Abstract |
The effects of sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a potent hypotensive agent, on cerebral blood flow (CBF) have been extensively studied in clinical and experimental situations but the results remain controversial. Whereas its properties would predict a dilatation of cerebral blood vessels, most studies report either no change or a decrease in CBF. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of SNP on CBF, cerebral blood volume (CBV), and cerebral oxygen metabolism (CMRO2), by means of positron emission tomography in the anaesthetized baboon. Measurements were performed during normotension (mean arterial pressure (MABP): 97+/-16 mm Hg) and repeated following SNP-induced hypotension (MABP: 44+/-9 mm Hg). Sodium nitroprusside led to an increase in CBF and CBV (+30% and +37%, respectively, P<0.05), whereas no change in CMRO2 was noted. Linear regression analysis of CBF values as a function of MABP confirmed that CBF increases when MABP is reduced by SNP. The comparison between these cerebrovascular changes and those found during trimetaphan-induced hypotension in our previously published studies further argues for a direct dilatatory effect of SNP on cerebral blood vessels.
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Authors | Pascale Schumann-Bard, Omar Touzani, Alan R Young, Jérôme Toutain, Jean-Claude Baron, Eric T Mackenzie, Eric A Schmidt |
Journal | Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
(J Cereb Blood Flow Metab)
Vol. 25
Issue 4
Pg. 535-44
(Apr 2005)
ISSN: 0271-678X [Print] United States |
PMID | 15703704
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Adjuvants, Anesthesia
- Anesthetics, Intravenous
- Ganglionic Blockers
- Vasodilator Agents
- Nitroprusside
- Trimethaphan
- Etomidate
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Topics |
- Adjuvants, Anesthesia
(pharmacology)
- Anesthesia
- Anesthetics, Intravenous
- Animals
- Brain
(diagnostic imaging)
- Cerebrovascular Circulation
(drug effects)
- Etomidate
- Ganglionic Blockers
(pharmacology)
- Male
- Nitroprusside
(pharmacology)
- Papio
- Positron-Emission Tomography
- Regression Analysis
- Trimethaphan
(pharmacology)
- Vasodilator Agents
(pharmacology)
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