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Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:282-286
© 1986 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, and Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
* Address reprint requests to Dr. Cunningham, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 10th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11219
We investigated the effect of recombinant superoxide dismutase, an oxygen free radical scavenger, on the prevention of reperfusion injury of the ischemic spinal cord. Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) were obtained in 23 dogs. Spinal cord ischemia was produced by cross-clamping the descending thoracic aorta just distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery through a left thoracotomy. Mean proximal aortic blood pressure was maintained between 90 and 100 mm Hg by partial exsanguination. Serial SEPs were obtained at 60-second intervals until the SEP disappeared. Aortic cross-clamping was continued for 10 additional minutes after the disappearance of the SEP. In Group 1 (N = 8), no medication was given when the aortic cross-clamp was removed. In Group 2 (N = 8), a bolus of 25,000 units of superoxide dismutase was injected into the proximal aorta prior to removal of the aortic cross-clamp, and was followed by 5,000 units per minute for 10 minutes after release of the cross-clamp. In Group 3 (N = 7), 50,000 units of superoxide dismutase was administered as a bolus prior to removal of the aortic crossclamp, followed by an additional 10,000 units per minute for 10 minutes as in Group 2. The postoperative neurological status was assessed by Tarlov's criteria.
There was no significant difference in aortic cross-clamp time among the three groups. Paraplegia developed in 4 animals in Group 1; the remaining 4 dogs had paraparesis. In Group 2, paraparesis developed in 2 of 8 dogs; the other 6 had no neurological injury. All the animals in Group 3 had complete recovery. Group 1 animals (control) had a significantly (p < .001, Fisher's exact test) increased incidence of neurological injury compared with the superoxide dismutase–treated animals (Groups 2 and 3). There was no significant difference in the incidence of paraparesis between Groups 2 and 3. We conclude that (1) oxygen free radicals generated during reperfusion may compound the ischemic injury, (2) the ischemic spinal cord injury is limited by the use of recombinant superoxide dismutase, and (3) further studies are indicated to elucidate the dose-response phenomenon of recombinant superoxide dismutase in this animal model.
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