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Changes of glycogen and ATP contents of the major cerebral arteries after experimentally produced subarachnoid haemorrhage in the dog

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The contents of glycogen and ATP in the major cerebral arteries were examined in dogs undergoing subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). SAH was produced by a single injection of autologous arterial blood (1 ml/kg body weight) into the cisterna magna. Vertebral angiograms showed biphasic basilar arterial narrowings after the injection of blood: Early arterial narrowing occurred immediately after the injection and continued for a few hours. Late arterial narrowing occurred from Day 1 to Day 14 of post-SAH period, and recovered to the normal level on Day 21 of post-SAH period. The content of glycogen in the large pial arteries significantly decreased from Day 1 to Day 14 and returned to the control level on Day 21. The content of ATP in the large pial arteries also decreased from Day 1 to Day 7 and returned to the control level on Day 14. These results show that energy stores in the major cerebral arteries might be diminished during late arterial narrowing.

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    K. Nozaki, Sh. Okamoto, Y. Uemura, H. Yanamoto & H. Kikuchi

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Nozaki, K., Okamoto, S., Uemura, Y. et al. Changes of glycogen and ATP contents of the major cerebral arteries after experimentally produced subarachnoid haemorrhage in the dog. Acta neurochir 104, 38–41 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01842891

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Keywords

  • Subarachnoid haemorrhage
  • cerebral vasospasm
  • cerebral artery
  • energy metabolism