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Regional differences in cerebral vasomotor control by nitric oxide.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8535859     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Regional differences in the role of nitric oxide in cerebral vasomotor control were investigated with a nitric oxide synthesis inhibitor, NG-monomethyl-L-arginine, or a precursor of nitric oxide, L-arginine using both dog cerebral angiography for the larger artery study and rat isolated arterioles for the microcirculation study. NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (10 mumol) constricted the dog cerebral arteries, by 15.6%, 17.5%, and 27.3% in the middle cerebral, anterior cerebral, and basilar arteries, respectively. The greater constriction of the basilar artery did not reach statistical significance. However, L-arginine (100 mumol) produced significantly greater dilation of basilar arteries than the middle cerebral or anterior cerebral (31.3% vs. 16.7% or 13.1%). NG-monomethyl-L-arginine at 10(-3) M constricted rat arterioles originating from basilar arteries significantly more than the middle cerebral arteries (23% vs. 14%). L-arginine at 10(-3) M dilated rat arterioles from basilar arteries significantly more than from the middle cerebral artery (24 vs. 11%). These findings suggest that the roles of nitric oxide in vasomotor control differs by region in the brain, and it may be greater in vessels of the posterior than of the anterior circulation.
Authors:
Y Kajita; M Takayasu; Y Suzuki; M Shibuya; M Mori; H Oyama; K Sugita; H Hidaka
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brain research bulletin     Volume:  38     ISSN:  0361-9230     ISO Abbreviation:  Brain Res. Bull.     Publication Date:  1995  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-02-08     Completed Date:  1996-02-08     Revised Date:  2005-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7605818     Medline TA:  Brain Res Bull     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  365-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Arginine / analogs & derivatives,  pharmacology
Arterioles / drug effects,  physiology
Cerebral Arteries / drug effects,  physiology
Cerebrovascular Circulation / drug effects,  physiology*
Dogs
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
Female
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Male
Microcirculation / drug effects,  physiology
Nitric Oxide / physiology*
Nitric Oxide Synthase / antagonists & inhibitors
Rats
omega-N-Methylarginine
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Enzyme Inhibitors; 10102-43-9/Nitric Oxide; 17035-90-4/omega-N-Methylarginine; 74-79-3/Arginine; EC 1.14.13.39/Nitric Oxide Synthase

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