthesia followed by intubation, the animal's chest was reopened between the 3rd and 4th intercostal space, and the cavity was opened using a copper-based retractor wire. Using an internally produced moving syringe tip, a LiNc-BuO EPR oximetry probe was implanted in the left ventricular myocardial tissue. After making sure that the ventricular perforation did not take place, the rat was immediately transferred to a room built to order (diameter of 10 cm and length of 40 cm) with provisions for gas entry and exit. A resonator with a surface loop was inserted through a sealed port in the chamber and placed above the heart. An EPR unit for live oximetry (Magnettech, Berlin, Germany) was used for measurements. Basic EPR measurements were performed using room air (21% oxygen). When needed, hyper oxygen gas mixtures were passed through the chamber during the measurements. EPR spectra were taken as single 30-second scans. The instrument settings were: microwave frequency - 1.2 GHz (L band), incident microwave power - 4 mW; modulation amplitude - 180 mG, modulation frequency 100 kHz; receiver time constant - 0.2 s. The peak-to-peak width of the EPR spectrum was used to calculate pO2 using a standard calibration curve. 

Myocardial infarction area using TTC staining
The heart tissues were frozen at -20 ° C for 10 min and cut transversely into 4 slices. One of the medium slices was then incubated at 37 ° C for 10 min with 1.5% TTC (triphenyl razrazolium chloride). The raw photos were taken using a dissecting microscope (Nikon). The images were analyzed by computerized planimetry using MetaVue (Molecular Devices) image analysis software. The white area of ​​the myocardial section was defined as a heart attack, and the red region was defined as the risk area. The size of the infarction was expressed as a percentage of the area at risk.

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Analysis of molecular expression of proteins using Western Blotting

The hearts were rapidly excised, rinsed in cold PBS (pH 7.4), quickly frozen in liquid nitrogen, and stored at -80 ° C until analysis. Tissue homogenates were prepared from the anterior wall of the left ventricles of rats of each OxCy subgroup using a RIPA lysis buffer system. 
Proteins were separated by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, transferred to a PVDF membrane, and blocked with 5% milk powder (no weight) in TBST (10-mM Tris, 10-mM NaCl, 0.1% Tween 20) time for 1 hour at room temperature. Proteins were then tested for Akt and phospho-Akt expression (Ser-473) by incubating the membrane overnight at 4 ° C with primary antibodies, followed by incubation with peroxidase-conjugated secondary antibodies (HRP) for 1 hour. 
The membranes were then analyzed using an ECL system. The same membranes were then checked for glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH). Protein intensities were quantified using an image-scanning densitometer (Scion Corporation, Frederick, MD) and standardized against the GAPDH signal. Protein expression levels were quantified using Image Gauge v. 3.45 software.
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Data analysis

The statistical significance of the results was assessed using unique tANOVA tests. Values ​​were presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.

The effect of hyperoxygenation on myocardial pO2

Using EPR oximetry, we determined the effect of increasing inspired oxygen concentrations on myocardial pO2 in healthy (non-MI) rats. Myocardial PO2 increased from an initial value of about 14 mmHg to a level reaching even about 28 mmHg during exposure to carbogen (95% O 2/5% CO2). PO2 peaked at approximately 12 minutes after the start of carbogen administration and remained high above baseline (chamber air) after carbon dioxide depletion and re-exposure to chamber air. The results showed a concentration-dependent increase in maximum myocardial oxygenation, while carbohydrate exposure showed a significantly higher increase compared to all other groups. Interesting, exposure to 100% O2 showed a significant decrease in oxygenation peak compared to carbonation. Overall, the results indicated that rats' exposure to hyper oxygen increased myocardial pO2 during administration. We further determined the effect of the oxygen cycle on myocardial pO2 in rats at 1-week post-MI. The results showed significant differences in values ​​between control, untreated MI, and OxCy-treated MI. 

LiNc-BuO oxygen-sensitive crystals were implanted in the left ventricular myocardium. Myocardial PO2 was measured using EPR oximetry. Rats were intubated and allowed to breathe O2-containing gaseous mixture, undergoing 1.5% isoflurane anesthesia during RES measurements. 
Myocardial PO 2 increases from 1414 mmHg at baseline to approximately 28 mmHg after 18 min of carbogen administration. A statistically significant increase in pO2 was observed in all groups that received hyper oxygen compared to baseline. 
Cardiac function, heart attack, and remodeling of the hearts treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy

To determine the effect of the oxygen cycle on cardiac function, we used M-mode echocardiography on day 9 after IM induction. Significant decreases in ejection fraction and fractional shortening were observed in cases that did not receive oxygen therapy. Rats treated with all levels of hyperoxygenation, both at normobaric and hyperbaric pressures, showed variable levels of recovery of cardiac function depending on the level of oxygen inhaled. Rats subjected to hyperoxygenation (100% O2) at 1.5 or 2 ATA pressure, 1 h / day for 5 days, demonstrated remarkable recovery of cardiac function; however, the improvement at these hyperbaric levels was not significantly better than that at ambient pressure. 

Interestingly, rats subjected to normobaric pressures with 100% O2 or 95% O2 / 5% CO 2 (carbogen) for the same duration showed comparable levels of cardiac functional recovery after MI. The recovery of MI hearts treated with 1 h of carbon was not significantly different compared to hearts treated with 1 h of 100% oxygen. Carbohydrate treatment further showed that administration of 30 min/day for 5 days showed no significant difference in cardiac function compared to administration of 1 h / day. However, 15 min/day of carbogen treatment did not achieve a similar functional improvement and led to a significantly smaller reduction in the affected area.

Postmortem analysis of cardiac tissue with TTC staining was consistent with echocardiographic data, with a substantial reduction in the infarction area in hearts with MI after oxygen therapy 95% 2/5% CO 2, 30 min/day. Acute MI, induced by surgical IR causes myofibrillary edema leading to myocardial dysfunction. To evaluate the effect of additional oxygenation on cardiac edema, we measured the weight of the whole heart, whole lung, right ventricle, and left ventricle with septum. The results showed a significant increase in weight, which was inhibited by oxygen cycle treatment with 95% O2 / 5% CO2 for 30 min/day.

The expression of key signaling proteins in MI hearts subjected to the oxygen cycle

To understand the basic signaling pathways involved in cardiac recovery after oxygenation, we analyzed the heart tissues using the Western blot test. We analyzed the following pro-survival and pro-apoptotic proteins, namely, Akt, eNOS (NOS3), pAkt, p53, and Bax, which were found to be critically involved in MI hearts subjected to OxCy. Blot images were quantified and data were normalized. Akt levels remained unchanged in all groups. Hearts with MI showed a significant reduction in the pro-survival protein pAkt compared to control hearts. Treatment with 100% oxygen at 1-2 ATA, as well as with 30 and 60 min of carbon significantly increased pAkt expression. Compared to hearts with MI, we found significantly elevated levels of eNOS pro-survival protein in hearts treated with 100% oxygen at pressures of 1, 1.5, and 2 ATA, and in hearts treated with carbogen for 30 or 60 min. There did not appear to be a tendency to increase p53 levels in the various treatment groups; however, it is relevant to note that hearts with infarction, as well as almost all treated hearts, displayed a higher overall expression of p53 after the oxygen cycle than control hearts.

Discussion

The effectiveness of treatment with post-MI hyperoxygenation, whether in normobaric or hyperbaric conditions, has been a hotly debated topic, despite its widespread use in the last century. Two recently published reviews found a very limited number of randomized, controlled studies of oxygen in addition to normal air for patients with MI. In both reviews, the authors concluded that the studies did not show any benefit of oxygen therapy. These reviews were quoted in a recent editorial by Dr. C. Richard Conti, who states: After analyzing the literature, I could not find solid evidence that the use of supplemental oxygen (hyperbaric or normobaric) in an Uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is beneficial and there is some evidence that it could be harmful. Factors to consider when reviewing previous work are the timing and sequence of hyperoxygenation / HBO treatment and delivered oxygen concentration. In both the 1969 study by Ashfield and the study by Gavey and the 1976 study by Rawles, patients were treated within 24 hours of presenting MI. In another clinical study, patients were treated with normobaric hyperoxygenation following thrombolysis 6 hours after MI. Patients receiving oxygen treatment were given 100% masked oxygen for 24 hours. After mixing with the air in the chamber, it is estimated that the release of the face mask of 100% oxygen produces a FiO2 of 40%. Patients were treated within 24 hours of presenting MI. In another clinical study, patients were treated with normobaric hyperoxygenation following thrombolysis 6 hours after MI. Patients receiving oxygen treatment were given 100% masked oxygen for 24 hours.

In a study using rats, Santos et al. subjected the experimental animals to a single 1-hour period of HBO (100% O 2 at 2.5 ATA) immediately after coronary occlusion and observed a decrease in necrotic area and acute mortality. In the more recent "HOT MI" clinical trial, patients with acute MI underwent a single application of HBO immediately after thrombolysis. The results showed a 10% increase in the recovery fraction in the HBO group, rapid elimination of pain, and attenuation of creatine phosphokinase, although the results were not statistically significant.

Gilmour et al. subjected the dogs to a short period (20 min) of 3 ABO HBO before coronary artery occlusion followed by a second period of HBO immediately after occlusion and concluded that HBO does not improve left ventricular function affected by MI. The results of this study are difficult to interpret because it has been reported that oxygen tissue tensions remain elevated after the end of the HBO treatment. The increase in oxygen pressure after the first period of HBO would probably have increased the levels of reactive oxygen species formed during the ischemic/occlusive period, which would have resulted in more damage to heart tissue than would have occurred under normal circumstances in which normal breathing air takes place before MI. Cabigas et al.

In the current study and our previous work, hyperoxygenation or HBO treatment was started at 3 days post-MI in experimental rats. This recovery period was introduced to allow healing for pneumothorax created by the MI induction procedure. Tension pneumothorax is a contraindication to clinical HBO therapy. Non-HBO animals were also allowed this recovery period to avoid complicating the study, with different starting points for treatment. Our group also reported that restoring coronary perfusion following simulated IM in a rat produces hyperoxygenation in the affected region myocardial tissue for up to 24 hours and possibly longer.

Western blot studies have shown that hearts that are subjected to a combination of oxygen and carbon showed significantly higher expression of the pro-survival pAkt and eNOS proteins and lower expression of the pro-apoptotic Bax protein compared to other treatments. Interestingly, the p53 level was significantly higher in the carbogen groups (60 and 30 min) compared to the conventional treatment group. These results are consistent with our previous reports that used a similar experimental model. 

In the study by Gogna et al., we found a dual role for p53, which, depending on oxygenation, can cause apoptotic death signals or NOS3-mediated survival signals in the heart. It was observed that p53 showed differential DNA binding, namely, BAX-p53RE in the affected heart or NOS3-p53RE in the oxygenated heart, which was regulated by oxygen-induced post-translational modification, p53. In the heart with MI, p53 was strongly acetylated by Lys-118 residue, which was reversed exclusively in the oxygenated heart, apparently determined by the oxygen-dependent expression TIP60. Thus, oxygenation was found to alter the p53-DNA interaction by regulating p53-nucleus acetylation, thus promoting a p53 survival activity.

Many previous animal or clinical studies have applied hyperoxygenation or HBO as a one-time intervention, or for 24 hours continuously. Compared to other hyperoxygenation or HBO protocols, such an approach is unique. The only previous work that used a periodic or cyclic approach was the Ashfield and Gavey study, in which treated patients were subjected to 2 hours of HBO with 100% oxygen, followed by 1 hour in air at normobaric pressure. This cycle was repeated continuously for an average of 4 days. As mentioned by Jain, repeated exposure to HBO at insufficient intervals to allow full recovery of lung toxicity can lead to cumulative effects. Following this warning, the cyclic process used in the current study, in which a single dose of 1 h was administered daily.

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In the present study, HBO administered at 1.5 or 2 ATA did not provide significantly better results in terms of recovery of cardiac function compared with treatment with 100% oxygen administered at ambient pressure. For this reason, we conclude that hyperbaric conditions, although generally beneficial, are not entirely necessary or even practical for MI, in particular, considering a patient in a clinical setting that should be placed inside a room to synthesize such an environment. Carbogen, a mixture of 95% O2 and 5% CO2, improves the oxygenation of myocardial tissue to the greatest extent, and this increase was especially greater than when 100% oxygen was used. This is most likely due to two well-documented hemodynamic responses: Hyperoxygenation promotes vasoconstriction and CO2 is a powerful vasodilator. From these results, we claim that the vasodilating effect of CO2 exceeds the vasoconstrictive effect of hyperoxygenation. If the main goal of additional oxygen therapy as an adjunct to patients with MI is to increase oxygenation of myocardial tissue, then the use of hyperoxygenation should be considered given the patient's condition.

Testing of different treatment conditions has led to the conclusion that respiration with carbogen at ambient pressure is probably the ideal scenario for treating MI. Administration of carbogen for 1 hour improved the ejection fraction and fractional shortening. Furthermore, it is important to note that the 30- and 60-minute carbogen breathing groups showed no significant difference in cardiac function, suggesting that half an hour of carbogen treatment is sufficient to produce substantial improvements. In conclusion, oxygen cycling therapy serves as a very attractive option for the treatment of myocardial infarction, because it offers some of the greatest benefits while reducing treatment time and inconvenience to the subject.

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in soft tissue radionecrosis

Discover the hyperbaric medicine center open in our clinic. Centrokinetic has the top-performing hyperbaric chamber in Bucharest, with multiple medical and anti-aging uses. The Baroks chamber has 5 seats, and operates at a constant pressure of 2.5 atmospheres, being fully automated and having protocols for each condition, and can be used individually for each patient.

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