title: Age-related responses to stimulation of cardiopulmonary receptors in swine.
abstract: Cardiovascular responses to stimulation of cardiopulmonary receptors were evaluated in standard breed developing swine (1-2 days, 1-2 wk, and 2 mo of age) and sexually mature miniswine anesthetized with 0.25-0.50% halothane in O2. Cryptenamine, a mixture of veratrum viride alkaloids (VVA), was administered as right atrial or left ventricular bolus injections in doses of 5-20 micrograms/kg. In developing swine, mean aortic pressure (AoP) decreased after 10-20 micrograms/kg VVA in 1- to 2-wk olds and after 5-20 micrograms/kg VVA in 2-mo olds. Bradycardia was always elicited. Renal (Ren) and femoral (Fem) vasodilation occurred in the 1- to 2-wk-old and 2-mo-old groups after 5-20 micrograms/kg VVA. Mesenteric (Mes) vasodilation was elicited with 10-20 micrograms/kg VVA in the 1- to 2-wk-old group and with 5-20 micrograms/kg VVA in 2-mo olds. In the 1- to 2-day-old group, VVA did not significantly alter Ren, Fem, and Mes vascular resistance. In mature miniswine, 20 micrograms/kg VVA elicited decreases in AoP and heart rate that were similar in magnitude to responses obtained with only 5 micrograms/kg VVA in dogs. Cardiovascular responses to VVA were abolished after bilateral vagotomy but were not altered after denervation of the carotid sinuses. The results indicate postnatal maturation of the Bezold-Jarisch reflex in swine.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000254:growth & development; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology*; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D013552:Swine; D013556:Swine, Miniature; D014704:Veratrum Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014704:Veratrum Alkaloids