Document Detail


Neurotensin analog NT69L induces rapid and prolonged hypothermia after hypoxic ischemia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11733287     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the neurotensin analog NT69L, administered systemically, could induce mild brain hypothermia after asphyxial cardiac arrest (ACA) in rats. METHODS: The study design was experimental, blinded, randomized, and approved by the animal use committee. All rats had continuous monitoring of brain temperature and sustained 8 minutes of ACA, resuscitation, and either saline or NT69L intravenously after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Rats surviving 14 days after ACA had a neurological deficit score (NDS) and a Morris Water Maze (MWM) test. RESULTS: Seven of eight rats in each group survived 14 days. Brain temperature was less than 35 degrees C 13.1 +/- 3 minutes (mean +/- standard deviation) after NT69L vs controls that remained 37.5 degrees C at the same ambient temperature (p < 0.05 ANOVA). The NT69L group remained below 35 degrees C for 300 +/- 100 minutes while the controls remained at 37.5 +/- 0.5 degrees C. The NDS in the NT69L rats was 3 +/- 3% vs controls 26 +/- 8% (p < 0.05, Kruskal-Wallis, 0% = normal, 100% = brain dead). The NT69L rats performed better on the MWM vs the controls (22 +/- 8 sec vs 45 +/- 26 sec, respectively, p < 0.05 ANOVA). CONCLUSIONS: NT69L induced rapid and prolonged mild brain hypothermia after ACA in this rat model and reduced neurological deficits.
Authors:
L M Katz; Y Wang; B McMahon; E Richelson
Related Documents :
3237837 - Ingestion, body weight and activity of rats receiving repeated intracerebroventricular ...
3671877 - Bremazocine-induced urination in rats of different sizes.
9177567 - Adult timing after preweaning shifts of zeitgeber in rats: crossed sensitization to time?
14725967 - Neural plasticity is impaired in cold-exposed hippocampal slices from senescent but not...
20886417 - Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase expression and oxygen consumption in liver mitochond...
17366317 - Spontaneous renal tubular hyperplastic and neoplastic lesions in three sprague-dawley r...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine     Volume:  8     ISSN:  1069-6563     ISO Abbreviation:  Acad Emerg Med     Publication Date:  2001 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-12-04     Completed Date:  2002-01-24     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9418450     Medline TA:  Acad Emerg Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1115-21     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. lkatz@med.unc.edu
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Blood Gas Analysis
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Disease Models, Animal
Heart Arrest / complications,  therapy
Hypothermia / chemically induced*,  physiopathology
Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / etiology,  prevention & control*
Infusions, Intravenous
Male
Neurotensin / administration & dosage,  analogs & derivatives*,  pharmacology*
Peptide Fragments / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Probability
Random Allocation
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Reference Values
Sensitivity and Specificity
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Peptide Fragments; 0/neurotensin 69L; 39379-15-2/Neurotensin

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy: a report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Next Document:  Tricyclic antidepressants directly depress human myocardial mechanical function independent of effec...