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J Appl Physiol (November 17, 2005). doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00586.2005
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Submitted on May 19, 2005
Accepted on November 8, 2005

Reduced forearm {alpha}1-adrenergic vasoconstriction is associated with enhanced heart rate fluctuations in humans

Shizue Masuki1*, John H. Eisenach1, Frank A. Dinenno2, and Michael J. Joyner1

1 Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA
2 Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: masuki{at}sch.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp.

In the present study, we assessed whether heart rate (HR) or arterial pressure fluctuations are enhanced in healthy young humans with reduced {alpha}-adrenergic vasoconstrictor responses, and if so, whether this occurs for both {alpha}1- and {alpha}2-adrenergic receptor-mediated vasoconstriction. Arterial pressure (brachial artery catheter) and HR (ECG) were monitored continuously and {alpha}1- and {alpha}2-adrenergic responsiveness was determined by assessing the effects of brachial artery infusions of phenylephrine ({alpha}1-adrenergic agonist) and dexmedetomidine ({alpha}2-adrenergic agonist), respectively, on forearm blood flow (strain-gauge plethysmography). {alpha}1-Adrenergic responsiveness varied markedly among the subjects (n = 20) and was inversely correlated with coefficient of variation for HR (R2 = 0.37, P < 0.01), whereas the responsiveness was neither correlated with coefficient of variation for systolic or diastolic arterial pressure. {alpha}1-Adrenergic responsiveness was inversely and more strongly correlated with baroreflex sensitivity (R2 = 0.62, P < 0.0001), determined from beat-to-beat changes in HR and systolic arterial pressure, than the coefficient of variation for HR. On the other hand, {alpha}2-adrenergic responsiveness was not correlated with any of the parameters determined above. These results suggest that in healthy young subjects the enhanced HR response to changes in systolic pressure helps maintain the stability of arterial blood pressure when {alpha}1-adrenergic responsiveness is reduced.




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