Cerebral circulation during acute microgravity induced by free drop in anesthetized rats
Cerebral circulation during acute microgravity induced by free drop in anesthetized rats
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DOI:
10.2170/jjphysiol.53.223
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2003-06-01
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Morita, H
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Gotoh, TM;Fujiki, N;Morita, H
To evaluate changes in the cerebral circulation during acute microgravity (muG), we measured intracranial pressure (ICP), aortic pressure at the diaphragm level, and cerebral flow velocity (CFV) in anesthetized rats (n=5) during 4.5 s of muG induced by free drop, then calculated arterial pressure at the eye level (AP(eye)) and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP=AP(eye)-ICP), and estimated CPP-CFV relationship. The rats were placed in the flat and the 30degrees head-up positions. In the head-up position, ICP, AP(eye), and CPP were significantly increased by 2.2+/-0.4, 12.3+/-2.0, and 10.1+/-1.7 mmHg respectively during muG, whereas the CFV did not change significantly. In the flat position, none of these variables were significantly affected by muG. The slope of the CPP-CFV relationship was decreased only in the head-up position, suggesting that the cerebrovascular resistance was increased by muG. These findings indicate that the change in gravitational (hydrostatic) pressure is a key factor in understanding the changes in cerebral circulation during acute muG. [The Japanese Journal of Physiology 53: 223-228, 2003].