Blood flow redistribution by dopamine in the feline gastrointestinal tract
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Naunyn-Schmiedebergs Archiv für experimentelle Pathologie und Pharmakologie
- Vol. 323 (2), 145-148
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00634262
Abstract
Summary The effect of intravenous infusion of dopamine (10 and 25 μg·kg−1·min−1 consecutively) on visceral blood flow distribution was examined in anesthetized cats using the microsphere technique and electromagnetic flowmetry. Arterial blood pressure did not change in response to dopamine infusion, but blood flow through the superior mesenteric artery, and blood flow in the mucosa-submucosa of the gastric antrum and various gut segments increased significantly. During infusion of the high dose the increase was most marked in the mucosa-submucosa of the antrum (+355%) and distal colon (+371%). By contrast, blood flow decreased in the muscularis-serosa of the gut segments investigated, in the spleen, pancreas, and the hepatic arterial bed. The increase in blood flow through the superior mesenteric artery was blocked by the dopamine antagonist bulbocapnine (10 mg/kg i.v.). The results suggest that the receptors mediating the dopamine-induced vasodilation in the gastrointestinal tract are located in the resistance vessels of the mucosa-submucosa.Keywords
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