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  • Title: Role of adenosine in regulation of cerebral blood flow: effects of theophylline during normoxia and hypoxia.
    Author: Morii S, Ngai AC, Ko KR, Winn HR.
    Journal: Am J Physiol; 1987 Jul; 253(1 Pt 2):H165-75. PubMed ID: 3037925.
    Abstract:
    We studied the effects of the methylxanthine theophylline, an adenosine receptor blocker, on cerebral circulation. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) was measured by the retroglenoid outflow and microsphere techniques, and pial circulation changes were observed through a closed cranial window. Intraperitoneal administration of theophylline in normoxic animals resulted in a biphasic response of pial vessels and CBF. At low concentrations (0.05 mumol/g) of theophylline, pial vessel diameter and CBF decreased, whereas vasodilatation and hyperemia were observed at higher levels. After intraperitoneal administration of either 0.05 or 0.2 mumol/g, hypoxic hyperemia was attenuated both during short (c. 30 s) and sustained (c. 2-3 min) hypoxia, as was hypoxic pial arteriolar vasodilatation. These actions of theophylline appear to be due to adenosine receptor blockade, since micromolar concentrations were achieved in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and no increases in adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate concentrations in brain were noted. Moreover, theophylline (either intraperitoneal or topical) blocked pial vasodilatation caused by topically applied adenosine, but had little effect on hypercarbic hyperemia or pial vasodilatation induced by topically applied acetylcholine. The results of these studies suggest that adenosine is involved in the maintenance of resting cerebral vascular tone and has a paramount role in the regulation of CBF during hypoxia.
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