Myocardial uptake of cocaine and effects of cocaine on myocardial substrate utilization and perfusion in hypertensive rats
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
- State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook, NY (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
- Kyoto Univ. (Japan). Faculty of Medicine
- Kyoto Univ. (Japan). Hospital
- Fukui Univ. (Japan). Medical School
- Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan)
Cocaine abuse is a problem causing world-wide concern and the number of deaths following cocaine use is increasing. Cardiovascular complications following cocaine include severe tachyarrythmias, pulmonary edema, myocardial infarction, and acute renal failure, which are major problems confronting emergency facilities. While the studies of cocaine effects on the brain have been given the most attention, it is clear that the effects of cocaine on the cardiovascular system are of great importance, given the increasing number of reports on sudden death and myocardial infarctions in young adults related to cocaine use. The precise mechanisms of cardiotoxic actions of cocaine are unclear. We investigated the whole-body distribution of C-14-labeled cocaine to determine the cocaine-binding sites, including blocking experiments to determine the nature of regional binding sites, and differential response of the normal vs. diseased heart (hypertensive cardiomyopathy) in an animal model to mimic a potentially high risk population. We investigated the acute effects of cocaine on myocardial metabolism using two myocardial energy substrate analogs, fatty acid and glucose with comparison with regional perfusion.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 10162959
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-48826; CONF-9202177-1; ON: DE93014337
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 3. international workshop on radioiodinated free fatty acid,Kyoto (Japan),10-12 Feb 1992; Other Information: PBD: [1992]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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