Effect of Experimental Diabetes, Food Deprivation and Genetic Obesity on the Sensitivity of Pithed Rats to Autonomic Agents

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Journal Br J Pharmacol

Publisher Wiley

Specialty Pharmacology

Date 1976 Jun 1

PMID 132978

Citations 14

Authors

J M Foy

P D Lucas

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Abstract

1 The sensitivities of alloxan and streptozotocin diabetic and hereditary obese pithed rats to acetylcholine, isoprenaline and noradrenaline were compared to those of controls. 2 Blood pressure and heart rate recordings made before dosing was started showed the streptozotocin-treated animals to have a significantly reduced heart rate and increased pulse pressure as compared with controls. 3 Both diabetic groups were found to have reduced sensitivities to the pressor effect of noradrenaline, the depressor effect of acetylcholine, the positive chronotropic and inotropic effect of isoprenaline and the reduction in diastolic pressure induced by isoprenaline. The reduction in sensitivity was generally much greater in the streptozotocin diabetic animals. 4 The genetically obese rats were found to have similar sensitivities to all three agents as did their non-obese litter mates. 5 When either diabetic group was deprived of food for 24 h preceding the tests the sensitivities were found to be raised significantly towards normal in almost all cases. 6 The results are contrasted with previous in vitro results and possible causative metabolic factors discussed. It is suggested that sensitivity changes are unevenly distributed within the cardiovascular system.

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