Journal article
Inhibition of the centrally induced increases in myocardial oxygen demand in rabbits by chronic treatment with baclofen, a selective GABAB agonist
British journal of pharmacology, Vol.115(7), pp.1331-1335
08/1995
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1995.tb15045.x
PMCID: PMC1908785
PMID: 7582565
Abstract
1. A previous study from our group demonstrated that neurones of the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) are selectively involved in the central control of the cardiac function. Moreover, in that study, it was shown that baclofen, a selective GABAB receptor agonist, is capable of modulating the increases in myocardial contractility and oxygen demand evoked by electrical or pharmacological stimulation of the PVN. Nevertheless, the acute administration of this compound was frequently accompanied by a cardiodepressant effect. 2. In the present study, the effects of a long term treatment (14 days) with baclofen (3 or 10 mg kg-1, i.p.) have been examined on the excitatory haemodynamic responses evoked by central pharmacological stimulation in anaesthetized rabbits. 3. The i.c.v. injection of L-glutamate (3 mg kg-1) induced marked increases in dP/dtmax (32%), mean arterial pressure (39%) and on two indices of myocardial oxygen consumption: the rate-pressure product (34%) and the triple product (78%). 4. Baclofen blunted the positive inotropic response and the increases in myocardial oxygen consumption induced by L-glutamate in a dose-related manner. The higher dose of baclofen (10 mg kg-1, i.p.), reduced by more than 50% these excitatory effects of L-glutamate without eliciting any significant negative effect on basal haemodynamics. The same doses of baclofen were not able to blunt the hypertensive response induced by central stimulation.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Inhibition of the centrally induced increases in myocardial oxygen demand in rabbits by chronic treatment with baclofen, a selective GABAB agonist
- Creators
- E. Tibiriçà - Fundação Oswaldo CruzM. Catelli - Fundação Oswaldo CruzM. A. Lessa - Fundação Oswaldo CruzJ. C. Roegel - Université de StrasbourgJ. Feldman - Université de StrasbourgL. Monassier - Université de StrasbourgP. Bousquet - Université de Strasbourg
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- British journal of pharmacology, Vol.115(7), pp.1331-1335
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1995.tb15045.x
- PMID
- 7582565
- PMCID
- PMC1908785
- ISSN
- 0007-1188
- eISSN
- 1476-5381
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/1995
- Academic Unit
- Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9984656608202771
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