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Delaney EP, Young CN, Disabatino A, Stillabower ME, Farquhar WB. Limb venous tone and responsiveness in hypertensive humans. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2008; 105:894-901. [PMID: 18635875 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90574.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hypertensive (HTN) animal models demonstrate lower venous compliance as well as increased venous tone and responsiveness compared with normotensive (NTN) controls. However, the extent to which findings in experimental animals can be extended to humans is unknown. Forearm and calf venous compliance were quantified in 9 NTN (23 +/- 1 yr) and 9 HTN (24 +/- 1 yr) men at baseline, after administration of nitroglycerin (NTG), during a cold pressor test (CP), and post-handgrip exercise ischemia (PEI). Individual pressure-volume relationships from a cuff deflation protocol (1 mmHg/s) were modeled with a quadratic regression. Regression parameters beta(1) and beta(2) were used to calculate compliance. A one-way ANOVA was used to compare the beta parameters and a repeated-measures ANOVA was used to compare volumes across all pressures (between groups at baseline and within groups during perturbations). Limb venous compliance was similar between groups (forearm: NTN beta(1) = 0.11 +/- 0.01 and beta(2) = -0.00097 +/- 0.0001, HTN beta(1) = 0.10 +/- 0.01 and beta(2) = -0.00088 +/- 0.0001; calf: NTN beta(1) = 0.12 +/- 0.01 and beta(2) = -0.00102 +/- 0.0001, HTN beta(1) = 0.11 +/- 0.01 and beta(2) = -0.00090 +/- 0.0001). However, at baseline, volume across all pressures (i.e., capacitance) was lower in the forearm (P < or = 0.01) and tended to be lower in the calf (P = 0.08) in HTN subjects. Venous compliance was not altered by any perturbation in either group. Forearm volume was increased during NTG in HTN subjects only. While venous compliance was similar between NTN and HTN adults, HTN adults have lower forearm venous capacitance (volume) which is increased with NTG. These data suggest that young HTN adults may have augmented venous smooth muscle tone compared with NTN controls.
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- Erin P Delaney
- Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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Inskip JA, Ramer LM, Ramer MS, Krassioukov AV. Autonomic assessment of animals with spinal cord injury: tools, techniques and translation. Spinal Cord 2008; 47:2-35. [DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Enforced exercise, but not acute temperature elevation, decreases venous capacitance in the stenothermal Antarctic fish Pagothenia borchgrevinki. J Comp Physiol B 2008; 178:845-51. [DOI: 10.1007/s00360-008-0272-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2008] [Revised: 04/24/2008] [Accepted: 05/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Long KM, Kirby R. An update on cardiovascular adrenergic receptor physiology and potential pharmacological applications in veterinary critical care. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2007.00266.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Courtar DA, Spaanderman MEA, Janssen BJA, Peeters LLH. Orthostatic stress response during the menstrual cycle is unaltered in formerly preeclamptic women with low plasma volume. Reprod Sci 2007; 14:66-72. [PMID: 17636218 DOI: 10.1177/1933719106298214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Plasma volume (PV) varies with the menstrual cycle not only in healthy parous controls (CON) but also in formerly preeclamptic women with a subnormal PV (LPV). It is unknown whether formerly preeclamptic women with LPV are more susceptible to orthostatic stress than healthy controls. In this study, the authors compared autonomic responses to acute (standing from supine position) and gradual (menstrual cycle) orthostatic stress between LPV and CON. In 11 LPV (PV<or= 49 mL/kg lean body mass) and 7 CON, beat-to-beat blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) were measured in supine position and after an orthostatic stress test, during the follicular phase (FP) and luteal phase (LP) of the menstrual cycle. Spectral analysis (fast Fourier transform) was performed on beat-to-beat signals to quantify the magnitude of the spontaneous BP and pulse interval (PI) fluctuations. The absolute powers within the low-frequency (0.04-0.15 Hz) and high-frequency (0.15-0.4 Hz) ranges of BP and PI were used as estimates for sympathetic and parasympathetic activity, respectively. Baroreflex sensitivity was calculated as the transfer function gain from low-frequency systolic BP to PI. Differences between groups, menstrual phase, and response to standing were compared by analysis of variance. Basal BP was comparable in both study groups. However, basal PI and spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity were lower in LPV than in CON. The autonomic responses to acute and gradual orthostatic stress were similar in the 2 groups, irrespective of the phase of the menstrual cycle. The cardiovascular response to acute and gradual orthostatic stress in both FP and LP is comparable in LPV and CON.
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- Dorette A Courtar
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Sandblom E, Axelsson M. The venous circulation: a piscine perspective. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2007; 148:785-801. [PMID: 17920321 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2007] [Revised: 08/31/2007] [Accepted: 08/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Vascular capacitance describes the pressure-volume relationship of the circulatory system. The venous vasculature, which is the main capacitive region in the circulation, is actively controlled by various neurohumoral systems. In terrestrial animals, vascular capacitance control is crucial to prevent orthostatic blood pooling in dependent limbs, while in aquatic animals like fish, the effects of gravity are cancelled out by hydrostatic forces making orthostatic blood pooling an unlikely concern for these animals. Nevertheless, changes in venous capacitance have important implications on cardiovascular homeostasis in fish since it affects venous return and cardiac filling pressure (i.e. central venous blood pressure), which in turn may affect cardiac output. The mean circulatory filling pressure is used to estimate vascular capacitance. In unanaesthetized animals, it is measured as the central venous plateau pressure during a transient stoppage of cardiac output. So far, most studies of venous function in fish have addressed the situation in teleosts (notably the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss), while any information on elasmobranchs, cyclostomes and air-breathing fishes is more limited. This review describes venous haemodynamic concepts and neurohumoral control systems in fish. Particular emphasis is placed on venous responses to natural cardiovascular challenges such as exercise, environmental hypoxia and temperature changes.
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- Erik Sandblom
- Department of Zoology, Göteborg University, Box 463, S-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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King AJ, Osborn JW, Fink GD. Splanchnic Circulation Is a Critical Neural Target in Angiotensin II Salt Hypertension in Rats. Hypertension 2007; 50:547-56. [PMID: 17646575 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.107.090696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Chronic angiotensin II (Ang II) infusion, in rats fed high salt, engages the sympathetic nervous system to increase venomotor tone. The splanchnic sympathetic nervous system is the most important regulator of venous tone, indicating that splanchnic sympathetic nervous system activity may be increased in Ang II salt hypertension. We hypothesized that celiac ganglionectomy (CGx), to selectively disrupt sympathetic innervation to the splanchnic circulation, would attenuate arterial pressure (AP), and venous tone increases in Ang II salt hypertension. Rats fed 2% or 0.4% NaCl were instrumented to allow AP measurement by radiotelemetry at the same time as surgical CGx or sham operation. Ang II was delivered by minipump (150 ng/kg per minute) for 14 days. CGx reduced AP independent of salt diet during control. CGx markedly attenuated Ang II hypertension in rats on 2% NaCl but had little effect in rats fed 0.4% NaCl. To test the possibility that CGx exerted its effects via renal denervation, rats were subjected to the same protocol but received selective bilateral renal denervation. Renal denervation decreased AP during control but had no protective effect on Ang II hypertension and actually tended to exacerbate the pressor response. Finally, separate groups of rats underwent CGx or sham operation and were instrumented to allow repeated measures of mean circulatory filling pressure, an index of venous tone. In addition to attenuating Ang II salt hypertension, CGx completely prevented Ang II salt-induced increases in mean circulatory filling pressure and substantially attenuated depressor responses to acute ganglion blockade. We conclude that, in the presence of high salt, Ang II activates the splanchnic sympathetic nervous system to increase venomotor tone and AP.
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- Andrew J King
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Houben AJHM, de Leeuw PW, Peeters LLH. Configuration of the microcirculation in pre-eclampsia: possible role of the venular system. J Hypertens 2007; 25:1665-70. [PMID: 17620964 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e3281900e0e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that during pre-eclampsia microvascular function and structure are disturbed, which contributes to raised venular resistance. METHODS The microcirculation of the skin and bulbar conjunctiva was studied in 11 women with preeclampsia and nine parous controls, both in the third trimester and 3 months postpartum. Using intravital videomicroscopy, arteriolar and venular diameters were determined in the conjunctiva. In addition, skin capillary densities and morphology were determined. RESULTS Conjunctival venular diameters were 30% smaller in pre-eclampsia compared with controls, both during pregnancy (P < 0.01) and postpartum (P = 0.045). Arteriolar diameters also tended to be smaller; however, this difference was not statistically significant. In women with pre-eclampsia we found a higher percentage of tortuous/dilated skin capillaries (5%) compared with controls (0%; P < 0.05). Three months postpartum, this difference had disappeared. Skin capillary densities did not differ between the groups. CONCLUSION Women with severe pre-eclampsia have narrow venules, both during manifest disease and postpartum. Possibly, these narrow venules raise venular resistance and with it, hydrostatic pressure in the capillary bed. The latter, in turn, may explain the higher number of tortuous/dilated capillaries in women with preeclampsia. These findings support an important role of the venous system in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia.
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- Alphons J H M Houben
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Linder AE, Ni W, Diaz JL, Szasz T, Burnett R, Watts SW. Serotonin (5-HT) in veins: not all in vain. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2007; 323:415-21. [PMID: 17671100 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.107.122630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The circulatory system consists of veins and arteries. Compared with arteries, veins have been neglected in cardiovascular research. Although veins are significantly less muscular than similarly sized arteries, the contribution of veins to cardiovascular homeostasis cannot be left un-noted because veins accommodate 70% of the circulating blood. Circulating blood platelets contain the majority of systemic 5-HT (5-hydroxytryptamine; serotonin). Similar to venous function, the physiological role of 5-HT in the cardiovascular system is not well understood. Here, we present not only a review on 5-HT and veins but ways in which these two topics might intersect in a physiologically relevant manner. Here we show the novel findings that veins exhibit higher amounts of intracellular 5-HT than arteries. Moreover, we also show evidence that, similar to arteries, veins have the ability to uptake 5-HT. In this review, we introduce the venous system as a reservoir for 5-HT in the periphery, suggesting that veins, in addition to arteries, may represent an important target for drugs that interfere with the serotonergic system. In addition, the serotonergic system from synthesis to metabolism, 5-HT receptor activation and venous diseases will also be discussed.
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- A Elizabeth Linder
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, B445 Life Sciences Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Stewart JM, Taneja I, Medow MS. Reduced central blood volume and cardiac output and increased vascular resistance during static handgrip exercise in postural tachycardia syndrome. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2007; 293:H1908-17. [PMID: 17616747 PMCID: PMC4511486 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00439.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is characterized by exercise intolerance and sympathoactivation. To examine whether abnormal cardiac output and central blood volume changes occur during exercise in POTS, we studied 29 patients with POTS (17-29 yr) and 12 healthy subjects (18-27 yr) using impedance and venous occlusion plethysmography to assess regional blood volumes and flows during supine static handgrip to evoke the exercise pressor reflex. POTS was subgrouped into normal and low-flow groups based on calf blood flow. We examined autonomic effects with variability techniques. During handgrip, systolic blood pressure increased from 112 +/- 4 to 139 +/- 9 mmHg in control, from 119 +/- 6 to 143 +/- 9 in normal-flow POTS, but only from 117 +/- 4 to 128 +/- 6 in low-flow POTS. Heart rate increased from 63 +/- 6 to 82 +/- 4 beats/min in control, 76 +/- 3 to 92 +/- 6 beats/min in normal-flow POTS, and 88 +/- 4 to 100 +/- 6 beats/min in low-flow POTS. Heart rate variability and coherence markedly decreased in low-flow POTS, indicating uncoupling of baroreflex heart rate regulation. The increase in central blood volume with handgrip was absent in low-flow POTS and blunted in normal-flow POTS associated with abnormal splanchnic emptying. Cardiac output increased in control, was unchanged in low-flow POTS, and was attenuated in normal-flow POTS. Total peripheral resistance was increased compared with control in all POTS. The exercise pressor reflex was attenuated in low-flow POTS. While increased cardiac output and central blood volume characterizes controls, increased peripheral resistance with blunted or eliminated in central blood volume increments characterizes POTS and may contribute to exercise intolerance.
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- Julian M Stewart
- Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.
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Sandblom E, Axelsson M. Venous hemodynamic responses to acute temperature increase in the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2007; 292:R2292-8. [PMID: 17322113 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00884.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Many ectotherms regularly experience considerable short-term variations in environmental temperature, which affects their body temperature. Here we investigate the cardiovascular responses to a stepwise acute temperature increase from 10 to 13 and 16°C in rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss). Cardiac output increased by 20 and 31% at 13 and 16°C, respectively. This increase was entirely mediated by an increased heart rate (fH), whereas stroke volume (SV) decreased significantly by 20% at 16°C. The mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP), a measure of venous capacitance, increased with temperature. Central venous pressure (Pven) did not change, whereas the pressure gradient for venous return (MCFP-Pven) was significantly increased at both 13 and 16°C. Blood volume, as measured by the dilution of51Cr-labeled red blood cells, was temperature insensitive in both intact and splenectomized trout. This study demonstrates that venous capacitance in trout decreases, but cardiac filling pressure as estimated by Pvendoes not change when cardiac output increases during an acute temperature increase. SV was compromised as fHincreased with temperature. The decreased capacitance likely serves to prevent passive pooling of blood in the venous periphery and to maintain cardiac filling pressure and a favorable pressure gradient for venous return.
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- Erik Sandblom
- Department of Zoology, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden.
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Kappel F, Fink M, Batzel JJ. Aspects of control of the cardiovascular-respiratory system during orthostatic stress induced by lower body negative pressure. Math Biosci 2007; 206:273-308. [PMID: 16938315 DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2006.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2004] [Revised: 04/12/2005] [Accepted: 03/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This paper considers a model developed to study the cardiovascular control system response to orthostatic stress as induced by two variations of lower body negative pressure (LBNP) experiments. This modeling approach has been previously applied to study control responses to transition from rest to aerobic exercise, to transition to non-REM sleep and to orthostatic stress as produced by the head up tilt (HUT) experiment. LBNP induces a blood volume shift because negative pressure changes the volume loading characteristics of the compartment which is subject to the negative pressure. This volume shift induces a fall in blood pressure which must be counteracted by a complicated control response involving a variety of mechanisms of the cardiovascular control system. There are a number of medical issues connected to these questions such as orthostatic intolerance in the elderly resulting in dizziness or fainting during the transition from sitting to standing. The model presented here is used to study the interaction of changes in systemic resistance, unstressed venous volume, venous compliance, heart rate, and contractility in the control of orthostatic stress. The overall short term response depends on a combination of these physiological reactions which may vary from individual to individual. There remain open questions about which factors have greater importance. The model simulations are compared to experimental data collected for LBNP exerted from the hips to feet and from ribs to feet.
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- Franz Kappel
- Institute for Mathematics and Scientific Computing, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 36, Graz, Austria.
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Xu H, Fink GD, Galligan JJ. Increased sympathetic venoconstriction and reactivity to norepinephrine in mesenteric veins in anesthetized DOCA-salt hypertensive rats. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2007; 293:H160-8. [PMID: 17322411 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01414.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Increased sympathetic nervous activity (SNA) elevates venomotor tone in deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertension. We studied the mechanisms by which the SNA increases venomotor tone in DOCA-salt hypertension by making in situ intracellular recordings of venous smooth muscle cell (VSMC) membrane potential (E(m)) and measurement of outside diameter (OD) in mesenteric veins (MV) and mesenteric arteries (MA) of anesthetized rats. We also studied norepinephrine (NE)- and endothelin-1 (ET-1)-induced increases in MA or MV perfusion pressure (PP) in vitro. E(m) in DOCA-salt MV was depolarized compared with sham MV. Prazosin hyperpolarized VSMC E(m) in DOCA-salt but not in sham MV. NE concentration-response curves (CRCs) for OD decreases in MV from DOCA-salt rats were left-shifted with an increased maximum response (E(max)) compared with sham MV. NE CRCs for OD decreases in MA were right-shifted with reduced E(max) in DOCA-salt compared with sham rats. ET-1 CRCs were similar in DOCA-salt and sham MV but were right-shifted with reduced E(max) in DOCA-salt MA. NE CRCs for MAPP increases were left-shifted without a change in E(max) in DOCA-salt rats. NE did not change MVPP. MAPP and MVPP for ET-1 CRCs were similar in sham and DOCA-salt rats, but E(max) for MAPP was reduced in DOCA-salt rats. Hematoxylin staining revealed hypertrophy in DOCA-salt MA but not in MV. We conclude that there is increased reactivity to NE released from the sympathetic nervous system in DOCA-salt MV that causes VSMC depolarization and increased venomotor tone. In DOCA-salt rats, in vivo ET-1 reactivity is maintained in MV, but reduced in MA.
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- Hui Xu
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Chen H, Wang X, Chen XZ. A Novel PBPK/PD Model with Automatic Nervous System in Anesthesia. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS : ... ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2007; 2006:66-9. [PMID: 17282112 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1616343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In terms of the characteristic of anesthetic operation, this paper propose new Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetics / Pharmacodynamics (PBPK/PD) model that focus on the important role of Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) more. Automatic nervous system that is divided into the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system, at the same time, is the important target of drug effect in anesthesia. Consequently, Not only does the action levels of Automatic Nervous System indicator the Anesthesia State, but feed back altering the physiological state parameters of pharmacokinetics, which being one crucial reason of time-variant and nonlinear drug effect. However, the recent PBPK modeling and simulation strategy only estimate specific absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) parameters but consider no modulation result of Automatic Nervous System any longer. So far, in order to avoid over-interpreted data from mathematical models and to take more consideration of clinical significance, the PBPK/PD model with Automatic Nervous System presented is helpful to make clearer relationship between PK and PD, that between sophisticated of model and real physiological phenomenon in Anesthesia than before.
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- Hang Chen
- Department of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hang Zhou, 310027, P.R. China
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Sica DA, Prisant LM. Pharmacologic and Therapeutic Considerations in Hypertension Therapy With Calcium Channel Blockers: Focus on Verapamil. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2007.06504.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Pérez-Rivera AA, Hlavacova A, Rosario-Colón LA, Fink GD, Galligan JJ. Differential contributions of alpha-1 and alpha-2 adrenoceptors to vasoconstriction in mesenteric arteries and veins of normal and hypertensive mice. Vascul Pharmacol 2007; 46:373-82. [PMID: 17329171 PMCID: PMC3549429 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2007.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2006] [Revised: 10/21/2006] [Accepted: 01/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mesenteric veins are more sensitive than arteries to the constrictor effects of sympathetic nerve stimulation and alpha-adrenergic receptor agonists. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that alpha(2)-adrenergic receptors (alpha(2)-ARs) contribute to in vitro agonist-induced constriction in veins but not arteries and that alpha(2)-AR function is down-regulated in mesenteric arteries and veins in deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt (DOCA-salt) hypertension. Norepinephrine (NE) concentration-response curves were similar in SHAM and DOCA-salt arteries and veins indicating that adrenergic reactivity of mesenteric blood vessels is not altered in murine DOCA-salt hypertension in vitro. Veins were 30-fold more sensitive to NE than arteries. The alpha(1)-AR antagonist, prazosin (0.003-0.3 microM), produced concentration-dependent rightward shifts of the NE concentration-response curves in arteries but not veins. The alpha(2)-AR agonists, clonidine and UK-14,304, did not constrict arteries or veins in the absence or presence of indomethacin (10 microM) and nitro-L-arginine (NLA; 100 microM). The alpha(2)-AR antagonists, yohimbine (0.003-0.3 microM) and rauwolscine (0.1 microM) did not affect NE responses in SHAM or DOCA-salt arteries but antagonized NE responses in veins. These data indicate that there are different alpha-AR contractile mechanisms in murine mesenteric arteries and veins. Alpha(1)-ARs, but not alpha(2)-ARs, mediate direct contractile responses in arteries and veins while alpha(2)-ARs contribute indirectly to NE-induced constrictions in veins but not arteries in vitro. There may be direct protein-protein interactions between alpha(1)- and alpha(2)-ARs or between their signaling pathways in veins. This contribution of alpha(2)-ARs may account for the greater sensitivity of veins compared to arteries to the contractile effects of NE.
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MESH Headings
- Adrenergic Antagonists/pharmacology
- Adrenergic alpha-Agonists/pharmacology
- Animals
- Desoxycorticosterone
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Hypertension/chemically induced
- Hypertension/metabolism
- Hypertension/physiopathology
- Male
- Mesenteric Arteries/drug effects
- Mesenteric Arteries/metabolism
- Mesenteric Arteries/physiopathology
- Mesenteric Veins/drug effects
- Mesenteric Veins/metabolism
- Mesenteric Veins/physiopathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Norepinephrine/pharmacology
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1/drug effects
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1/metabolism
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2/drug effects
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2/metabolism
- Sodium Chloride
- Vasoconstriction/drug effects
- Vasoconstrictor Agents/pharmacology
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- Alex A Pérez-Rivera
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Mitro P, Spegár J. Dynamic changes of P-wave duration and P-wave axis during head-up tilt test in patients with vasovagal syncope. PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: PACE 2006; 29:742-6. [PMID: 16884510 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00428.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The exact role of venous pooling in the pathogenesis of vasovagal syncope (VVS) is not fully elucidated. P-wave duration on an electrocardiogram can serve as a measure of atrial volume. METHODS Sixty-six patients (15 men, 51 women, mean age 32 years) with unexplained syncope were enrolled in the study.P-wave duration and the P-wave axis (PWA) were measured during passive head-up tilt test (HUT) in order to evaluate dynamic changes of atrial filling in patients with VVS. RESULTS HUT was positive in 40 patients (6 men, 34 women, mean age 32 +/- 9 years) and negative in 26 patients (9 men, 17 women, mean age 33 +/- 8 years). The P-wave duration was significantly reduced in HUT-positive patients at the onset of symptoms as compared to 5 minutes (88.8 +/- 11.9 vs 96.2 +/- 12.0 ms, P = 0.008), and baseline (88.8 +/- 11.9 vs 96.8 +/- 13.8 ms, P = 0.005). The P-wave duration was significantly shorter at the onset of presyncope in HUT-positive patients as compared to HUT-negative patients (88.8 +/- 11.9 vs 100.3 +/- 11.2 ms, P = 0.0002). In HUT-positive patients, a significant increase in PWA was found at the onset of symptoms when compared to baseline (67.7 +/- 22.1 degrees vs 47.9 +/- 14.9 degrees, P < 0.0001) and 5 minutes of HUT (67.7 +/- 22.1 degrees vs 54.4 +/- 14.9 degrees, P = 0.005). At the time of syncope, PWA was more inferior in HUT-positive patients than in HUT-negative patients (67.7 +/- 22.1 degrees vs 51.8 +/- 13.8 degrees, P = 0.015). CONCLUSIONS VVS is associated with the reduction in P-wave duration and the increase in PWA, which can be a result of exaggerated venous pooling and reduction in atrial volume.
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- Peter Mitro
- Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Medical Faculty of P.J. Safarik University, Kosice, Slovakia.
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Sandblom E, Axelsson M, Farrell AP. Central venous pressure and mean circulatory filling pressure in the dogfishSqualus acanthias: adrenergic control and role of the pericardium. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2006; 291:R1465-73. [PMID: 16825417 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00282.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Subambient central venous pressure (Pven) and modulation of venous return through cardiac suction (vis a fronte) characterizes the venous circulation in sharks. Venous capacitance was estimated in the dogfish S qualus acanthias by measuring the mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP) during transient occlusion of cardiac outflow. We tested the hypothesis that venous return and cardiac preload can be altered additionally through adrenergic changes of venous capacitance. The experiments involved the surgical opening of the pericardium to place a perivascular occluder around the conus arteriosus. Another control group was identically instrumented, but lacked the occluder, and was subjected to the same pharmacological protocol to evaluate how pericardioectomy affected cardiovascular status. Routine Pvenwas negative (−0.08 ± 0.02 kPa) in control fish but positive (0.09 ± 0.01 kPa) in the pericardioectomized group. Injections of 5 μg/kg body mass ( Mb) of epinephrine and phenylephrine (100 μg/kg Mb) increased Pvenand MCFP, whereas isoproterenol (1 μg/kg Mb) decreased both variables. Thus, constriction and relaxation of the venous vasculature were mediated through the respective stimulation of α- and β-adrenergic receptors. α-Adrenergic blockade with prazosin (1 mg/kg Mb) attenuated the responses to phenylephrine and decreased resting Pvenin pericardioectomized animals. Our results provide convincing evidence for adrenergic control of the venous vasculature in elasmobranchs, although the pericardium is clearly an important component in the modulation of venous function. Thus active changes in venous capacitance have previously been underestimated as an important means of modulating venous return and cardiac performance in this group.
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- Erik Sandblom
- Dept. of Zoology, Göteborg Univ., Box 463, Göteborg S-405 30, Sweden.
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Skals M, Skovgaard N, Taylor EW, Leite CAC, Abe AS, Wang T. Cardiovascular changes under normoxic and hypoxic conditions in the air-breathing teleostSynbranchus marmoratus: importance of the venous system. J Exp Biol 2006; 209:4167-73. [PMID: 17023609 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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SUMMARYSynbranchus marmoratus is a facultative air-breathing fish, which uses its buccal cavity as well as its gills for air-breathing. S. marmoratus shows a very pronounced tachycardia when it surfaces to air-breathe. An elevation of heart rate decreases cardiac filling time and therefore may cause a decline in stroke volume (VS), but this can be compensated for by an increase in venous tone to maintain stroke volume. Thus, the study on S. marmoratus was undertaken to investigate how stroke volume and venous function are affected during air-breathing. To this end we measured cardiac output(Q̇), heart rate(fH), central venous blood pressure(PCV), mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP), and dorsal aortic blood pressures (PDA) in S. marmoratus. Measurements were performed in aerated water(PO2>130 mmHg), when the fish alternated between gill ventilation and prolonged periods of apnoeas, as well as during hypoxia(PO2≤50 mmHg), when the fish changed from gill ventilation to air-breathing. Q̇increased significantly during gill ventilation compared to apnoea in aerated water through a significant increase in both fH and VS. PCV and MCFP also increased significantly. During hypoxia, when the animals surface to ventilate air, we found a marked rise in fH, PCV, MCFP, Q̇ and VS, whereas PDA decreased significantly. Simultaneous increases in PCV and MCFP in aerated, as well as in hypoxic water,suggests that the venous system plays an important regulatory role for cardiac filling and VS in this species. In addition, we investigated adrenergic regulation of the venous system through bolus infusions of adrenergic agonists (adrenaline, phenylephrine and isoproterenol;2 μg kg–1). Adrenaline and phenylephrine caused a marked rise in PCV and MCFP, whereas isoproterenol led to a marked decrease in PCV, and tended to decrease MCFP. Thus,it is evident that stimulation of both α- and β-adrenoreceptors affects venous tone in S. marmoratus.
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- Marianne Skals
- Zoophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Aarhus, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.
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The purpose of this study was to identify changes in venomotor tone in the chronic low-dose angiotensin II (Ang II) model of hypertension and to establish the contribution of sympathetic nerve activation to these venomotor tone changes. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were acclimatized to a 0.4% or 2.0% NaCl diet for 7 days and then catheterized to allow chronic and repeated measures of arterial pressure, central venous pressure, and mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP), an index of venous smooth muscle tone, in conscious undisturbed rats. After 4 days of recovery and a 3-day control period, an Ang II or physiological saline-filled osmotic minipump was implanted subcutaneously to deliver Ang II (150 ng/kg per minute) or vehicle control for 14 days. MCFP was measured in duplicate before and after acute ganglionic blockade with hexamethonium (30 mg/kg i.v.) on control day 2 and Ang II infusion on days 1, 3, 7, and 14. Blood volume was also measured on these days and was unchanged for the duration of the study in all of the groups. Arterial pressure was increased for the duration of Ang II infusion in rats on both 0.4% and 2% NaCl diets, but the increase was significantly greater in the 2% NaCl group and completely abolished by hexamethonium. MCFP was significantly increased for the entire Ang II infusion period only in rats fed 2% NaCl, and this increase was completely abolished by hexamethonium. We conclude that the combination of chronic low-dose Ang II infusion and high dietary salt intake engages the sympathetic nervous system to increase venomotor tone.
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- Andrew J King
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Song D, Hutchings SR, Pang CCY. Impaired in vivo venous constriction in conscious obese Zucker rats with metabolic syndrome. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2006; 373:451-6. [PMID: 16944103 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-006-0088-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2006] [Accepted: 06/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The venous system plays a crucial role in regulating cardiac output and blood pressure. Although the relationship between obesity and hypertension is well recognized, little is known about the effect of obesity on venous function. We examined if 16-week-old obese Zucker rats, relative to age-matched lean Zucker rats, had altered in vivo venoconstriction to noradrenaline. The obese rats, compared to the controls, had higher mean arterial pressure (MAP), body weight, and plasma insulin and triglycerides, but reduced pressor and mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP, index of venous tone) responses to noradrenaline (2.5-30x10(-9) mol/kg/min, i.v.). N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 8 mg/kg, i.v., non-selective inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase) did not alter MCFP in either group, but increased MAP of both groups, though the increase was markedly less in the obese than lean rats. Therefore, obese Zucker rats had increased baseline MAP, but impaired in vivo pressor and MCFP responses to noradrenaline, and reduced pressor response to L-NAME. The increased baseline MAP in the obese rats was not due to increased arterial and venous constriction to noradrenaline but rather to reduced influence of the nitric oxide/L-arginine system.
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- Dongzhe Song
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, 2176 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Tiniakov R, Scrogin KE. The Serotonin 5-Hydroxytryptaphan1A Receptor Agonist, (+)8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)-tetralin, Stimulates Sympathetic-Dependent Increases in Venous Tone during Hypovolemic Shock. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2006; 319:776-82. [PMID: 16885431 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.106.108944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Adjuvant treatment of hypovolemic shock with vasoconstrictors is controversial due to their propensity to raise arterial resistance and exacerbate ischemia. A more advantageous therapeutic approach would use agents that also promote venoconstriction to augment perfusion pressure through increased venous return. Recent studies indicate that 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HT)(1A) receptor agonists increase blood pressure by stimulating sympathetic drive when administered after acute hypotensive hemorrhage. Given that venous tone is highly dependent upon sympathetic activation of alpha(2)-adrenergic receptors, we hypothesized that the 5-HT(1A) receptor agonist, (+)8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)-tetralin (8-OH-DPAT), would increase venous tone in rats subject to hypovolemic shock through sympathetic activation of alpha(2)-adrenergic receptors. Systemic administration of 8-OH-DPAT produced a sustained rise in blood pressure (+44 +/- 3 mm Hg 35 min after injection, P < 0.01 versus saline) and mean circulatory filling pressure (+4.2 +/- 0.7 mm Hg, P < 0.01 versus saline) in conscious rats subjected to hypovolemic shock. An equipressor infusion of epinephrine failed to influence mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP). Ganglionic blockade, alpha(1)-, or peripheral alpha(2)-adrenergic receptor blockade prevented the rise in MCFP observed with 8-OH-DPAT, but only alpha(1)-adrenergic receptor blockade diminished the pressor effect of the drug (P < 0.01). 8-OH-DPAT raises blood pressure in rats in hypovolemic shock through both direct vascular activation and sympathetic activation of alpha(1)-adrenergic receptors. The sympathoexcitatory effect of 8-OH-DPAT contributes to elevated venous tone through concurrent activation of both alpha(1)- and alpha(2)-adrenergic receptors. The data suggest that 5-HT(1A) receptor agonists may provide an advantageous alternative to currently therapeutic interventions used to raise perfusion pressure in hypovolemic shock.
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- Ruslan Tiniakov
- Department of Pharmacology, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
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Sandblom E, Axelsson M, McKenzie DJ. Venous responses during exercise in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss: α-adrenergic control and the antihypotensive function of the renin–angiotensin system. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2006; 144:401-9. [PMID: 16730467 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2006] [Revised: 03/06/2006] [Accepted: 03/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The role of the alpha-adrenergic system in the control of cardiac preload (central venous blood pressure; P(ven)) and venous capacitance during exercise was investigated in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). In addition, the antihypotensive effect of the renin-angiotesin system (RAS) was investigated during exercise after alpha-adrenoceptor blockade. Fish were subjected to a 20-min exercise challenge at 0.66 body lengths s(-1) (BL s(-1)) while P(ven), dorsal aortic blood pressure (P(da)) and relative cardiac output (Q) was recorded continuously. Heart rate (f(H)), cardiac stroke volume (SV) and total systemic resistance (R(sys)) were derived from these variables. The mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP) was measured at rest and at the end of the exercise challenge, to investigate potential exercise-mediated changes in venous capacitance. The protocol was repeated after alpha-adrenoceptor blockade with prazosin (1 mg kg(-1)M(b)) and again after additional blockade of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) with enalapril (1 mg kg(-1)M(b)). In untreated fish, exercise was associated with a rapid (within approx. 1-2 min) and sustained increase in Q and P(ven) associated with a significant increase in MCFP (0.17+/-0.02 kPa at rest to 0.27+/-0.02 kPa at the end of exercise). Prazosin treatment did not block the exercise-mediated increase in MCFP (0.25+/-0.04 kPa to 0.33+/-0.04 kPa at the end of exercise), but delayed the other cardiovascular responses to swimming such that Q and P(ven) did not increase significantly until around 10-13 min of exercise, suggesting that an endogenous humoral control mechanism had been activated. Subsequent enalapril treatment revealed that these delayed responses were in fact due to activation of the RAS, because resting P(da) and R(sys) were decreased further and essentially all cardiovascular changes during exercise were abolished. This study shows that the alpha-adrenergic system normally plays an important role in the control of venous function during exercise in rainbow trout. It is also the first study to suggest that the RAS may be an important modulator of venous pressure and capacitance in fish.
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- Erik Sandblom
- Department of Zoology, Göteborg University, Box 463, S-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Thakali KM, Lau Y, Fink GD, Galligan JJ, Chen AF, Watts SW. Mechanisms of Hypertension Induced by Nitric Oxide (NO) Deficiency: Focus on Venous Function. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2006; 47:742-50. [PMID: 16810074 DOI: 10.1097/01.fjc.0000211789.37658.e4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Loss of endothelial cell-derived nitric oxide (NO) in hypertension is a hallmark of arterial dysfunction. Experimental hypertension created by the removal of NO, however, involves mechanisms in addition to decreased arterial vasodilator activity. These include augmented endothelin-1 (ET-1) release, increased sympathetic nervous system activity, and elevated tissue oxidative stress. We hypothesized that increased venous smooth muscle (venomotor) tone plays a role in Nomega-nitro-L-arginine (LNNA) hypertension through these mechanisms. Rats were treated with the NO synthase inhibitor LNNA (0.5 g/L in drinking water) for 2 weeks. Mean arterial pressure of conscious rats was 119 +/- 2 mm Hg in control and 194 +/- 5 mm Hg in LNNA rats (P<0.05). Carotid arteries and vena cava were removed for measurement of isometric contraction. Maximal contraction to norepinephrine was modestly reduced in arteries from LNNA compared with control rats whereas the maximum contraction to ET-1 was significantly reduced (54% control). Maximum contraction of vena cava to norepinephrine (37% control) also was reduced but no change in response to ET-1 was observed. Mean circulatory filling pressure, an in vivo measure of venomotor tone, was not elevated in LNNA hypertension at 1 or 2 weeks after LNNA. The superoxide scavenger tempol (30, 100, and 300 micromol kg(-1), IV) did not change arterial pressure in control rats but caused a dose-dependent decrease in LNNA rats (-18 +/- 8, -26 +/- 15, and -54 +/- 11 mm Hg). Similarly, ganglionic blockade with hexamethonium caused a significantly greater fall in LNNA hypertensive rats (76 +/- 9 mm Hg) compared with control rats (35 +/- 10 mm Hg). Carotid arteries, vena cava, and sympathetic ganglia from LNNA rats had higher basal levels of superoxide compared with those from control rats. These data suggest that while NO deficiency increases oxidative stress and sympathetic activity in both arterial and venous vessels, the impact on veins does not make a major contribution to this form of hypertension.
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- Keshari M Thakali
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1317, USA
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Sandblom E, Axelsson M. Adrenergic control of venous capacitance during moderate hypoxia in the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): role of neural and circulating catecholamines. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2006; 291:R711-8. [PMID: 16741138 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00893.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Central venous blood pressure (P(ven)) increases in response to hypoxia in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), but details on the control mechanisms of the venous vasculature during hypoxia have not been studied in fish. Basic cardiovascular variables including P(ven), dorsal aortic blood pressure, cardiac output, and heart rate were monitored in vivo during normoxia and moderate hypoxia (P(W)O(2) = approximately 9 kPa), where P(W)O(2) is water oxygen partial pressure. Venous capacitance curves for normoxia and hypoxia were constructed at 80-100, 90-110, and 100-120% of total blood volume by transiently (8 s) occluding the ventral aorta and measure P(ven) during circulatory arrest to estimate the mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP). This allowed for estimates of hypoxia-induced changes in unstressed blood volume (USBV) and venous compliance. MCFP increased due to a decreased USBV at all blood volumes during hypoxia. These venous responses were blocked by alpha-adrenoceptor blockade with prazosin (1 mg/kg body mass). MCFP still increased during hypoxia after pretreatment with the adrenergic nerve-blocking agent bretylium (10 mg/kg body mass), but the decrease in USBV only persisted at 80-100% blood volume, whereas vascular capacitance decreased significantly at 90-110% blood volume. In all treatments, hypoxia typically reduced heart rate while cardiac output was maintained through a compensatory increase in stroke volume. Despite the markedly reduced response in venous capacitance after adrenergic blockade, P(ven) always increased in response to hypoxia. This study reveals that venous capacitance in rainbow trout is actively modulated in response to hypoxia by an alpha-adrenergic mechanism with both humoral and neural components.
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- Erik Sandblom
- Dept. of Zoology, Göteborg University, Box 463, S-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden.
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Abdelrahman AM, Pang CCY. Effect of intermedin/adrenomedullin-2 on venous tone in conscious rats. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2006; 373:376-80. [PMID: 16736153 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-006-0076-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2005] [Accepted: 04/18/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We investigated the effect of intermedin/adrenomedullin-2 (3 and 10 nmol/kg, i.v.), a member of the calcitonin gene-related peptide family, relative to the vehicle (0.9% NaCl) on mean circulatory filling pressure (index of venous tone) in conscious rats: intact (unblocked) or ganglionic blocked through treatment with mecamylamine (10 mg/kg, i.v.) and noradrenaline (4 microg/kg/min, i.v.). In intact rats, both doses of intermedin/adrenomedullin-2 reduced mean arterial pressure (-14+/-3, -30+/-3 mmHg), but did not alter mean circulatory filling pressure; the high dose also increased heart rate. In ganglionic-blocked rats, both doses decreased mean arterial pressure (-22+/-3, -46+/-5 mmHg) and the high dose also decreased mean circulatory filling pressure (-2.81+/-0.82 mmHg), but neither dose affected heart rate. The vehicle did not have any effects in any of the groups. In addition, intermedin/adrenomedullin-2 did not have any effect on blood volume in both intact and ganglion-blocked rats. The results show that intermedin/adrenomedullin-2 is a dilator of arterial resistance and capacitance vessels.
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- Aly M Abdelrahman
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2176 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Martin DS, Biltoft S, Redetzke R, Vogel E. Castration reduces blood pressure and autonomic venous tone in male spontaneously hypertensive rats. J Hypertens 2006; 23:2229-36. [PMID: 16269965 DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000191903.19230.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The development of arterial hypertension is sexually dimorphic. Venous tone is elevated in the spontaneously hypertensive rat model of hypertension. This study tested the hypothesis that endogenous androgens exacerbate venous tone in the developmental stages of spontaneous hypertension. METHODS Male spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) were subjected to sham operation, castration or castration + testosterone treatment. Ten-week-old SHR rats were instrumented for the measurement of arterial and venous pressure. A balloon catheter was advanced into the right atrium. Mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP), an index of venous tone, was calculated. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) and MCFP were recorded from conscious rats. Postsynaptic adrenergic responsiveness was assessed by constructing cumulative dose-response curves to norepinephrine (NE). Baseline values and responsiveness to NE were obtained before and after autonomic blockade. RESULTS MAP and MCFP were significantly reduced in castrated (MAP, 130 +/- 4 mmHg; MCFP, 5.5 +/- 0.2 mmHg) versus sham-operated SHRs (MAP, 149 +/- 5 mmHg; MCFP, 6.7 +/- 0.3 mmHg) or castrated + testosterone-treated SHRs (MAP, 145 +/- 6 mmHg; MCFP, 7.1 +/- 0.4 mmHg). Ganglion blockade abolished these differences in MAP and MCFP. Infusion of NE caused dose-dependent increases in MAP and MCFP. The MAP responses in castrated SHRs were displaced to the right of those for sham and castrated + testosterone-treated SHRs. This was not evident in the venous circulation, where there were no marked differences in the NE dose-MCFP response curves. CONCLUSION Accordingly we conclude that endogenous male sex steroids contribute to the elevated arterial and venous pressures observed in the SHR.
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- Doug S Martin
- Basic Biomedical Sciences, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Vermillion, South Dakota, USA.
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Martin DS, Egland MC, Barnes LU, Vogel EM. Adrenergic nerves mediate the venoconstrictor response to PVN stimulation. Brain Res 2006; 1076:93-100. [PMID: 16473331 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.12.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2005] [Revised: 12/19/2005] [Accepted: 12/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Veins play an important role in the control of venous return, cardiac output and cardiovascular homeostasis. However, the central nervous system sites and effector systems involved in modulating venous function remain to be fully elucidated. The hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) is an important site modulating autonomic outflow to the cardiovascular system. Venous tone can be modulated by sympathetic nerves or by adrenal catecholamines. The present study assessed the relative contribution of these autonomic effector systems to the venoconstrictor response elicited by stimulation of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to sham operation or bilateral adrenal demedullation fitted with PVN guide cannulae and fitted with catheters for recording arterial pressure (AP) and intrathoracic vena caval pressure (VP). A latex balloon was advanced into the right atrium. MCFP was calculated from the AP and VP recorded after 4 s of right atrial occlusion. MCFP = VP + (AP - VP)/60. Mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), VP and MCFP responses to injections of BMI (25 ng/side) into the PVN were recorded from conscious rats to avoid the complicating effects of anesthesia. In sham-operated rats, injection of BMI into the PVN increased MAP by 13 +/- 3 mm Hg and HR by 56 +/- 6 bpm. MCFP was also increased significantly by 0.98 +/- 0.15 mm Hg indicating an increase in venomotor tone. Adrenal medullectomy did not affect the pressor (DeltaMAP = 12 +/- 2 mm Hg), tachycardic (DeltaHR = 48 +/- 7 bpm) or venoconstrictor (DeltaMCFP = 0.73 +/- 0.11 mm Hg) responses. Ganglionic blockade abolished the PVN-induced responses in both groups of rats. In a separate group, pretreatment with the adrenergic neuron blocker, guanethidine (20 mg/kg), also abolished the PVN-mediated venoconstrictor responses. Conversely, selective beta2 adrenergic receptor blockade did not affect MCFP responses to BMI. These data indicate that adrenomedullary catecholamines are not necessary for full expression of the venoconstrictor response to PVN stimulation.
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- D S Martin
- Basic Biomedical Sciences, University of South Dakota, 414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA.
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Ikegami T, Fujii Z, Minami M, Matsumoto M, Matsuzaki M. Effect of a newly developed charging chamber for the treatment of hypotension during hemodialysis. ASAIO J 2006; 52:80-5. [PMID: 16436894 DOI: 10.1097/01.mat.0000194095.68819.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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We developed a new method of hemodialysis using a charging chamber for treatment of hemodialysis patients with hypotension occurring during the latter half of hemodialysis (collapse). The purpose of this method was to recover systolic blood pressure (BP) by returning a part of blood within the chamber into the body circulation when hemodialysis collapse occurred. Using this method, systolic BP recovery (DeltaBP) in ten hemodialysis patients (4 males, 6 females, mean age 66.0 years old) was compared to a control group treated with intravenous administration of 20 ml of 10% NaCl. When hemodialysis collapse occurred, 60 ml of blood within the chamber in this method and 20 ml of 10% NaCl intravenously in the control group were administered and systolic BP was measured 20 minutes later. The results showed that DeltaBP using this method was 26.0 mm Hg (ANOVA: p = 0.0072), while in the control group it was 30.2 mm Hg (ANOVA: p = 0.0003), and there was no significant difference between the systolic BP recovery of both groups (paired t test: p = 0.4196).
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- Tadayoshi Ikegami
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan
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Galligan JJ, Miller SB, Katki K, Supowit S, DiPette D, Fink GD. Increased substance P content in nerve fibers associated with mesenteric veins from deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertensive rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 133:97-104. [PMID: 16297989 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2005.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2005] [Revised: 09/19/2005] [Accepted: 09/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study examined sensory nerves associated with mesenteric arteries and veins in sham and deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertensive rats. Reactivity of arteries and veins to substances released from sensory nerves was also studied in vitro using computer-assisted video microscopy. Co-localization of substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) immunoreactivity (ir) was used to evaluate perivascular sensory nerves. Radioimmunoassay was used to quantify SP- and CGRP-ir content. Immunohistochemical studies revealed a plexus of SP/CGRP-ir nerves associated with arteries and veins. The intensity of SP-ir, but not CGRP-ir labeling was greater in arteries and veins from DOCA-salt compared to sham rats. RIA measurements revealed that the CGRP-ir content of arteries and veins was higher than the SP-ir content but there was a significant increase in SP-ir, but not CGRP-ir, content in arteries and veins from DOCA-salt rats. SP (0.03-1 microM) contracted veins and the NK-3 receptor agonist, senktide, mimicked this effect. There were no differences in SP or senktide reactivity of veins from sham or DOCA-salt rats. SP, but not senktide, relaxed KCl (40 mM) preconstricted arteries. CGRP (0.3 microM), acetylcholine (10 microM) and capsaicin (1 microM) relaxed KCl-preconstricted arteries and veins. The NK-1 receptor agonist, substance P methyl ester relaxed arteries but not veins. These data indicate that DOCA-salt hypertension is associated with upregulation of SP content in perivascular nerves. NK-3 receptors mediate venoconstriction which is unchanged in DOCA-salt hypertension. Increased release of SP from perivenous nerves might contribute to the increased venomotor tone in DOCA-salt hypertension.
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- James J Galligan
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Skals M, Skovgaard N, Abe AS, Wang T. Venous tone and cardiac function in the South American rattlesnakeCrotalus durissus: mean circulatory filling pressure during adrenergic stimulation in anaesthetised and fully recovered animals. J Exp Biol 2005; 208:3747-59. [PMID: 16169952 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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SUMMARYThe effects of adrenergic stimulation on mean circulatory filling pressure(MCFP), central venous pressure (PCV) and stroke volume(Vs), as well as the effects of altered MCFP through changes of blood volume were investigated in rattlesnakes (Crotalus durissus). MCFP is an estimate of the upstream pressure driving blood towards the heart and is determined by blood volume and the activity of the smooth muscle cells in the veins (venous tone). MCFP can be determined as the plateau in PCV during a total occlusion of blood flow from the heart.V s decreased significantly when MCFP was lowered by reducing blood volume in anaesthetised snakes, whereas increased MCFP through infusion of blood (up to 3 ml kg-1) only led to a small rise in Vs. Thus, it seems that end-diastolic volume is not affected by an elevated MCFP in rattlesnakes. To investigate adrenergic regulation on venous tone, adrenaline as well as phenylephrine and isoproterenol (α- and β-adrenergic agonists, respectively) were infused as bolus injections (2 and 10 μg kg-1). Adrenaline and phenylephrine caused large increases in MCFP and PCV,whereas isoproterenol decreased both parameters. This was also the case in fully recovered snakes. Therefore, adrenaline affects venous tone through bothα- and β-adrenergic receptors, but the α-adrenergic receptor dominates at the dosages used in the present study. Injection of the nitric oxide donor SNP caused a significant decrease in PCV and MCFP. Thus, nitric oxide seems to affect venous tone.
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- Marianne Skals
- Department of Zoophysiology, Institute of Biological Science, Aarhus University, Denmark.
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Dhawan V, Brookes ZLS, Kaufman S. Repeated pregnancies (multiparity) increases venous tone and reduces compliance. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2005; 289:R23-8. [PMID: 15790753 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00034.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In humans, multiparity (repeated pregnancy) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. In rats, multiparity increases the pressor response to phenylephrine and to acute stress, due in part to changes in tone of the splanchnic arterial vasculature. Given that the venous system also changes during pregnancy, we studied the effects of multiparity on venous tone and compliance. Cardiovascular responses to volume loading (2 ml/100 g body wt), and mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP, an index of venomotor tone) were measured in conscious, repeatedly bred (RB), and age-matched virgin rats. In addition, passive compliance and venous reactivity of isolated mesenteric veins were measured by pressure myography. There was a greater increase in mean arterial pressure after volume loading in RB rats (+7.2 ± 2.5 mmHg, n = 8) than virgin rats (−1.4 ± 1.7 mmHg, n = 7) ( P < 0.05). The increase in MCFP in response to norepinephrine (NE) was also greater in RB rats [half maximal effective dose (ED50) 3.1 ± 0.5 nmol·kg−1·min−1, n = 6] than virgins (ED50: 12.1 ± 2.7 nmol·kg−1·min−1, n = 6) ( P < 0.05). Pressure-induced changes in passive diameter were lower in isolated mesenteric veins from RB rats (29.3 ± 1.8 μm/mmHg, n = 6) than from virgins (36.9 ± 1.3 μm/mmHg, n = 6) ( P < 0.05). Venous reactivity to NE in isolated veins was also greater in RB rats (EC50: 2.68 ± 0.37×10−8 M, n = 5) than virgins (EC50: 4.67 ± 0.93 × 10−8 M, n = 8). We conclude that repeated pregnancy induces a long-term reduction in splanchnic venous compliance and augments splanchnic venous reactivity and sympathetic tonic control of total body venous tone. This compromises the ability of the capacitance (venous) system to accommodate volume overloads and to buffer changes in cardiac preload.
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- Vivek Dhawan
- Department of Physiology, University. of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2S2
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Abdelrahman AM, Lin Lim S, Pang CCY. Influence of urocortin and corticotropin releasing factor on venous tone in conscious rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2005; 510:107-11. [PMID: 15740730 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2005] [Accepted: 01/13/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) family includes CRF and urocortin. The effects of urocortin and CRF (0.3, 1, 3 and 10 nmol/kg, i.v.) relative to those of vehicle (0.9% NaCl) on mean arterial pressure and mean circulatory filling pressure (index of venous tone) were examined in conscious, unrestrained rats that were either intact (unblocked) or ganglion-blocked by treatment with mecamylamine (10 mg/kg, i.v.) followed by noradrenaline (4 microg/kg/min, i.v.) to increase vasomotor tone. Both urocortin and CRF dose-dependently decreased mean arterial pressure in intact rats and ganglion-blocked rats. The depressor action of urocortin was greater than that of CRF at all doses. In intact rats, neither compound reduced mean circulatory filling pressure. In ganglion-blocked rats, urocortin and the highest dose of CRF decreased mean circulatory filling pressure. In conclusion, both urocortin and CRF are vasodepressor agents with venodilator action.
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- Aly M Abdelrahman
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, 2176 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1Z3
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Substance P is an undecapeptide that belongs to the mammalian tachykinin family. We investigated the effects of substance P on venous tone in conscious rats through measurement of mean circulatory filling pressure. The effects of substance P (10 and 30 nmol/kg, IV) and the vehicle (0.9% NaCl) on mean arterial pressure, heart rate, and mean circulatory filling pressure were examined in 2 groups each of conscious rats: rats without or with ganglionic blockade through pretreatment with mecamylamine (10 mg/kg, IV) and norepinephrine (4 microg/kg/min, IV). In the unblocked rats, both doses of substance P reduced mean arterial pressure (-19 +/- 1 and -35 +/- 2 mm Hg) and increased heart rate (+113 +/- 14 and +115 +/- 23 beats/min). The high dose of substance P also decreased mean circulatory filling pressure (-1.7 +/- 0.3 mm Hg). In the ganglionic-blocked rats, both doses of substance P decreased mean arterial pressure (-48 +/- 6 and -73 +/- 6 mm Hg) and mean circulatory filling pressure (-2.9 +/- 0.4 and -4.2 +/- 0.8 mm Hg) but did not affect HR. In conclusion, substance P is a vasodilator peptide that has a prominent venodilator action.
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- Aly Mohamed Abdelrahman
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
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Sandblom E, Farrell AP, Altimiras J, Axelsson M, Claireaux G. Cardiac preload and venous return in swimming sea bass (Dicentrarchus labraxL.). J Exp Biol 2005; 208:1927-35. [PMID: 15879073 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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SUMMARYCardiac preload (central venous pressure, Pcv), mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP), dorsal aortic blood pressure(Pda) and relative cardiac output(Q̇) were measured in sea bass(Dicentrarchus labrax) at rest and while swimming at 1 and 2 BL s-1. MCFP, an index of venous capacitance and the upstream venous pressure driving the return of venous blood to the heart, was measured as the plateau in Pcv during ventral aortic occlusion. Compared with resting values, swimming at 1 and 2 BLs-1 increased Q̇ (by 15±1.5 and 38±6.5%, respectively), Pcv (from 0.11±0.01 kPa to 0.12±0.01 and 0.16±0.02 kPa,respectively), MCFP (from 0.27±0.02 kPa to 0.31±0.02 and 0.40±0.04 kPa, respectively) and the calculated pressure gradient for venous return (ΔPv, from 0.16±0.01 kPa to 0.18±0.02 and 0.24±0.02 kPa, respectively), but not Pda. In spite of an increased preload, the increase in Q̇ was exclusively mediated by an increased heart rate (fh, from 80±4 beats min-1 to 88±4 and 103±3 beats min-1,respectively), and stroke volume (Vs) remained unchanged. Prazosin treatment (1 mg kg-1Mb) abolished pressure and flow changes during swimming at 1 BL s-1, but not 2 BL s-1, indicating that other control systems besides an α-adrenoceptor control are involved. This study is the first to address the control of venous capacitance in swimming fish. It questions the generality that increased Q̇ during swimming is regulated primarily through Vs and shows that an increased cardiac filling pressure does not necessarily lead to an increased Vs in fish, but may instead compensate for a reduced cardiac filling time.
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- Erik Sandblom
- Department of Zoology, Göteborg University, Box 463, S-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden.
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Sandblom E, Axelsson M. Effects of hypoxia on the venous circulation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2005; 140:233-9. [PMID: 15748864 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2005.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2004] [Revised: 12/17/2004] [Accepted: 01/03/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Hypoxia in fish is generally associated with bradycardia while cardiac output (Q) remains unaltered or slightly increased due to a compensatory increase in stroke volume (SV). Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were subjected to severe (P(W)O2=7.3+/-0.2 kPa) or mild (P(W)O2=11.5+/-0.2 kPa) hypoxia. Central venous pressure (P(ven)), dorsal aortic pressure (P(da)), heart rate (f(H)) and Q, were recorded in vivo. Both levels of hypoxia triggered a significant increase in P(ven). Severe hypoxia was associated with bradycardia and unaltered Q, whereas mild hypoxia was associated with a small but significant increase in Q and no bradycardia. These findings indicate that an increase in P(ven) promotes an increase in SV during hypoxia. Since mild hypoxia increased P(ven), Q and SV without bradycardia or reduced systemic resistance (R(sys)), we hypothesize that an active increase in venous tone serving to mobilize blood to the central venous compartment in order to increase cardiac preload and consequently SV, is an important cardiovascular trait associated with hypoxia. Pharmacological pre-treatment with prazosin (1 mg kg(-1)) did not conclusively reveal the underlying mechanisms to the observed changes in P(ven). This study discusses the influence of venous pooling, reduced R(sys) and altered venous tone on changes in P(ven) observed during hypoxia.
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- E Sandblom
- Department of Zoology, Göteborg University, Box 463, S-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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de Groot PCE, Bleeker MWP, Hopman MTE. Ultrasound: a reproducible method to measure conduit vein compliance. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2005; 98:1878-83. [PMID: 15640384 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01166.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Classical venous occlusion plethysmography (VOP) of the leg, often used to assess venous compliance, measures properties of the whole calf, including volume changes at the arterial side and the interstitial fluid accumulation that occurs as a result of the enhanced capillary pressure during venous occlusion. We present an ultrasound technique to measure the compliance of one major conduit vein in the leg. Ultrasound measurements of the popliteal vein were compared with classical VOP measurements, which were performed simultaneously in one subject. Six healthy individuals were measured on three occasions to assess short- and long-term reproducibility of the measurements. Six motor complete spinal cord-injured (SCI) individuals were included to compare venous compliance in subjects with known pathological changes of the venous system with controls. The ultrasound and VOP measurements of venous compliance correlated significantly ( r2= 0.39, P = 0.001). Ultrasound provides reproducible measurements with short- and long-term coefficients of variation ranging from 10 to 15% for popliteal vein compliance and from 2 to 9% for absolute diameters at the different venous pressure steps. In addition, by using ultrasound, we were able to detect an 80% reduction in the compliance of the popliteal vein in SCI individuals compared with controls ( P < 0.01). In conclusion, ultrasound is a suitable and reproducible method to measure conduit vein compliance and provides the possibility to specifically assess compliance of one vein instead of the whole calf.
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- Patricia C E de Groot
- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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de Carvalho FC, Consolim-Colombo FM, Pastore CA, Rubira MC, Menegüetti JC, Krieger EM, Wajngarten M. Acute reduction of ventricular volume decreases QT interval dispersion in elderly subjects with and without heart failure. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2005; 288:H2171-6. [PMID: 15626693 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00427.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To evaluate the effects of acute reduction in ventricular volume (VV) on QT interval dispersion (QTd), 14 men with heart failure (HF; 74.5 ± 2 yr of age) and 11 healthy male control subjects (68 ± 2 yr of age) were studied. For 15 min, lower body negative pressure (LBNP) was applied at −15 and −40 mmHg to reduce venous return. At baseline and during LBNP application, QTd was measured with an 87-lead, body-surface-mapping device; chamber volumes were assessed by radioisotope ventriculography; blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) were continuously monitored; and blood samples were obtained for assessment of norepinephrine (Nor) levels. At −15 mmHg, LNBP application induced a significant decrease in VV but did not change BP and HR in both groups. In addition, Nor levels increased significantly ( P ≤ 0.05) in the control group (from 286.7 ± 31.5 to 388.8 ± 41.2 pg/ml) and in HF patients (from 405.8 ± 56 to 477.6 ± 47 pg/ml), and QTd was significantly ( P ≤ 0.05) decreased in the control group (57.2 ± 3.8 vs. 49.1 ± 3.4 ms) and in HF patients (67.8 ± 6 vs. 63.7 ± 5.9 ms). No additional decreases in VV or QTd were produced by −40 mmHg LNBP, but Nor levels did increase in both groups and reach 475.5 ± 34 and 586.5 ± 60 pg/ml ( P < 0.05) in the control and HF groups, respectively; BP did not change, but HR also increased in both groups. In conclusion, an acute LBNP-induced reduction in VV caused a decrease in the QTd of elderly men regardless of the existence of HF. Because increased sympathetic activity with more intense LBNP was not accompanied by additional changes in QTd, altered QTd may be better related to changes in VV than to autonomic nervous system activity.
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Dubroca C, You D, Lévy BI, Loufrani L, Henrion D. Involvement of RhoA/Rho kinase pathway in myogenic tone in the rabbit facial vein. Hypertension 2005; 45:974-9. [PMID: 15837833 PMCID: PMC2231527 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000164582.63421.2d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Myogenic tone (MT), a fundamental stretch-sensitive vasoconstrictor property of resistance arteries and veins, is a key determinant of local blood flow regulation. We evaluated the pathways involved in MT development. The role of the RhoA/Rho kinase, p38 MAP kinase, and HSP27 in MT was investigated in the rabbit facial vein (RFV), previously shown to possess MT at a pressure level equivalent to 20 mm Hg. Venous MT is poorly understood, although venous diseases affect a large proportion of the population. Stretched RFV are characterized by a temperature-sensitive MT, which is normal at 39 degrees C but fails to develop at 33 degrees C. This allows for the discrimination of the pathways involved in MT from the multiple pathways activated by stretch. Isolated RFV segments were mounted in organ baths and stretched. Temperature was then set at 33 degrees C or 39 degrees C. MT was associated to the translocation of RhoA to the plasma membrane and the Rho kinase inhibitor Y27632 decreased stretch-induced MT by 93.1+/-4.9%. MT was also associated to an increase in p38 (131.0+/-12.5% at 39 degrees C versus 100% at 33 degrees C) and HSP27 phosphorylation (196.1+/-13.3% versus 100%), and the p38 MAP kinase inhibitor SB203580 decreased MT by 36.5+/-8.1%. (39 degrees C, compared with RFV stretched at 33 degrees C). Finally, phosphorylation of p38 was blocked by Y27632 and HSP27 phosphorylation was inhibited by SB203580 and Y27632. Thus, MT and the associated p38 and HSP27 phosphorylation seem to depend on RhoA/Rho kinase activation in stretch RFV.
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- Caroline Dubroca
- Biologie et physiologie moléculaire du vaisseau
INSERM : U541Hôpital Lariboisière
41, boulevard de la chapelle
75475 Paris Cedex 10,FR
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- Biologie et physiologie moléculaire du vaisseau
INSERM : U541Hôpital Lariboisière
41, boulevard de la chapelle
75475 Paris Cedex 10,FR
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- Biologie et physiologie moléculaire du vaisseau
INSERM : U541Hôpital Lariboisière
41, boulevard de la chapelle
75475 Paris Cedex 10,FR
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- CRMC, Circulations régionales et micro circulation
CNRS : UMR6188Université d'AngersUER de Médecine
rue Haute de Reculée
49045 ANGERS CEDEX 01,FR
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- CRMC, Circulations régionales et micro circulation
CNRS : UMR6188Université d'AngersUER de Médecine
rue Haute de Reculée
49045 ANGERS CEDEX 01,FR
- * Correspondence should be adressed to: Daniel Henrion
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Aardenburg R, Spaanderman ME, Courtar DA, van Eijndhoven HW, de Leeuw PW, Peeters LL. A subnormal plasma volume in formerly preeclamptic women is associated with a low venous capacitance. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 12:107-11. [PMID: 15695105 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsgi.2004.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Pregnancy induces a smaller rise in plasma volume in formerly preeclamptic women with a pre-existent subnormal plasma volume than in their counterparts with a normal plasma volume. These women also have a three times higher recurrence rate of pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorders. In this study we tested the hypothesis that a subnormal plasma volume in these women is related to a lower capacitance of their venous compartment. METHODS In 31 nonpregnant formerly preeclamptic women with a subnormal plasma volume and eight parous controls, we infused intravenously 500 mL of a modified gelatin solution over 30 minutes. Before and after infusion we measured the circulating levels of alpha-atrial natriuretic peptide (alpha-ANP) and active plasma renin concentration (APRC). During volume loading, we recorded the change in heart rate, stroke volume, and cardiac output using pulse contour analysis. We measured the ratio of percent change in blood volume and percent change in cardiac output during volume loading as a marker for venous capacitance. RESULTS During volume loading, patients differed from controls by a larger rise in alpha-ANP, pulse rate, and cardiac output, and by a lower estimated venous capacitance. The concomitant response of stroke volume and APRC did not differ appreciably between groups. CONCLUSION Formerly preeclamptic women with a subnormal plasma volume differ from controls with a normal plasma volume by a reduced venous capacitance. These results support our hypothesis that, in these women, a subnormal plasma volume indicates the presence of a subnormal venous capacitance.
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- Robert Aardenburg
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Sandblom E, Axelsson M. Baroreflex mediated control of heart rate and vascular capacitance in trout. J Exp Biol 2005; 208:821-9. [PMID: 15755880 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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SUMMARYThe baroreflex was triggered by altering branchial blood pressure with pre-and post-branchial occlusions for 30 s in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. The cardiac limb of the baroreflex was monitored by continuous heart rate (fH) measurements. Responses of venous capacitance vessels were assessed, immediately following either occlusion, by measuring mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP). Arterial responses were evaluated as the change in dorsal aortic blood pressure(Pda) before and after pre-branchial occlusion. In untreated fish pre-branchial occlusion resulted in tachycardia(62.4±2.4 to 69.1±1.7 beats min–1), decreased venous capacitance reflected as an increase in MCFP (0.17±0.03 to 0.27±0.03 kPa) and increased Pda (4.0±0.2 kPa compared to 3.2±0.1 kPa before occlusion). Post-branchial occlusion somewhat reversed the responses since fH decreased(62.4±2.4 to 53.0±3.1 beats min–1), whereas MCFP remained unaltered. Treatment with the α-adrenergic blocker prazosin (1 mg kg–1) increased resting MCFP to 0.33±0.03 kPa and appeared to abolish both venous and arterial responses to branchial occlusion. Subsequent atropine treatment (1.2 mg kg–1) abolished all chronotropic responses. We present for the first time ample evidence for baroreflex-mediated control of cardiovascular homeostasis, including both the chronotropic and the vascular limb of the baroreflex in an unanaesthetized fish. Furthermore, a novel technique to cannulate and occlude the dorsal aorta, using a Fogarty thru-lumen embolectomy catheter, is explained.
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- E Sandblom
- Department of Zoology, Göteborg University, Box 463, S-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Hoffman GM, Ghanayem NS, Tweddell JS. Noninvasive assessment of cardiac output. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2005:12-21. [PMID: 15818353 DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2005.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Improved outcome from shock depends on early detection and correction of circulatory abnormalities. Global cardiac output and oxygen delivery must be adequate and distributed appropriately to meet metabolic demands to prevent the development of multiple organ system dysfunction, prolonged morbidity, and death. Circulatory assessment using standard monitors gives incomplete and sometimes misleading information. This article focuses on the available and emerging technologies that emphasize assessment of blood flow and regional tissue oxygenation.
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- George M Hoffman
- Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA
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Roberge RJ. Venodilatation techniques to enhance venepuncture and intravenous cannulation. J Emerg Med 2004; 27:69-73. [PMID: 15219306 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2004.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2003] [Revised: 11/19/2003] [Accepted: 02/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Venepuncture and venous cannulation are the most commonly performed invasive medical procedures in hospitalized patients. Venodilatation can facilitate these procedures and minimize discomfort for patient and practitioner alike. This article describes useful venodilatation techniques that can be employed by medical personnel.
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- Raymond J Roberge
- Emergency Department, Magee Women's Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 5909 Hampton Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA
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Tabrizchi R, Ford CA. A comparison between haemodynamic effects of vasopressin analogues. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2004; 370:340-6. [PMID: 15526109 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-004-0986-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2004] [Accepted: 09/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Some analogues of arginine vasopressin (AVP) reportedly possess hypotensive properties, and two such peptides are Cys(1)-Tyr(2)-Phe(3)-Val(4)-Asn(5)-Cys(6)-Pro(7)- d-Arg(8)-Gly(9)-NH(2) (VD-AVP) and d(CH(2))(5)-Cys(1)- d-Tyr(Et)(2)-Arg(3)-Val(4)-Asn(5)-Cys(6)-Lys(7)-Lys(8)-ethylenediamine(9) (TA-LVP). In the present investigation we examined the effects of TA-LVP (0.3, 1.0 and 3.0 microg/kg/min), VD-AVP (0.3, 1.0 and 3.0 microg/kg/min) and AVP (1.0, 3.0, 10 ng/kg/min) on haemodynamics, blood volume (BV) and plasma troponin levels in anaesthetised rats. Infusion of TA-LVP significantly ( P<0.05) reduced blood pressure (-45+/-3%; n=8; mean +/- SEM), mean circulatory filling pressure ( P(mcf); -41+/-3%), and cardiac output (CO; -59+/-4%). The reduction in CO at a lower dose of TA-LVP was due to reduced venous tone, while at higher doses the reduction was predominantly the result of reduced BV (-35+/-4%). The large decrease in BV during the infusion of TA-LVP, substantially increased resistance to venous return (50+/-11%), which was the main contributor in reducing CO. Administration of AVP significantly increased blood pressure (41+/-4%) and arterial resistance (98+/-16%) without any impact on P(mcf) and BV, while significantly reducing CO (-26+/-5%). Infusion of VD-AVP did not produce hypotension, but produced a modest but significant reduction in CO (-18+/-5%) and insignificant but moderate increases in peripheral resistance (30+/-12%) and resistance to venous return (28+/-8%). Plasma troponin levels were not affected by any of the peptides. The hypotensive action of TA-LVP was due to a reduction in CO as a result of a reduced pre-load, while the pressor effect of AVP increased after-load sufficiently to impede flow, reducing CO. VD-AVP was devoid of any hypotensive effects, suggesting that V(2)-vasopressin receptors are most likely to play a limited role in the control of cardiac and vascular function in these animals.
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- Reza Tabrizchi
- Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St Johns, NL, Canada.
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Stewart JM, McLeod KJ, Sanyal S, Herzberg G, Montgomery LD. Relation of postural vasovagal syncope to splanchnic hypervolemia in adolescents. Circulation 2004; 110:2575-81. [PMID: 15492310 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000145543.88293.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The mechanisms of simple faint remain elusive. We propose that postural fainting is related to excessive thoracic hypovolemia and splanchnic hypervolemia during orthostasis compared with healthy subjects. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 34 patients 12 to 22 years old referred for multiple episodes of postural faint and 11 healthy subjects. Subjects were studied in the supine position and during upright tilt to 70 degrees for 30 minutes and subgrouped into S+, historical fainters who fainted during testing (n=24); S-, historical fainters who did not faint during testing (n=10); and control subjects. Supine venous occlusion plethysmography showed no differences between blood flows of the forearm and calf in S+, S-, or control. Cardiac index, total peripheral resistance, and blood volume were not different. Using impedance plethysmography, we assessed blood redistribution during upright tilt. This demonstrated decreased thoracic blood volume and increased splanchnic, pelvic, and leg blood volumes for all subjects. However, thoracic blood volume was decreased in S+ compared with control volume, correlating well with the maximum upright heart rate. Splanchnic volume was decreased in the S+ and S- groups, correlating with the change in thoracic blood volume. Pelvic and leg volume changes were similar for all groups and uncorrelated to thoracic blood volume. CONCLUSIONS Enhanced postural thoracic hypovolemia and splanchnic hypervolemia are associated with postural simple faint.
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- Julian M Stewart
- Department of Pediatrics, The Center for Pediatric Hypotension, Suite 618, Munger Pavilion, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
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Stewart JM, Montgomery LD. Reciprocal splanchnic-thoracic blood volume changes during the Valsalva maneuver. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2004; 288:H752-8. [PMID: 15471975 PMCID: PMC4516268 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00717.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The Valsalva maneuver is frequently used to test autonomic function. Previous work demonstrated that the blood pressure decrease during the Valsalva maneuver relates to thoracic hypovolemia, which may preclude pressure recovery during phase II, even with normal resting peripheral vasoconstriction. We hypothesized that increased regional blood volume, specifically splanchnic hypervolemia, accounts for the degree of thoracic hypovolemia during the Valsalva maneuver. We studied 17 healthy volunteers aged 15-22 yr. All had normal blood volumes by dye dilution. Subjects also had normal vascular resistance while supine as well as normal vasoconstrictor responses during 35 degrees upright tilt. We assessed changes in estimated splanchnic, pelvic-thigh, and lower leg blood volume, along with thoracic blood volume shifts, by impedance plethysmography before and during the Valsalva maneuver performed in the supine position. Early increases in splanchnic blood volume dominated the regional vascular changes during the Valsalva maneuver. The increase in splanchnic blood volume correlated well (r2 = 0.65, P < 0.00001) with the decrease in thoracic blood volume, there was less correlation of the increase in pelvic blood volume (r2 = 0.21, P < 0.03), and there was no correlation of the increase in leg blood volume (r2 = 0.001, P = 0.9). There was no relation of thoracic hypovolemia with blood volume or peripheral resistance in supine or upright positions. Thoracic hypovolemia during the Valsalva maneuver is closely related to splanchnic hyperemia and weakly related to regional changes in blood volume elsewhere. Changes in baseline splanchnic vascular properties may account for variability in thoracic blood volume changes during the Valsalva maneuver.
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- Julian M Stewart
- Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA.
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Stewart JM, Montgomery LD. Regional blood volume and peripheral blood flow in postural tachycardia syndrome. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2004; 287:H1319-27. [PMID: 15117717 PMCID: PMC4515760 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00086.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Variants of postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) are associated with increased ["high-flow" POTS (HFP)], decreased ["low-flow" POTS (LFP)], and normal ["normal-flow" POTS (NFP)] blood flow measured in the lower extremities while subjects were in the supine position. We propose that postural tachycardia is related to thoracic hypovolemia during orthostasis but that the patterns of peripheral blood flow relate to different mechanisms for thoracic hypovolemia. We studied 37 POTS patients aged 14-21 yr: 14 LFP, 15 NFP, and 8 HFP patients and 12 healthy control subjects. Peripheral blood flow was measured in the supine position by venous occlusion strain-gauge plethysmography of the forearm and calf to subgroup patients. Using indocyanine green techniques, we showed decreased cardiac index (CI) and increased total peripheral resistance (TPR) in LFP, increased CI and decreased TPR in HFP, and unchanged CI and TPR in NFP while subjects were supine compared with control subjects. Blood volume tended to be decreased in LFP compared with control subjects. We used impedance plethysmography to assess regional blood volume redistribution during upright tilt. Thoracic blood volume decreased, whereas splanchnic, pelvic, and leg blood volumes increased, for all subjects during orthostasis but were markedly lower than control for all POTS groups. Splanchnic volume was increased in NFP and LFP. Pelvic blood volume was increased in HFP only. Calf volume was increased above control in HFP and LFP. The results support the hypothesis of (at least) three pathophysiologic variants of POTS distinguished by peripheral blood flow related to characteristic changes in regional circulations. The data demonstrate enhanced thoracic hypovolemia during upright tilt and confirm that POTS is related to inadequate cardiac venous return during orthostasis.
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- Julian M Stewart
- Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA.
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Bleeker MWP, De Groot PCE, Pawelczyk JA, Hopman MTE, Levine BD. Effects of 18 days of bed rest on leg and arm venous properties. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2004; 96:840-7. [PMID: 14657040 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00835.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Venous function may be altered by bed rest deconditioning. Yet the contribution of altered venous compliance to the orthostatic intolerance observed after bed rest is uncertain. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of 18 days of bed rest on leg and arm (respectively large and small change in gravitational gradients and use patterns) venous properties. We hypothesized that the magnitude of these venous changes would be related to orthostatic intolerance. Eleven healthy subjects (10 men, 1 woman) participated in the study. Before (pre) and after (post) 18 days of 6° head-down tilt bed rest, strain gauge venous occlusion plethysmography was used to assess limb venous vascular characteristics. Leg venous compliance was significantly decreased after bed rest (pre: 0.048 ± 0.007 ml·100 ml-1·mmHg-1, post: 0.033 ± 0.007 ml·100 ml-1·mmHg-1; P < 0.01), whereas arm compliance did not change. Leg venous flow resistance increased significantly after bed rest (pre: 1.73 ± 1.08 mmHg·ml-1·100 ml·min, post: 3.10 ± 1.00 mmHg·ml-1·100 ml·min; P < 0.05). Maximal lower body negative pressure tolerance, which was expressed as cumulative stress index (pressure·time), decreased in all subjects after bed rest (pre: 932 mmHg·min, post: 747 mmHg·min). The decrease in orthostatic tolerance was not related to changes in leg venous compliance. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that after bed rest, leg venous compliance is reduced and leg venous outflow resistance is enhanced. However, these changes are not related to measures of orthostatic tolerance; therefore, alterations in venous compliance do not to play a major role in orthostatic intolerance after 18 days of head-down tilt bed rest.
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- M W P Bleeker
- Department of Physiology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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