title: Effect of intracarotid prostaglandin E1 on regional cerebral blood flow in man.
abstract: The effect of prostaglandin E1 on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was studied with the intra-arterial 133Xe method in ten awake patients under local anesthesia. Measurements were taken from 16 areas of a hemisphere in seven patients, from 35 areas of a hemisphere in two patients and from 256 areas of a hemisphere in one patient. The prostaglandin was dissolved from the crystalline state without the aid of alcohol. It was given intracarotidly as a constant infusion at a rate of 5 ng per kilogram per minute for five minutes before the measurement and continued during the measurement. In every patient a mild increase in blood flow during the prostaglandin infusion was seen. The flow increase took place in all parts of the hemisphere. It averaged 11.2% (p less than 0.01). During the infusion, the skin supplied by the internal carotid artery and the conjunctiva on the infused side became red and sometimes swollen. A slight pressure was noted by most patients, but none had pain. No side effects of the infusion were noted.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D011458:Prostaglandins E