Kochanek, Patrick M. Hendrich, Kristy S. K. Jackson, Edwin R. Wisniewski, Stephen Melick, John A. Shore, Paul M. Janesko, Keri L. Zacharia, Lefteris Ho, Chien Characterization of the effects of adenosine receptor agonists on cerebral blood flow in uninjured and traumatically injured rat brain using continuous arterial spin-labeled magnetic resonance imaging. <p>Hypoperfusion after traumatic brain injury may exacerbate damage. Adenosine, a vasodilator, regulates cerebral blood flow (CBF). Treatment with adenosine receptor agonists has shown benefit in experimental CNS trauma; however, their effects on CBF after injury remain undefined. We used magnetic resonance imaging to assess CBF in uninjured rats both early and at 24 h after intrahippocampal administration of either the nonselective adenosine receptor agonist 2-chloroadenosine (2-CA, 12 nmol) or the A(2A)-receptor agonist 2-p-(2-carboxyethyl)-phenethylamino-5'-N-ethylcarbox-amidoadenosine (CGS 21680, 6 nmol). We also assessed the effects of these agents on cerebral metabolic rate for glucose (CMRglu). We then assessed the effect of 2-CA on CBF at 3.5 to 5 h after controlled cortical impact (CCI). Injection of 2-CA into uninjured rat brain produced marked increases in CBF in ipsilateral hippocampus and cortex versus vehicle (P</p> 2-Chloroadenosine;Adenosine;Adenosine A1 Receptor Agonists;Adenosine A2 Receptor Agonists;Animals;Antihypertensive Agents;Brain Injuries;Cerebrovascular Circulation;Magnetic Resonance Imaging;Male;Phenethylamines;Rats;Sprague-Dawley;Spin Labels;Trauma Severity Indices 2005-12-01
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