scholarly journals Decreasing cerebral oxygen consumption during upright tilt in vasovagal syncope

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. e13286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marvin S. Medow ◽  
Mira L. Kothari ◽  
Amanda M. Goetz ◽  
Mary Breige O'Donnell-Smith ◽  
Courtney Terilli ◽  
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1976 ◽  
Vol 231 (2) ◽  
pp. 489-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
ET MacKenzie ◽  
J McCulloch ◽  
AM Harper

The influence of brain norepinephrine on cerebral metabolism and blood flow was examined because exogenous norepinephrine, administered in a way that the blood-brain barrier is bypassed, has been shown to effect pronounced changes in the cerebral circulation. Reserpine (40 mug/kg, by intracarotid infusion) was administered in order to release brain norepinephrine in five anesthetized baboons. Reserpine significantly increased cerebral oxygen consumption (23%) and cerebral blood flow (50%). This response lasted for approximately 60 min. In a further five animals, effects of central beta-adrenoreceptor blockade were studied. Pro pranolol (12 mug/kg-min) produced an immediate, significant reduction in both cerebral oxygen consumption (40%) and cerebral glucose uptake (39%). Cerebral blood flow was reduced minimally. However, the responsiveness of the cerebral circulation to induced hypercapnia was severely attenuated from a gradient of 3.22 before, to 1,11 after, administration. These experiments suggest that central norepinephrine can influence the cerebral circulation primarily through noradrenergic effects on brain metabolism.


2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiliang Wei ◽  
Qihong Wang ◽  
Hiren R. Modi ◽  
Sung‐Min Cho ◽  
Romergryko Geocadin ◽  
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1989 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Pinaud ◽  
Réml Souron ◽  
Jean-Noël Lelausque ◽  
Marie-France Gazeau ◽  
Youenn Lajat ◽  
...  

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