Open AccessA study to investigate capsaicin-induced pressure response in vagotomized rats
Author(s) -
Abhaya Dutta,
Aparna Akella,
Shripad B. Deshpande
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.115019
Subject(s) - capsaicin , vagotomy , tachypnea , anesthesia , medicine , reflex , bradycardia , phenylephrine , heart rate , prazosin , apnea , blood pressure , chemistry , tachycardia , antagonist , receptor
Capsaicin is used to evoke pulmonary C reflexes and produces complex pressure responses along with apnea/tachypnea, and bradycardia. In the present study, the mechanisms involved in capsaicin-induced pressure responses were explored.