Authors: Barbiro-Michaely, Efrat; Mayevsky, Avraham; Knoller, Nachshon; Hadani, Moshe

Source: Neurological Research, Volume 27, Number 1, January 2005 , pp. 88-93(6)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

Abstract:

Objective: Over the last 20 years, mannitol has replaced other osmotic diuretics. Its beneficial effects on intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), cerebral blood flow (CBF) and brain metabolism are widely accepted. In the present study, we tested the effect of mannitol injection on brain hemodynamic, metabolic, ionic and electrical state in rats exposed to intracranial hypertension.

Methods: The parameters monitored simultaneously included ICP, CBF using the laser Doppler flowmetry, mitochondrial NADH redox state by the fluorometric technique, extracellular K⁺ and H⁺ levels, DC potential, ECoG, blood pressure and calculated CPP. ICP was elevated to 30 mmHg for 30 minutes and mannitol was injected 15 minutes post-ICP elevation.

Results: Our results showed that mannitol decreased ICP, and improved the levels of MAP, CPP and CBF. Moreover, mannitol completely prevented mortality following intracranial hypertension in rats.

Conclusion: It seems that the multiparametric monitoring approach, used in intracranial hypertension models, is an important tool for brain functional state evaluation.

Keywords: CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW; NADH FLUOROMETRY; MANNITOL; EXTRACELLULAR K; MITOCHONDRIAL REDOX STATE; ELEVATED ICP

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/016164105X18377

Affiliations: Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel

Publication date: 2005-01-01

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