title: Influence of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) on splanchnic and central hemodynamics in healthy subjects.
abstract: The influence of VIP, a potent vasodilator, on central hemodynamics, splanchnic blood flow and glucose metabolism was studied in six healthy subjects. Teflon catheters were inserted into an artery, a femoral vein and a right-sided hepatic vein. A Swan-Ganz catheter was introduced percutaneously and its tip placed in the pulmonary artery. Determinations of cardiac output, systemic, pulmonary arterial and hepatic venous pressures as well as splanchnic blood flow were made in the basal state and at the end of two consecutive 45 min periods of VIP infusion at 5 and 10 ng/kg/min, respectively. Arterial blood samples for analysis of glucose, FFA, insulin and glucagon were drawn at timed intervals. VIP infusion at 5 ng/kg/min resulted in an increase in cardiac output (55%) and heart rate (25%) as well as a reduction in mean systemic arterial pressure (15%) and vascular resistance (45%). With the higher rate of VIP infusion heart rate tended to rise further while cardiac output and arterial pressure remained unchanged. At 15 min after the end of VIP infusion the above variables had returned to basal levels. Splanchnic blood flow and free hepatic venous pressure did not change significantly. Arterial concentrations of glucose, FFA, insulin and glucagon increased during VIP infusion. At 15 min after the end of infusion the glucose levels were still significantly higher than basal (20%). Net splanchnic glucose output did not change in response to VIP infusion. It is concluded that VIP exerts a potent vasodilatory effect resulting in augmented cardiac output and lowered systemic blood pressure and vascular resistance.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Huddinge Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Eriksson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hagenfeldt
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mutt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wahren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005934:Glucagon / Q000097:blood; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008102:Liver Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D012016:Reference Values; D013152:Splanchnic Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D007328:Insulin; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D005934:Glucagon; D010100:Oxygen