The effect of intravenous lidoflazine on serotonin-induced cerebral vascular contraction--an in vivo study.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-1986

Abstract

Lidoflazine, a piperazine derivative with known selectivity for vascular smooth muscle, was evaluated as a possible agent for prophylaxis of cerebral vascular contraction induced by subarachnoid perfusion with serotonin. The animals treated with serotonin (5 X 10(-6) M), had a 60% reduction in the diameter of basilar artery but when pretreated with Lidoflazine (1 mg/kg) intravenously, only had a 20% reduction in diameter (p less than 0.01). Lidoflazine, when administered intravenously at a slow rate will not adversely lower systemic blood pressure and can prevent the contraction of cerebral vessels when the stimulus for contraction is in the subarachnoid space.

Volume

17

Issue

4

First Page

728

Last Page

730

ISSN

0039-2499

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

3738957

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article

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