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Haemodynamic effects of the intravenous administration of growth hormone in anaesthetized pigs.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9594014     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Administration of growth hormone in humans has been reported variably to affect arterial blood pressure and ventricular contractility. The present study was undertaken in anaesthetized pigs to establish whether increases in the blood levels of growth hormone primarily affect haemodynamic variables and to determine the mechanisms involved. In pigs anaesthetized with pentobarbitone sodium, left circumflex or anterior descending coronary blood flow was measured with an electromagnetic flowmeter. In a first group of 23 pigs, growth hormone administration (0.05 IU kg-1 i.v.) increased aortic blood pressure and reduced coronary blood flow when heart rate and aortic blood pressure were held constant. These responses were augmented by graded increases in plasma levels of growth hormone. The mechanisms of the above responses were studied in a second group of 29 pigs and involved beta2-adrenergic receptors since they were abolished by propranolol or butoxamine but not by atropine, phentolamine or atenolol. The present study showed that administration of growth hormone in anaesthetized pigs primarily increased aortic blood pressure and vasoconstricted the coronary circulation. The mechanisms of these responses involved beta2-adrenoceptor effects.
Authors:
G Vacca; A Battaglia; E Chiorboli; E Grossini; D A Mary; C Molinari; G Bona
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pflügers Archiv : European journal of physiology     Volume:  436     ISSN:  0031-6768     ISO Abbreviation:  Pflugers Arch.     Publication Date:  1998 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-07-17     Completed Date:  1998-07-17     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0154720     Medline TA:  Pflugers Arch     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  159-67     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia di Novara, Università di Torino, via Solaroli 17, I-28100 Novara, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adjuvants, Anesthesia
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / pharmacology
Anesthesia
Animals
Aorta / physiology
Blood Pressure
Butoxamine / pharmacology
Coronary Circulation
Heart Rate
Hemodynamics*
Human Growth Hormone / administration & dosage,  blood,  pharmacology*
Humans
Kinetics
Pentobarbital
Propranolol / pharmacology
Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / physiology
Swine
Vasoconstriction
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adjuvants, Anesthesia; 0/Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; 0/Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; 12629-01-5/Human Growth Hormone; 2922-20-5/Butoxamine; 525-66-6/Propranolol; 76-74-4/Pentobarbital

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