Abstract

Among numerous approaches to the study of migraine, the nitroglycerin (NTG) model occupies a prominent place, but there is relatively insufficient information about how NTG affects intracranial vessels. In this study we aim to assess the effects of NTG on blood-flow parameters in meningeal vessels measured by imaging photoplethysmography (iPPG) in animal experiments. An amplitude of the pulsatile component (APC) of iPPG waveform was assessed before and within 2.5 h after the NTG administration in saline (n = 13) or sumatriptan (n = 12) pretreatment anesthetized rats in conditions of a closed cranial window. In animals of both groups, NTG caused a steady decrease in blood pressure. In 7 rats of the saline group, NTG resulted in progressive increase in APC, whereas decrease in APC was observed in other 6 rats. In all animals in the sumatriptan group, NTG administration was accompanied exclusively by an increase in APC. Diametrically opposite changes in APC due to NTG indicate a dual effect of this drug on meningeal vasomotor activity. Sumatriptan acts as a synergist of the NTG vasodilating action. The results we obtained contribute to understanding the interaction of vasoactive drugs in the study of the headache pathophysiology and methods of its therapy.

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Title
Duality in response of intracranial vessels to nitroglycerin revealed in rats by imaging photoplethysmography
Author
Sokolov, Alexey Y. 1 ; Volynsky, Maxim A. 2 ; Potapenko, Anastasiia V. 3 ; Iurkova, Polina M. 4 ; Zaytsev, Valeriy V. 5 ; Nippolainen, Ervin 5 ; Kamshilin, Alexei A. 5 

 Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Department of Neuropharmacology, Valdman Institute of Pharmacology, Saint Petersburg, Russia (GRID:grid.412460.5); Pavlov Institute of Physiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Cortico-Visceral Physiology, Saint Petersburg, Russia (GRID:grid.417772.0) (ISNI:0000 0001 2217 1298) 
 ITMO University, School of Physics and Engineering, Saint Petersburg, Russia (GRID:grid.35915.3b) (ISNI:0000 0001 0413 4629); Institute of Automation and Control Processes of Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Functional Materials and Systems for Photonics, Vladivostok, Russia (GRID:grid.417808.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 1393 1398) 
 Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Department of Neuropharmacology, Valdman Institute of Pharmacology, Saint Petersburg, Russia (GRID:grid.412460.5); Medical Genetic Center, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Saint Petersburg, Russia (GRID:grid.412460.5) 
 Institute of Automation and Control Processes of Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Functional Materials and Systems for Photonics, Vladivostok, Russia (GRID:grid.417808.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 1393 1398); Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Faculty of General Therapy, Saint Petersburg, Russia (GRID:grid.445931.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 0471 4078) 
 Institute of Automation and Control Processes of Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Functional Materials and Systems for Photonics, Vladivostok, Russia (GRID:grid.417808.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 1393 1398) 
Pages
11928
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2841217620
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.