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Acute haemodynamic effects of lipolysis-induced increase of free fatty acids in healthy men.
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PMID:  11980566     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Circulating free fatty acids (FFA) are elevated in subjects with insulin resistance and Type II diabetes, and increase during myocardial ischaemia, but their haemodynamic effects are incompletely understood. During an investigation of the effects of FFA on endothelial function, we administered lipid emulsion (150 mg x min(-1) of soybean oil) with heparin (0.2 unit x kg(-1) x min(-1)) intravenously to eight healthy men for 2 h. This increased circulating FFA to 3.1+/-0.5 mmol/l. Forearm blood flow was measured by venous occlusion plethysmography during brachial artery infusions of saline, acetylcholine and nitroprusside before, and at 1 and 2 h. Lipid/heparin infusion had no significant effect on vasodilation to nitroprusside but progressively increased responses to acetylcholine (from 6.3+/-2.0 during 30 microg x min(-1) before-lipid infusion to 7.9+/-1.3 at 1 h and 12.2+/-1.1 ml x min(-1) x 100 ml(-1) at 2 h, P<0.001). Basal flow increased from 2.7+/-0.7 to 4.7+/-0.8 ml x min(-1) x 100 ml(-1) from 0 to 2 h. We performed a second study to clarify this effect on basal blood flow. Healthy men (n=8) received, on separate occasions, 4 h intravenous infusions of lipid emulsion with heparin and, as a control, saline with heparin. Lipid with heparin increased mean arterial blood pressure (maximum increment 8.2+/-2.7 mm Hg, P<0.01 compared with saline/heparin control) and forearm blood flow (from 1.7+/-0.2 to 2.9+/-0.3 ml x min(-1) x 100 ml(-1), P<0.01) without a significant effect on heart rate, and reduced calculated forearm vascular resistance (from 49.1+/-5.4 to 31.3+/-3.9 arbitrary units, P<0.01). In conclusion, acute elevation of FFA in healthy men increases arterial blood pressure and reduces vascular resistance. These haemodynamic changes could be clinically relevant.
Authors:
Mark T Kearney; Philip J Chowienczyk; Sally E Brett; Angela Sutcliffe; James M Ritter; Ajay M Shah
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical science (London, England : 1979)     Volume:  102     ISSN:  0143-5221     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Sci.     Publication Date:  2002 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-04-30     Completed Date:  2002-07-01     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7905731     Medline TA:  Clin Sci (Lond)     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  495-500     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, GKT School of Medicine, Denmark Hill, Bessemer Road, London SE5 9PJ, UK. mark.kearney@kcl.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Fat Emulsions, Intravenous / pharmacology*
Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / blood*
Forearm / blood supply
Hemodynamics / drug effects*
Humans
Lipolysis / physiology*
Male
Plethysmography
Regional Blood Flow
Vasodilation / drug effects
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fat Emulsions, Intravenous; 0/Fatty Acids, Nonesterified

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