TABLE 1

Baseline contractile function and coronary flow in hearts isolated from placebo-treated or morphine-treated mice

Data were acquired after 30-min aerobic perfusion (and at a fixed pacing rate of 420 beats per minute). Data are means ± S.E.M.

GroupLVEDPLVDPHeart RateCoronary Flow
mm Hgbeats/minml/min/g
SLP
    5-Day placebo (n = 13)5 ± 1153 ± 9420 ± 32.7 ± 0.2
    5-Day SLP (n = 11)6 ± 2150 ± 3422 ± 12.8 ± 0.4
Effect of stimulus withdrawal (5-day SLP)
    3-Day withdrawal (n = 8)5 ± 1148 ± 4427 ± 22.7 ± 0.2
    5-Day withdrawal (n = 6)4 ± 2153 ± 3424 ± 12.7 ± 0.2
    7-Day withdrawal (n = 8)3 ± 2143 ± 10430 ± 323.2 ± 0.2
Inhibitors in the induction phase (5-day SLP)
    Naloxone (n = 6)5 ± 1146 ± 4425 ± 52.7 ± 0.1
    SLP + naloxone (n = 8)8 ± 1152 ± 9445 ± 193.6 ± 0.2
    PKI (n = 7)3 ± 1148 ± 3424 ± 52.5 ± 0.2
    SLP + PKI (n = 7)7 ± 1142 ± 9406 ± 112.8 ± 0.1
    Wortmannin (n = 6)3 ± 1153 ± 6419 ± 13.1 ± 0.1
    SLP + wortmannin (n = 10)3 ± 1128 ± 5435 ± 62.9 ± 0.5
Opioid receptor specificity (5-day SLP)
    SLP + nor-BNI (n = 8)6 ± 1149 ± 4435 ± 392.5 ± 0.2
    SLP + BNTX (n = 6)4 ± 1154 ± 3416 ± 22.6 ± 0.1
    SLP (BW373U86) (n = 10)5 ± 1137 ± 6428 ± 12.5 ± 0.1
    SLP (U50,488) (n = 9)3 ± 2148 ± 5422 ± 53.2 ± 0.2
Additivity of protection
    A1AR TG (n = 7)4 ± 1138 ± 8418 ± 23.2 ± 0.2
    SLP + A1AR TG (n = 8)5 ± 1127 ± 8424 ± 93.6 ± 0.3
  • LVEDP, left ventricular end-diastolic pressure.