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Clonidine-evoked respiratory effects in anaesthetized rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16282369     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The respiratory effects of stimulation of alpha2-adrenergic receptors were studied in spontaneously breathing anaesthetized rats that were neurally intact, or bilaterally vagotomized, or subjected to bilateral combined midcervical vagotomy and section of the carotid sinus nerves. An intravenous clonidine bolus (15 microg kg(-1)) evoked a prolonged slowing of the respiratory rate in all the neural states explored. Vagotomy reduced the early clonidine-evoked decline, but not the augmentation of tidal volume that followed the decline. After section of the carotid sinus nerves, clonidine challenge continued to decrease the respiratory rate, but not the tidal volume. Blockade of alpha2-adrenergic receptors with intravenous doses of SKF 86466 (200 microg kg(-1)) abolished all respiratory effects of the clonidine challenge. In all the neural states studied, clonidine evoked a significant short-lived rise in mean arterial blood pressure followed by a decrease below the respective prechallenge value. The SKF 86466 pretreatment lowered mean arterial blood pressure control values and reduced the magnitude of postclonidine changes. These results indicate that: (i) clonidine-evoked activation of alpha2-adrenergic receptors affects the two components of the breathing pattern differently, and this occurs beyond the lung vagi; and (ii) changes in tidal volume result from excitation of the carotid bodies and are coupled with centrally mediated slowing of the respiratory rhythm.
Authors:
Katarzyna Kaczyñska; Malgorzata Szereda-Przestaszewska
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2005-11-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Experimental physiology     Volume:  91     ISSN:  0958-0670     ISO Abbreviation:  Exp. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2006 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-12-23     Completed Date:  2006-06-08     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9002940     Medline TA:  Exp Physiol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  269-75     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Respiratory Reflexes, Polish Academy of Sciences Medical Research Centre, 5 Pawiñski Street, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland. kkacz@cmdik.pan.pl
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / administration & dosage,  pharmacology
Anesthesia
Animals
Benzazepines / administration & dosage,  pharmacology
Blood Pressure / drug effects
Carotid Sinus / innervation
Clonidine / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Injections, Intravenous
Lung / drug effects,  innervation
Male
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2 / drug effects
Respiration / drug effects*
Respiratory Center / drug effects
Tidal Volume / drug effects
Time Factors
Vagotomy
Vagus Nerve / physiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; 0/Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; 0/Benzazepines; 0/Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2; 4205-90-7/Clonidine; 73943-10-9/benalfocin

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