Response of rat coronary circulation to carbon monoxide and nitrogen hypoxia.
The effects of nitrogen (N2) or carbon monoxide (CO) hypoxia on coronary flow were assessed in the isolated nonworking rat heart perfused via the aorta with oxygenated (95% O2-5% CO2) Kreb's Henseleit solution. After 30 min, the hearts were challenged with solutions containing either CO (10% CO-85% O2-5% CO2) or N2 (10% N2-85% O2-5% CO2) for 2 min (Challenge I). After recovery in oxygenated solution, the hearts were challenged with the alternate test solution (Challenge II). There were no significant differences in heart rate or pulse pressure between the hearts challenged with CO or N2. Coronary flow was significantly higher in the hearts challenged with CO regardless of the challenge sequence. Coronary flows (ml X min-1 X g dry wt) in the CO- and N2-treated hearts, respectively, were 61.5 +/- 4.5 and 52.9 +/- 2.3 after Challenge I, and 64.3 +/- 2.6 and 56.4 +/- 3.0 after Challenge II. Because PO2 and oxygen content were the same in both test solutions, the results suggest that CO has a direct effect on coronary artery vascular smooth muscle.[1]References
- Response of rat coronary circulation to carbon monoxide and nitrogen hypoxia. McGrath, J.J., Smith, D.L. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. (1984) [Pubmed]
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