Regulation of cerebrovascular compliance compared with forearm vascular compliance in humans : a pharmacological study

Increasing evidence indicates that cerebrovascular compliance contributes to the dynamic regulation of cerebral blood flow but the mechanisms regulating cerebrovascular compliance in humans are unknown. This retrospective study investigated the impact of neural, endothelial, and myogenic mechanisms on the regulation of vascular compliance in the cerebral vascular bed compared with the forearm vascular bed. An index of vascular compliance (Ci) was assessed using a Windkessel model applied to blood pressure waveforms (finger photoplethysmography) and corresponding middle cerebral artery blood velocity or brachial artery blood velocity waveforms (Doppler ultrasound). Data were analyzed during a 5-min baseline period (10 waveforms) under control conditions and during distinct sympathetic blockade (experiment 1, phentolamine; 10 adults), cholinergic blockade (experiment 2, glycopyrrolate; 9 adults), and myogenic blockade (experiment 3, nicardipine; 14 adults). In experiment 1, phentolamine increased Ci similarly in the cerebral vascular bed (131 ± 135%) and forearm vascular bed (93 ± 75%; P = 0.45). In experiment 2, glycopyrrolate increased cerebrovascular Ci (72 ± 61%) and forearm vascular Ci (74 ± 64%) to a similar extent (P = 0.88). In experiment 3, nicardipine increased Ci but to a greater extent in the cerebral vascular bed (88 ± 88%) than forearm vascular bed (20 ± 45%; P = 0.01). Therefore, adrenergic, cholinergic, and myogenic mechanisms contribute to the regulation of cerebrovascular and forearm vascular compliance. However, myogenic mechanisms appear to exert more specific control over vascular compliance in the brain relative to the forearm.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Vascular compliance represents an important determinant in the dynamics and regulation of blood flow through a vascular bed. However, the mechanisms that regulate vascular compliance remain poorly understood. This study examined the impact of neural, endothelial, and myogenic mechanisms on cerebrovascular compliance compared with forearm vascular compliance. Distinct pharmacological blockade of α-adrenergic, endothelial muscarinic, and myogenic inputs altered cerebrovascular and forearm vascular compliance. These results further our understanding of vascular control and blood flow regulation in the brain.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:324

Enthalten in:

American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 324(2023), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite H100-H108

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Moir, M Erin [VerfasserIn]
Klassen, Stephen A [VerfasserIn]
Zamir, Mair [VerfasserIn]
Hamner, J W [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Can Ozan [VerfasserIn]
Shoemaker, J Kevin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adrenergic Agents
CZ5312222S
Cholinergic Agents
Glycopyrrolate
Journal Article
Nicardipine
Phentolamine
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
V92SO9WP2I
Vascular compliance
Vascular resistance
Z468598HBV

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Date Completed 26.12.2022

Date Revised 07.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1152/ajpheart.00377.2022

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349719993