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Quaedackers JS, Roelfsema V, Heineman E, et al. The role of the sympathetic nervous system in postasphyxial intestinal hypoperfusion in the pre-term sheep fetus. J Physiol. 2004;557:1033-44doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.062554.
Quaedackers, J. S., Roelfsema, V., Heineman, E., Gunn, A. J., & Bennet, L. (2004). The role of the sympathetic nervous system in postasphyxial intestinal hypoperfusion in the pre-term sheep fetus. The Journal of physiology, 5571033-44. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2004.062554
Quaedackers, Josine S, et al. "The role of the sympathetic nervous system in postasphyxial intestinal hypoperfusion in the pre-term sheep fetus." The Journal of physiology vol. 557 (2004): 1033-44. doi: https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2004.062554
Quaedackers JS, Roelfsema V, Heineman E, Gunn AJ, Bennet L. The role of the sympathetic nervous system in postasphyxial intestinal hypoperfusion in the pre-term sheep fetus. J Physiol. 2004 Jun 15;557:1033-44. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.062554. Epub 2004 Apr 08. PMID: 15073276; PMCID: PMC1665158.
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J Physiol. 2004 Jun 15;557:1033-44. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.062554. Epub 2004 Apr 08.

The role of the sympathetic nervous system in postasphyxial intestinal hypoperfusion in the pre-term sheep fetus.

The Journal of physiology

Josine S Quaedackers, Vincent Roelfsema, Erik Heineman, Alistair J Gunn, Laura Bennet

Affiliations

  1. Department of Anatomy, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019 Auckland, New Zealand.

PMID: 15073276 PMCID: PMC1665158 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.062554

Abstract

Asphyxia in utero in pre-term fetuses is associated with evolving hypoperfusion of the gut after the insult. We examined the role of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) in mediating this secondary hypoperfusion. Gut blood flow changes were also assessed during postasphyxial seizures. Preterm fetal sheep at 70% of gestation (103-104 days, term is 147 days) underwent sham asphyxia or asphyxia induced by 25 min of complete cord occlusion and fetuses were studied for 3 days afterwards. Phentolamine (10 mg bolus plus 10 mg h(-1)i.v.) or saline was infused for 8 h starting 15 min after the end of asphyxia or sham asphyxia. Phentolamine blocked the fall in superior mesenteric artery blood flow (SMABF) after asphyxia and there was a significant decrease in MAP for the first 3 h of infusion (33 +/- 1.6 mmHg versus vehicle 36.7 +/- 0.8 mmHg, P < 0.005). During seizures SMABF fell significantly (8.3 +/- 2.3 versus 11.4 +/- 2.7 ml min(-1), P < 0.005), and SMABF was more than 10% below baseline for 13.0 +/- 1.7 min per seizure (versus seizure duration of 78.1 +/- 7.2 s). Phentolamine was associated with earlier onset of seizures (5.0 +/- 0.4 versus 7.1 +/- 0.7 h, P < 0.05), but no change in amplitude or duration, and prevented the fall in SMABF. In conclusion, the present study confirms the hypothesis that postasphyxial hypoperfusion of the gut is strongly mediated by the SNS. The data highlight the importance of sympathetic activity in the initial elevation of blood pressure after asphyxia and are consistent with a role for the mesenteric system as a key resistance bed that helps to maintain perfusion in other, more vulnerable systems.

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