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Changes of pial vessel diameter and CO2 reactivity during insulin-induced hypoglycemia and in the recovery period following glucose administration.

Abstract
The present study examined the changes of cerebrovascular CO2 reactivity during insulin-induced hypoglycemia and in the recovery period following glucose administration in cats. The diameters of pial vessels were continuously measured using the vidicon camera system. Hypoglycemia was induced by intraperitoneal injection of Actrapid insulin (100 IU/kg). Cerebrovascular CO2 reactivity was estimated by the changes of pial vessel diameters during 3 min inhalation of 5% CO2 in air at each stage of glucose level. CO2 reactivity was impaired in the hypoglycemic stage and this impairment was further enhanced in the early recovery stage. In the late recovery stage, CO2 reactivity was restored particularly in the small arteries which were less innervated by autonomic nerves. These results suggest that the sympathetic activity plays an important role in the impairment of cerebrovascular CO2 reactivity during hypoglycemia.
AuthorsY Izumi, Y Fukuuchi, T Hata, A Imai, K Isozumi
JournalThe Keio journal of medicine (Keio J Med) Vol. 42 Issue 1 Pg. 18-21 (Mar 1993) ISSN: 0022-9717 [Print] Japan
PMID8479105 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Insulin
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Glucose
Topics
  • Animals
  • Blood Vessels (pathology)
  • Carbon Dioxide (blood)
  • Cats
  • Glucose (therapeutic use)
  • Hypoglycemia (blood, pathology)
  • Insulin
  • Pia Mater (blood supply)

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