Direct Effects of Dopamine on Colonic Mucosal pH: Implications for Tonometry
Winter D, O'Sullivan G, Harvey B, Geibel J. Direct Effects of Dopamine on Colonic Mucosal pH: Implications for Tonometry. Journal Of Surgical Research 1999, 83: 62-68. PMID: 10210644, DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1998.5561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium-hydrogen exchangeSplanchnic perfusionIntestinal mucosaLow-dose dopamine infusionBeta-adrenergic receptor blockadeEffects of dopamineSprague-Dawley ratsIntracellular calcium concentrationHepes-buffered Ringer's solutionMucosal crypt cellsFree cytosolic calciumCalcium-sensitive probeSplanchnic vasodilatorTonometric dataDopamine infusionMucosal effectsReceptor blockadeShocked patientsProtein kinase C inhibitionDistal colonGastric mucosaMucosal pHPharmacological agentsDirect effectTonometric measurements