title: Time course and reversibility of arterial vasoreactivity changes in simulated microgravity rats.
abstract: Recent works have shown that postflight orthostatic intolerance involves multiple alterations in physiological function during actual or simulated microgravity. In our previous work, we demonstrated that 14-day tail-suspension resulted in an impaired ability of vascular smooth muscle to develop tension in arteries confined to the hindquarter, which have been suggested as an important factor accounting for the occurrence of orthostatic intolerance. To our knowledge, data on arterial vasoreactivity alterations induced by simulated microgravity longer than two weeks are not found. The aim of the present work was to characterize the time course of alterations in vasoconstrictor properties of hindquarter arteries during tail-suspension up to eight weeks, and to examine whether these alterations are reversible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Aerospace Physiology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, P.R. China.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Z B
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000818:Animals; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D019417:Hindlimb Suspension; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009599:Nitroprusside / Q000494:pharmacology; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013997:Time Factors; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D014666:Vasomotor System / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D018474:Weightlessness Simulation
chemical_list: D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D009599:Nitroprusside; D010656:Phenylephrine; D011189:Potassium Chloride