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JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM
Volume 41, Issue 12, Pages 3248-3259Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0271678X211018901
Keywords
Glyceryl trinitrate; hypertension; ischaemia; translational research; stroke
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- FP7-HEALTH-2013INNOVATION-1 [603043-2]
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/F016956/1]
- Wellcome Trust [204843/z/16/z]
- Wellcome Trust [204843/Z/16/Z] Funding Source: Wellcome Trust
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The study investigated the effects of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) treatment in different animal models and found improvements in stroke-related physiological outcomes in sheep but ineffectiveness in mice. Further research into the mechanisms of action of GTN administration is needed to potentially benefit stroke patients.
Hypertension is a leading risk factor for death and dependency after ischaemic stroke. However, administering anti-hypertensive medications post-stroke remains contentious with concerns regarding deleterious effects on cerebral blood flow and infarct expansion. This study sought to determine the effect of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) treatment in both lissencephalic and gyrencephalic pre-clinical stroke models. Merino sheep underwent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) followed by GTN or control patch administration (0.2 mg/h). Monitoring of numerous physiologically relevant measures over 24 h showed that GTN administration was associated with decreased intracranial pressure, infarct volume, cerebral oedema and midline shift compared to vehicle treatment (p < 0.05). No significant changes in blood pressure or cerebral perfusion pressure were observed. Using optical imaging spectroscopy and laser speckle imaging, the effect of varying doses of GTN (0.69-50 mu g/h) on cerebral blood flow and tissue oxygenation was examined in mice. No consistent effect was found. Additional mice undergoing MCAO followed by GTN administration (doses varying from 0-60 mu g/h) also showed no improvement in infarct volume or neurological score within 24 h post-stroke. GTN administration significantly improved numerous stroke-related physiological outcomes in sheep but was ineffective in mice. This suggests that, whilst GTN administration could potentially benefit patients, further research into mechanisms of action are required.
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