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NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
Volume 319, Issue 2, Pages 95-98Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(01)02557-5
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spinal cord injury; cardiovascular effects; pentolinium; propranolol; adrenalectomy
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Immediately after an experimental spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats, there is a large fall in mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR), followed by an abrupt increase in MAP. To better understand the mechanism involved in these early cardiovascular alterations, we tested the effect of treatment with ganglionic and sympathetic blockers in anesthetized rats subjected to T-5 SCI. Fall in MAP was partially diminished by propranolol and pentolinium, while increase in MAP was abolished by propranolol and pentolinium. Adrenalectomy did not diminish the fall in MAP and HR, however, the increase in MAP was significantly reduced. Likewise, propranolol and pentolinium completely abolished the effects in HR. These data suggest that the early cardiovascular alterations secondary to SCI results from an increased parasympathetic activity and a sympathetic withdrawal. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
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