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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Suzanne Cormack, Dr Alison SteelORCiD, Dr Thomas Chadwick, Andrew Bryant, Dr Mohaned Egred, Professor Konstantinos StellosORCiD, Professor Ioakim SpyridopoulosORCiD
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© 2020 The Authors. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Pharmacological Society. Aims: Following a favourable pilot trial using a single bolus of ciclosporin, it has been unclear why 2 large studies (CYCLE and CIRCUS) failed to prevent reperfusion injury and reduce infarct size in STEMI (ST elevation myocardial infarction). The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of ciclosporin on myocardial injury, left ventricular remodelling and lymphocyte kinetics in patients with acute STEMI undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Methods: In this double-blind, single centre trial, we randomly assigned 52 acute STEMI patients with an onset of pain of <6 hours and blocked culprit artery to a single bolus of ciclosporin (n = 26) or placebo (n = 26, control group) prior to reperfusion by stent percutaneous coronary intervention. The primary endpoint was infarct size at 12 weeks. Results: Mean infarct size at 12 weeks was identical in both groups (9.1% [standard deviation= 7.0] vs 9.1% [standard deviation = 7.0], P =.99; 95% confidence interval for difference: −4.0 to 4.1). CD3 T-lymphocytes dropped to similar levels at 90 minutes (867 vs 852 cells/μL, control vs ciclosporin) and increased to 1454 vs 1650 cells/μL at 24 hours. Conclusion: In our pilot trial, a single ciclosporin bolus did not affect infarct size or left ventricular remodelling, matching the results from CYCLE and CIRCUS. Our study suggests that ciclosporin does either not reach ischaemic cardiomyocytes, or requires earlier application during first medical contact. Finally, 1 bolus of ciclosporin is not sufficient to inhibit CD4 T-lymphocyte proliferation during remodelling. We therefore believe that further studies are warranted. (Evaluating the effectiveness of intravenous Ciclosporin on reducing reperfusion injury in pAtients undergoing PRImary percutaneous coronary intervention [CAPRI]; NCT02390674).
Author(s): Cormack S, Mohammed A, Panahi P, Das R, Steel AJ, Chadwick T, Bryant A, Egred M, Stellos K, Spyridopoulos I
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Year: 2020
Volume: 86
Issue: 7
Pages: 1387-1397
Print publication date: 01/07/2020
Online publication date: 17/02/2020
Acceptance date: 23/12/2019
Date deposited: 25/03/2020
ISSN (print): 0306-5251
ISSN (electronic): 1365-2125
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.14252
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.14252
PubMed id: 32067256
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