Cardiac Troponin I in Isoproterenol-Induced Cardiac Injury in the Hanover Wistar Rat: Studies on Low Dose Levels and Routes of Administration (original) (raw)

2010, Toxicologic Pathology

The current studies demonstrate the effect of low-dose intraperitoneal (IP) administration of isoprotenerol (ISO) and subcutaneous (SC) versus IP routes of administration of ISO on serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI) levels in female Hanover Wistar rats, providing additional evidence to support acceptance of cTnI as a cardiac biomarker. At 2 hr postdosing with 0-500 mg/kg ISO, mean serum cTnI levels were increased in a dose-related fashion at !10 mg/kg with no evidence of cardiac pathology. At 24 h, cTnI concentrations were generally at control levels, but histologic cardiomyocyte injury was evident in a proportion of the animals given !10 mg/kg. In a second experiment, rats given SC ISO at 5,000 mg/kg and necropsied at 0, 1, 2, and 4 hr postdosing had higher levels of serum cTnI than animals given the same dose IP.

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