The effect of subarachnoid epinephrine and phenylephrine on spinal cord blood flow

Eighteen mongrel dogs were divided into three equal groups. Spinal cord and spinal durat blood flow in the cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral regions were measured using the radioactive microsphere technique. Measurements were taken before and 10 and 40 minutes after lumbar subarachnoid injection of one of the following: (I) physiologic saline; (2) epinephrine200 μg or (3) phenylephrine 5 mg. No significant change in spinal cord blood flow occurred in any of the groups, nor was there any difference between the groups. Dogs receiving subarachnoid phenylephrine did demonstrate a significant reduction of thoracic dura! blood flow at ten minutes. Dogs receiving intraihecal epinephrine or phenylephrine demonstrated a significant reduction in lumbosacral dural blood flow at ten minutes after injection. The reduction in dural blood flow was still evident at 40 minutes in dogs receiving phenylephrine. Subarachnoid epinephrine (200 μ.g) and phenylephrine (5 mg) do not effect spinal cord blood flow but do produce regional dural vasocomtriction.RésuméChez 18 chiens bâtards répartis en trois groupes égaux, le flux sanguin de la moelle épiniere et de la duremère a été mesuré dans les régions cervkales, thoraciques et lombosacrées par microsphères radioactives. Les mesures ont été effectiées avant el 10 minutes et 40 minutes après l’ injection de l’ un des produits suivants: 1) soluté salin, 2) épinéphrine 200 μg, 3) phényléephrine 5 mg. On n’a pas observé de changement notable de la perfusion médullaire dans aucun groupe et aucune difference n’a été observée d’un groupe à 1’autre.Seule la perfusion duremérienne a été modifiée par les injections comme suit: la phényléphrine sous-arach-noi ïdienne a réduit de façon significative le flux dure-mérien thoracique dix minutes après I’injection. De même on a observé une réduction significative du flux dure-mérien lombo-sacré dix minutes après I’ injection a“ epinéphrine et de phényléphrine; cette diminution du flux duremérien était encore présents 40 minutes après I’injection de phényléphrine. On en concittt que dans ce modèle expérimental, I’ épinéphrine sous-arachnoi-dienne (200 μg) et la phényléphrine (5 mg) ne modifient pas le flux médullaire mais provoquent une vasoconstriction dans la circulation duremérienne régionale.

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