1999
In vivo diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance microscopy of rat spinal cord: Effect of ischemia and intrathecal hyperbaric 5% lidocaine
Benveniste H, Qui H, Hedlund L, Hüttemeier P, Steele S, Johnson G. In vivo diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance microscopy of rat spinal cord: Effect of ischemia and intrathecal hyperbaric 5% lidocaine. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 1999, 24: 311-318. PMID: 10445769, DOI: 10.1016/s1098-7339(99)90104-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance microscopyRat spinal cordSpinal cordHyperbaric 5Hyperbaric lidocaineNeurologic deficitsGroup 2Group 1White matterGray matterIrreversible neurologic deficitsPersistent neurologic deficitsSpinal cord ischemiaContinuous spinal anesthesiaPresence of ischemiaBlood-nerve barrierEffects of ischemiaWhite matter tractsCord ischemiaIntrathecal anesthesiaIntrathecal lidocaineSpinal anesthesiaSpinal catheterPathophysiologic mechanismsCardiac arrest
1993
Calcitonin gene-related peptide mediates hypotension and tachycardia in endotoxic rats
Huttemeier P, Ritter E, Benveniste H. Calcitonin gene-related peptide mediates hypotension and tachycardia in endotoxic rats. American Journal Of Physiology 1993, 265: h767-h769. PMID: 8368378, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1993.265.2.h767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute circulatory changesCirculatory changesSurvival rateCalcitonin gene-related peptide concentrationsCalcitonin gene-related peptideMean blood pressureOverall survival rateGene-related peptideRegional blood flowEscherichia coli endotoxinClinical sepsisSevere hypotensionBlood pressureEndotoxic ratsCardiac functionCGRP antagonismColi endotoxinBlood flowUntreated animalsHypotensionTachycardiaSepsisRatsCGRPHCGRP