title: Effects of intracerebroventricular administration of magnesium sulphate on blood pressure and heart rate in anesthetized normotensive and hypertensive rats.
abstract: Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of magnesium sulphate (MgSO4:2.5, 5 and 10 mumol in 5 microliters) decreased blood pressure and heart rate in both anesthetized normotensive (WKY) and hypertensive rats (SHR). The effects were greater in WKY than in SHR. Moreover, a pretreatment with hexamethonium (2 mg/kg, i.v.) significantly blunted the hypotensive and bradycardic effects induced by i.c.v. injection of 10 mumol of MgSO4 in both WKY and SHR. Our data suggest that MgSO4 produces hypotensive and bradycardic effects when injected i.c.v. in both WKY and SHR.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Squadrito
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Buemi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sturniolo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buemi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Corica
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Frisina
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Squadrito
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Caputi
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY
chemical_list: D008278:Magnesium Sulfate