EFFECT OF FEEDING WITH DIFFERENT SALT CONCENTRATIONS IN PRENATAL PERIOD ON THE VASCULAR RESPONSE TO EPINEPHRINE AND ACETYLCHOLINE

Authors

  • Heydarpour Fereidoun Department of Physiology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan
  • Rostami Ahmad Department of Physiology
  • Sobhan Ahmad Department of Pathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
  • Heydarpour Pouria Medical Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

Keywords:

Prenatal care, Sodium Chloride, Blood Pressure, Acetylcholine, Epinephrine

Abstract

Background: Determine the effect of prenatal exposure to different salt concentrations on the third month’s blood pressure and vascular response to epinephrine and acetylcholine. Methods: Eight groups of rat, six in each group, one male and five female were exposed to different salt concentrations, Isfahan tap water and distilled water during pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and lactation period. After blood pressure measurement in infants, in one sub-group 1% body weight of blood was substituted by the same volume of NaCl 0.9% containing 1 µg/ml epinephrine and in the other group by 0.1 µg/ml acetylcholine. Results: Salt concentrations higher than 1% increased third month’s blood pressure and vascular response to epinephrine and decreased vascular response to acetylcholine while lower salt concentrations had no significant influence. Conclusion: Level of dietary salt during intrauterine development can permanently alter the mechanisms that regulate cardiovascular function, blood pressure and vascular response to epinephrine and acetylcholine.

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Published

30-06-2011

How to Cite

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Fereidoun H, Ahmad R, Ahmad S, Pouria H. EFFECT OF FEEDING WITH DIFFERENT SALT CONCENTRATIONS IN PRENATAL PERIOD ON THE VASCULAR RESPONSE TO EPINEPHRINE AND ACETYLCHOLINE. Pak J Phsyiol [Internet]. 2011 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];7(1):8-12. Available from: https://pjp.pps.org.pk/index.php/PJP/article/view/762