The effect of baclofen on the cardiovascular system of the rat

British Journal of Pharmacology
L A Chahl, S B Walker

Abstract

1 The cardiovascular responses to baclofen were investigated in anaesthetized rats. 2 Low doses of baclofen (less than 5 X 10(-8) mol), given intravenously, produced a transient fall in blood pressure and heart rate. Higher doses (greater than 5 X 10(-7) mol) produced a marked and prolonged increase in blood pressure accompanied by a rise in heart rate and cutaneous arterial dilatation. 3 The pressor and heart rate responses exhibited tachyphylaxis, and were abolished by hexamethonium, cervical cord section, reserpine-treatment and by a combination of alpha- and beta-adrenoceptor antagonists. 4 It is concluded that the increases in blood pressure and heart rate produced by high doses of baclofen are of central sympathetic origin.

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