Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 77, Issue 1 127-134, Copyright © 1994 by American Physiological Society

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An ATP-sensitive potassium channel blocker decreases diaphragmatic circulation in anesthetized dogs

A. Comtois, C. Sinderby, N. Comtois, A. Grassino and J. M. Renaud
University of Ottawa, Department of Physiology, Ontario, Canada.

The goal of this study was to determine whether in the dog ATP-sensitive K+ channels blocked with glibenclamide affect diaphragmatic blood flow [phrenic arterial blood flow (Qpa)] during both spontaneous breathing at rest and increased diaphragmatic activity. A control group (no glibenclamide; n = 4) and an experimental group (50 mg/kg of glibenclamide; n = 5) were studied. During spontaneous breathing at rest, Qpa was 15.0 ml.min-1 x 100 g-1 and decreased by 5% in the presence of glibenclamide. Diaphragmatic pacing (30 min-1) generated by phrenic nerve pacing produced an initial diaphragmatic tension-time index of 0.25 in both groups. A 50% decay in transdiaphragmatic pressure was reached at 165 s in the experimental group compared with 421 s in the control group. Diaphragmatic pacing increased Qpa by 46% in the experimental group and 65% in the control group, yielding a 63% greater vascular resistance in the experimental group. Phrenic vein K+ content at rest was unchanged by the presence of glibenclamide, being 3.6 +/- 0.16 mmol/l compared with 3.5 +/- 0.19 mmol/l in the control group. Phrenic nerve pacing in the control group produced a 13% increase in phrenic vein K+ content, whereas in the experimental group a 16% decrease was observed. We suggest that ATP-sensitive K+ channels play an important role in the modulation of Qpa.

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