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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-7
pubmed:abstractText
We investigated the effects of donitriptan, which possesses a uniquely high affinity and efficacy at 5-HT1B/1D receptors, on carotid and systemic haemodynamics in anaes thetized pigs. Donitriptan (0.16-100 microg kg(-1), i.v.) dose-dependently decreased total carotid blood flow and vascular conductance (maximum response: -25 +/- 3%). This effect was entirely due to a selective reduction in the cephalic arteriovenous anastomotic fraction (maximum response: - 63 +/- 3%; ED50%: 92 +/- 31 nmol/kg); the nutrient vascular conductance increased. Donitriptan did not decrease vascular conductances in or blood flow to a number of organs, including the heart and kidneys; in fact, vascular conductances in the skin, brain and skeletal muscles increased. Cardiac output was slightly decreased by donitriptan, but this effect was confined to peripheral arteriovenous anastomoses. The haemodynamic effects of donitriptan were substantially reduced by the 5-HT1B/1D receptor antagonist GR127935. These results show that donitriptan selectively constricts arteriovenous anastomoses via 5-HT1B receptor activation. The drug should be able to abort migraine headaches and it is unlikely to compromize blood flow to vital organs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0333-1024
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
37-47
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Blood Flow Velocity, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Cardiac Output, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Carotid Arteries, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Heart Rate, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Nitriles, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Oxadiazoles, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Piperazines, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1B, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1D, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Receptors, Serotonin, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Regional Blood Flow, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Serotonin Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Serotonin Receptor Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Swine, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Tryptamines, pubmed-meshheading:11993612-Vascular Resistance
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of donitriptan on carotid haemodynamics and cardiac output distribution in anaesthetized pigs.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, COEUR, Erasmus University Medical Centre Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't