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- Title
The effects of jingsongling, a xylazine analog, on mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate in dogs - influences of yohimbine, tolazoline, prazosin, and atropine.
- Authors
HSU, W. H.; RONG, YAO-FANG; HEMBROUGH, F. B.
- Abstract
The effects of jingsongling (JSL) and xylazine on heart rate ( HR) and mean arterial pressure ( MAP) were studied in five conscious male dogs. An i.v. injection of xylazine (1 mg/kg) caused a bradycardia, an initial hypertension, and a subsequent hypotension. An i.v. injection of JSL (1 mg/kg) caused a bradycardia and a 20-min hypertension without a subsequent hypotension. Atropine sulfate (45 μg/kg, i.v.) increased HR for 30 min without changing MAP, and antagonized JSL-induced bradycardia for at least 60 min. There was a subsequent rebound bradycardia. Atropine sulfate potentiated JSL-induced hypertension in both magnitude and duration. Yohimbine (0.1 mg/kg, i.v.), an α2-adrenoceptor antagonist, increased HR and MAP for 110 and 70 min, respectively. Yohimbine not only failed to potentiate but even reversed the pressor effect of JSL in a dose-dependent manner. Yohimbine also caused a dose-dependent reversal of JSL-induced bradycardia. Tolazoline (5 mg/kg, i.v.), a nonselective α-adrenoceptor antagonist, increased MAP for 20 min without changing HR. Tolazoline also reversed JSL-induced hypertension and bradycardia. Prazosin (1 mg/kg), an α1-adrenoceptor antagonist, decreased MAP and increased HR for at least 110 min. Prazosin reversed JSL-induced hypertension but failed to affect JSL-induced bradycardia. These results indicated that: (1) JSL-induced bradycardia and hypertension are mediated by α2-adrenoceptors; (2) yohimbine and tolazoline may be useful in antagonizing these untoward reactions associated with JSL administration, whereas prazosin and atropine were not found to be beneficial in this regard.
- Publication
Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 1989, Vol 12, Issue 3, p283
- ISSN
0140-7783
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2885.1989.tb00672.x