Reflex changes in heart rate during chemoreceptor stimulation in monkeys.

Abstract

The changes in heart rate induced by the stimulation of arterial chemoreceptors by apneic asphyxia and left atrial - intracarotid injections of sodium cyanide were investigated in anesthetized artificially ventilated and paralysed monkeys. Apneic asphyxia and sodium cyanide injection caused tachycardia, bradycardia, or both in monkeys paralysed with decamethonium bromide and tachycardia only, in monkeys paralysed with gallamine. In both groups, the tachycardia was abolished by prior administration of propranolol and the bradycardia, by atropine. Prior ventilation with 100% O2 abolished the heart rate responses produced by apnea. Recording of phrenic efferent activity showed that the neural discharge increased in response to apneic asphyxia and sodium cyanide injections. It remained so during the manifestation of tachycardia, bradycardia, or no change in heart rate, suggesting that even though "higher centres" may have an important influence in the heart rate responses elicited, central respiratory drive may not be the only mechanism. The present results show that in the nonhuman primate, arterial chemoreceptor stimulation elicits both cardioacceleratory and cardioinhibitory reflexes, and the net effect of their stimulation on heart rate depends upon the balance between these opposing mechanisms.

• Authors: K Ravi, M Singh
• Journal: Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology (Can J Physiol Pharmacol) Vol. 77 Issue 10 Pg. 787-95 (Oct 1999) ISSN: 0008-4212 [Print] Canada
• PMID: 10588483 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
• Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
• Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents
• Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents
• Sodium Cyanide
• Oxygen

Topics

• Adrenergic beta-Antagonists (pharmacology)
• Animals
• Anti-Arrhythmia Agents (pharmacology)
• Asphyxia (physiopathology)
• Bradycardia (chemically induced, physiopathology)
• Chemoreceptor Cells (drug effects, physiology)
• Female
• Heart Rate (drug effects, physiology)
• Macaca mulatta
• Male
• Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents (pharmacology)
• Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents (pharmacology)
• Oxygen (pharmacology)
• Phrenic Nerve (drug effects, physiology)
• Sodium Cyanide (pharmacology)
• Stimulation, Chemical
• Tachycardia (chemically induced, physiopathology)