Local cerebral glucose utilization and local cerebral blood flow in conscious rats after administration of flunarizine

1987 ◽  
Vol 335 (6) ◽  
pp. 680-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Beck ◽  
Josef Krieglstein
1993 ◽  
Vol 265 (4) ◽  
pp. H1243-H1248 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Waschke ◽  
H. Schrock ◽  
D. M. Albrecht ◽  
K. van Ackern ◽  
W. Kuschinsky

The effects of a blood exchange on cerebral blood flow and glucose utilization were studied. A near to total blood exchange (hematocrit < 3%) was achieved in conscious rats by isovolemic hemodilution. Ultrapurified, polymerized, bovine hemoglobin (UPBHB) served as a blood substitute. Local cerebral blood flow (LCBF) and local cerebral glucose utilization (LCGU) were measured in 34 brain structures of conscious rats by means of the ido[14C]antipyrine and the 2-[14C]-deoxy-D-glucose methods. A group of rats without blood exchange served as control. After blood exchange LCBF increased from 36 to 126% in the different brain structures resulting in a nearly doubled mean cerebral blood flow (+82%). LCGU increased only moderately by 0-24%. Significant increases in LCGU were observed in 16 brain structures. Mean cerebral glucose utilization slightly increased (+14%). The relationship between LCGU and LCBF was found to be tight both in the control group (r = 0.95) as well as after blood replacement (r = 0.94), although it was reset to a higher overall LCBF-to-LCGU ratio. The profound increases in LCBF observed after blood exchange, which were not paralleled by comparable increases in LCGU, might be explained by a reduction of blood viscosity after blood exchange. Additional effects of blood exchange observed in the present study were an increase of mean arterial blood pressure and a decline of heart rate. The results indicate that replacement of blood with the hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier UPBHB appears to meet the cerebral circulatory and metabolic demands of the brain tissue.


1985 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Kuschinsky ◽  
S. Suda ◽  
L. Sokoloff

The relationship between local cerebral glucose utilization (LCGU) and local CBF (LCBF) was examined during the action of γ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) (900 mg/kg i.v.) in conscious rats. GHB induced discrepant effects on blood flow and metabolism. LCGU was markedly depressed in all structures examined, whereas LCBF was differently affected in that no related changes were observed. Global glucose utilization was markedly depressed (- 51%), whereas global blood flow was not significantly altered. The marked dissociation between the changes in global glucose utilization and global blood flow induced by GHB is reflected only to a minor degree in the local values inasmuch as the correlation between LCGU and LCBF was only slightly weakened and its heterogeneity was increased.


1998 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. 1480-1488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Lenz ◽  
Annette Rebel ◽  
Klaus van Ackern ◽  
Wolfgang Kuschinsky ◽  
Klaus F. Waschke

Background Compared to isoflurane, knowledge of local cerebral glucose utilization (LCGU) and local cerebral blood flow (LCBF) during sevoflurane anesthesia is limited. Methods LCGU, LCBF, and their overall means were measured in Sprague-Dawley rats (8 groups, n=6 each) during sevoflurane and isoflurane anesthesia, 1 and 2 MAC, and in conscious control animals (2 groups, n=6 each) using the autoradiographic 2-[14C]deoxy-D-glucose and 4-iodo-N-methyl-[14C]antipyrine methods. Results During anesthesia, mean cerebral glucose utilization was decreased: control, 56+/-5 micronmol x 100 g(-1) x min(-1); 1 MAC isoflurane, 32+/-4 micromol x 100 g(-1) x min(-1) (-43%); 1 MAC sevoflurane, 37+/-5 micromol x 100 g(-1) x min(-1) (-34%); 2 MAC isoflurane, 23+/-3 micromol x 100 g(-1) x min(-1) (-58%); 2 MAC sevoflurane, 23+/-5 micromol x 100 g(-1) x min(-1) (-59%). Local analysis showed a reduction in LCGU in the majority of the 40 brain regions analyzed. Mean cerebral blood flow was increased as follows: control 93+/-8 ml x 100 g(-1) x min(-1); 1 MAC isofurane, 119+/-19 ml x 100 g(-1) x min(-1) (+28%); 1 MAC sevoflurane, 104+/-15 ml x 100 g(-1) x min(-1) (+12%); 2 MAC isoflurane, 149+/-17 ml x 100 g(-1) x min(-1) (+60%); 2 MAC sevoflurane, 118+/-21 ml x 100 g(-1) min(-1) (+27%). LCBF was increased in most brain structures investigated. Correlation coefficients obtained for the relationship between LCGU and LCBF were as follows: control 0.93; 1 MAC isoflurane, 0.89; 2 MAC isoflurane, 0.71; 1 MAC sevoflurane, 0.83; 2 MAC sevoflurane, 0.59). Conclusion Mean and local cerebral blood flows were lower during sevoflurane than during isoflurane anesthesia. This difference cannot be explained by differing changes in glucose utilization because glucose utilization was decreased to the same extent in both groups.


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