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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol ; 294(1): H190-7, 2008 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17965289

ABSTRACT

Direct effects of vasoactive substances on blood pressure can be examined in individuals with tetraplegia due to disruption of descending spinal pathways to sympathetic preganglionic neurons, as cervical lesions interfere with baroreceptor reflex buffering of sympathetic outflow. In this study, we assessed effects of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) on mean arterial pressure, heart rate, and plasma norepinephrine concentrations in individuals with tetraplegia vs. effects shown in a neurologically intact control group. Seven individuals with tetraplegia and seven age-matched controls received, on separate visits and in the following order, placebo (30 ml normal saline) and 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 mg/kg L-NAME intravenously over 60 min. Supine hemodynamic data were collected, and blood was sampled at the end of each infusion and at 120, 180, and 240 min thereafter. L-NAME increased mean arterial pressure, and the relative increase was greater in the tetraplegia group than in the control group. Heart rate was reduced after L-NAME administration in both groups. L-NAME decreased plasma norepinephrine in the control group but not in the group with tetraplegia. These findings suggest that reflexive sympathoinhibition normally buffers the pressor response to nitric oxide synthase inhibition, an effect that is not evident in individuals with tetraplegia as a result of decentralized sympathetic vasomotor control.


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Baroreflex/drug effects , Blood Pressure/drug effects , Enzyme Inhibitors/administration & dosage , NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester/administration & dosage , Neural Inhibition/drug effects , Nitric Oxide Synthase/antagonists & inhibitors , Quadriplegia/physiopathology , Sympathetic Nervous System/drug effects , Adult , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Heart Rate/drug effects , Humans , Infusions, Intravenous , Middle Aged , Nitric Oxide Synthase/metabolism , Norepinephrine/blood , Quadriplegia/blood , Quadriplegia/enzymology , Sympathetic Nervous System/physiopathology , Time Factors
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