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Pancreatic islet blood flow in conscious rats during hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11353660     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Anesthesia affects general hemodynamics and regulation of organ perfusion. We used colored microspheres to measure pancreatic islet blood flow in conscious rats at two time points, during either hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia. This method, using black and green microspheres, was validated by comparison with previous microsphere experiments and by lack of effect of a nonmetabolizable glucose analog, 3-O-methylglucose, on islet perfusion. Basal and glucose-stimulated islet blood flow levels were similar in pentobarbital sodium-anesthetized and conscious rats. However, the basal distribution of pancreatic blood flow was altered by anesthesia (fractional islet blood flow 5.8 +/- 0.4% in conscious rats, 7.9 +/- 0.8% in pentobarbital-anesthetized rats, P < 0.05). Insulin-induced hypoglycemia significantly increased whole pancreatic blood flow in conscious rats, whereas islet blood flow remained unchanged and fractional islet blood flow was decreased (5.8 +/- 0.5% in the basal state, 4.2 +/- 0.4% during hypoglycemia, P < 0.001). Methylatropine pretreatment significantly increased islet blood flow during hypoglycemia by 181%. This result suggests that prevention of hypoglycemia-induced increase in islet perfusion may be mediated, at least in part, by a cholinergic, vagal muscarinic mechanism.
Authors:
M Iwase; K Tashiro; Y Uchizono; D Goto; M Yoshinari
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Validation Studies    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology     Volume:  280     ISSN:  0363-6119     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2001 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-05-16     Completed Date:  2001-07-05     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901230     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  R1601-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. iwase@intmed2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
3-O-Methylglucose / pharmacology
Anesthesia
Animals
Atropine Derivatives / pharmacology
Color
Hyperglycemia / physiopathology*
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Hypoglycemia / chemically induced,  physiopathology*
Hypoglycemic Agents
Insulin
Islets of Langerhans / blood supply*
Male
Microspheres
Pentobarbital
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Regional Blood Flow / drug effects
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Atropine Derivatives; 0/Hypnotics and Sedatives; 0/Hypoglycemic Agents; 11061-68-0/Insulin; 146-72-5/3-O-Methylglucose; 31610-87-4/methylatropine; 76-74-4/Pentobarbital

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