COCAINE-INDUCED CEREBRAL VASCULAR DAMAGE CAN BE AMELIORATED BY MG-2+ IN RAT-BRAIN

被引:37
作者
HUANG, QF [1 ]
GEBREWOLD, A [1 ]
ALTURA, BT [1 ]
ALTURA, BM [1 ]
机构
[1] SUNY HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT PHYSIOL,450 CLARKSON AVE,BROOKLYN,NY 11203
关键词
Cerebral vasospasm; Cocaine; Drug of abuse; Magnesium ion; Stroke-like event;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(90)90547-M
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Cocaine HCl (10 μg/ml) delivered perivascularly to the surface of the rat brain resulted in rapid contraction of pial arterioles, which reduced the diameters by 26% compared to controls. This was followed by venular vasospasm and rupture of postcapillary venules and micro-hemorrhages at postcapillary sites. Administration of Mg aspartate HCl, by intraarterial or intravenous infusion (1, 10 and 20 μmol/min), before or after the cocaine, produced dose-dependent inhibition (20-85%) of the cocaine-induced arteriolar spasms and prevention and attenuation of the venular vasculotoxicity and hemorrhaging. These data suggest that magnesium salts might be useful agents in the treatment of cocaine-induced intoxication and prevention of brain damage. © 1990.
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