title: Effect of propylene glycol 1,2-dinitrate on cerebral blood flow in rats: a potential biomarker for vascular headache?
abstract: Two measurable indices of toxicity that can be correlated with exposure to propylene glycol dinitrate (PGDN) were evaluated along with its metabolism. Propylene glycol dinitrate was administered by rapid i.v. injection to male Fischer-344 rats. These rats demonstrated a dose-response of blood pressure (BP) to doses of PGDN ranging from 0.1 to 30 mg/kg; the maximum fall in systolic BP occurred within 1 min of dosing. The i.v. administration of PGDN to separate groups of animals resulted in an increase in cerebral blood flow that was correlated with the dose, but a clear dose-response was not obtained.
authors.affiliation: ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc., Dayton, OH.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Godin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Drerup
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wyman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D011409:Propylene Glycols / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000633:toxicity*; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D014653:Vascular Headaches / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D011409:Propylene Glycols; C031030:propylene glycol dinitrate