Neuropeptide Y Levels During Ischemia and Reperfusion in the Canine Infrarenal Aortic Revascularization Model

John D. Edwards, Peter S. Dovgan, Jane M. Rowley, Patricia E. Thorpe, Thomas E. Adrian, Devendra K. Agrawal

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Abstract

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a potent vasoconstrictive polypeptide colocalized with norepinephrine in sympathetic neurons. The effects of ischemia and reperfusion on plasma NPY levels were studied and compared in the mongrel do after infrarenal aortic cross-clampin. We found a two-to threefold increase in NPY Levels during ischemia (intial 10.0 ± 1.8 pmol/L vs. maximum 24.7 ± 2.31 pmole/L, p <0.001). The increase in NPY remained following reperfusion (initial 10.0 ± 0.8 pmole/L vs. maximum 23.9 ± 2.31 pmole/L, p <0.001). These data reveal that NPY is released during ischemia and reperfusion and may be involved in mediating remote vascular events associated with infrarenal aortic cross-clamping.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)350-355
Number of pages6
JournalAnnals of Vascular Surgery
Volume8
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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