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Effects of cocaine on blood flow and oxygen metabolism in the rat brain: implications for phMRI.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17442519     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The effects of cocaine on cerebral blood flow and tissue oxygen levels in the rat brain were investigated with concurrent laser Doppler flowmetry and fluorescence quenching spectroscopy. Responses elicited by mild hypercapnia were used as calibration to assess the effects of cocaine on oxidative metabolism. Intravenous cocaine challenge of 0.5 mg/kg induced significant increases in tissular oxygenation and perfusion in all regions investigated (primary motor cortex, medial prefrontal cortex and dorsal striatum). Mild hypercapnia, a challenge that affects haemodynamics but not metabolism, elicited comparable changes in blood flow but substantially larger changes in tissue oxygen levels. These differences in tissue oxygen build-up suggest that increased oxidative metabolism is a significant component of the cerebral metabolic response to acute cocaine challenge. The implications for the interpretation of pharmacological MRI data are discussed.
Authors:
Laura Ceolin; Adam J Schwarz; Alessandro Gozzi; Torsten Reese; Angelo Bifone
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2007-04-18
Journal Detail:
Title:  Magnetic resonance imaging     Volume:  25     ISSN:  0730-725X     ISO Abbreviation:  Magn Reson Imaging     Publication Date:  2007 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-07-27     Completed Date:  2007-11-05     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8214883     Medline TA:  Magn Reson Imaging     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  795-800     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroimaging, Psychiatry CEDD, GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre, 37135 Verona, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blood Flow Velocity / drug effects*
Brain / metabolism*
Cocaine / pharmacology*
Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors / pharmacology
Equipment Design
Hypercapnia / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Models, Biological
Oxygen / metabolism*
Oxygen Consumption
Prefrontal Cortex / pathology
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors; 50-36-2/Cocaine; 7782-44-7/Oxygen

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