Attenuation of cerebral vasospasm in rabbits using clonidine hydrochloride, a central adrenergic agonist

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-76

  Bunc, Gorazd ^a   Kovačič, Srečko ^a   Strnad, Simona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Central adrenergic blockade; Cerebral vasospasm; Clonidine hydrochloride; Rabbits; Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN VASOSPASM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0037961750     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1566-0702(03)00003-1     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Benedict C.R., Phil D., Loach A.B. Sympathetic nervous system activity in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stroke. 9:1978;237-244.
2. Bunc G., Kovačič S., Strnad S. Sympathetic nervous system exclusion following experimental subarachnoid haemorrhage prevents vasospasm in rabbits. Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. 112:2000;533-539.
3. Bunc G., Kovačič S., Strnad S. Evaluation of functional response of cerebral arteries by a new morphometric technique. Aut. Neurosci. 93:2001;41-47.
4. Flamm E.S., Yasargil M.G., Ransohoff J. Alteration of experimental cerebral vasospasm by adrenergic blockade. J. Neurosurg. 37:1972;294-301.
5. Frye C.B., Vance M.A. Hypertensive crisis and myocardial infarction following massive clonidine overdose. Ann. Pharmacother. 34(5):2000;611-615.
6. Fujiwara M., Tsukahara T., Taniguchi T. α-Adrenoceptors in human and animal cerebral arteries: alterations after sympathetic denervation and subarachnoid hemorrhage. Trends Pharmacol. Sci. 10:1989;329-332.
7. Granata A.R., Numao Y., Kumada M., Reis D.J. A1 noradrenergic neurons tonically inhibit sympathoexcitatory neurons of the C1 area in rat brainstem. Brain Res. 377:1986;127-146.
8. Hamann G., Haass A., Schimrigk K. Beta-blockade in acute aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. Acta Neurochir. 121:1993;119-122.
9. Lambert G., Naredi S., Zäll Z., Rydenhag B., Gaudet E., Elghozi J.L., Friberg P. Sympathetic nervous system activation and its consequences following subarachnoid bleeding: clinical and preclinical studies. J. Hypertens. 17(Suppl. 2):1998;289-295.
10. Lambert G., Naredi S., Colen E., Rydenhag B., Friberg P. Sympathetic nervous activation following subarachnoid hemorrhage: influence of intravenous clonidine. Acta Anaesthesiol. Scand. 46:2000;160-165.
11. 2-adrenoreceptor agonist after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgery. 32:1993;974-979.
12. Micieli G., Tassorelli C., Bosone D., Cavallini A., Viotti E., Nappi G. Intracerebral vascular changes induced by cold pressor test: a model of sympathetic activation. Neurol. Res. 16:1994;163-167.
13. Minegishi A., Ishizaki T., Yoshida Y., Ahagon A., Shibata N., Kobayashi H. Plasma monoaminergic metabolites and catecholamines in subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clinical implications. Arch. Neurol. 44:1987;423-428.
14. Payen D., Quintin L., Plaisance P., Chiron B., Lhoste F. Head injury: clonidine decreases plasma catecholamines. Crit. Care Med. 18:1990;392-395.
15. Peerless S.J., Yasargil M.G. Adrenergic innervation of the cerebral blood vessels in the rabbit. J. Neurosurg. 35:1971;148-154.
16. 2-adrenergic agonist clonidine to suppress central noradrenergic hyperactivity secondary to hemodynamic or environmental stimuli. J. Cardiovasc. Pharmacol. 10(Suppl. 12):1987;S128-S134.
17. Reis D.J., Morrison S., Ruggiero D.A. The C1 area of the brainstem in tonic and reflex control of blood pressure. State of the art lecture. Inter-American Society Proceedings. Hypertension. 11(Suppl. I):1988;I-8-I-13.
18. Struyker Boudier H.A.J., van Rossum J.M. Clonidine-induced cardiovascular effects after stereotaxic application in the hypothalamus of rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 24:1972;410-411.
19. Suzuki J., Iwabuchi T., Hori S. Cervical sympathectomy for cerebral vasospasm after aneurysm rupture. Neurol. Med.-Chir. (Tokyo). 15:1975;41-50.
20. Svendgaard N.A., Brismar J., Delgado T.J., Diemer N.H. The effect on the development of cerebral vasospasm in the rat of lesioning of the peripheral and central catecholamine systems. Neurol. Res. 7:1995;30-34.
21. Teis D.J., Ernberger P., Giuliano R., Willette R., Granta A.R. The vasodepressor response to clonidine is mediated by imidazole and not alpha2-adrenergic receptors in the rostral ventrolateral medulla. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 13:1987;811.
22. Unnerstall J.R., Kopajtic T.A., Kihar M.J. Distribution of alpha2-agonist binding sites in the rat and human central nervous system: analysis of some functional, anatomic correlates of the pharmacologic effects of clonidine and related adrenergic agents. Brain Res. Rev. 7:1984;69-101.
23. Vorkapic P., Bevan J.A. Longitudinal time course of reversible and irreversible components of chronic cerebrovasospasm of the rabbit basilar artery. J. Neurosurg. 74:1991;951-955.
24. Walter P., Neil-Dwyer G., Cruickshank J.M. Beneficial effects of adrenergic blockade in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage. Br. Med. J. 284:1982;166-1664.