title: Effects of mergocriptine on cerebral circulation and metabolism in cats.
abstract: Mergocriptine (CBM 36-733, CAS 81968-16-3) is an ergot alkaloid derivative and a dopaminergic agonist. Effects of mergocriptine on cerebral circulation and metabolism were examined by monitoring cerebral tissue oxygen and carbon dioxide tension (BrPO2, BrPCO2), cerebral blood flow (CBF) and blood pressure (BP) in 10 cats. Mergocriptine (10 micrograms/kg) infused into the carotid artery produced a significant increase in CBF during the administration followed by a decrease in BrPO2 in parallel with a significant decrease in BP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Isozumi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukuuchi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gotoh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D002415:Cats; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004873:Ergolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D004873:Ergolines; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; C067380:mergocriptine