Central Hemodynamic Effects of Cocaine and Ritodrine in the Isolated, Perfused Rat Heart
Central Hemodynamic Effects of Cocaine and Ritodrine in the Isolated, Perfused Rat Heart
复制标题
可卡因和利托君对离体灌注大鼠心脏的中枢血流动力学影响
作者:
J. Kurtzman;J. Thorp;F. Spielman;R. Mueller;R. Cefalo
Objective: To explore the cardiac interactions of cocaine and ritodrine in pregnancy. Methods: Using the isolated, perfused rat-heart model, hearts from pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to increasing concentrations of ritodrine: 25, 50,100, and 250 ng/mL. Hearts of half of the animals, the experimental group, were exposed to cocaine (5 × 10-6 mol/L). Left ventricular systolic pressure, heart rate, and contractility were measured. Results: Ritodrine had marked positive inotropic and chronotropic effects. Cocaine exposure resulted in smaller increases in all indices. Conclusion: Cocaine blunted but did not obliterate the cardiac stimulatory effects of ritodrine in this model.