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Cerebral blood flow in the diabetic patient

University Heart Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Douglas F Larson

University Heart Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Diabetes is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Coronary revascularization utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is frequently required for the diabetic patient. Nondiabetic individuals can autoregulate cerebral blood flow (CBF) through metabolic and perfusion pressure mechanisms during CPB. However, it has been reported that diabetic patients have impaired CBF autoregulation during CPB. It is possible, therefore,

that impaired CBF autoregulation may contribute to postoperative neuropsychologic dysfunction. The mechanisms for this defect may reside in impaired endothelial-dependent responses in the diabetic that are related to morphological and functional changes linking the vascular endothelium and the vascular smooth muscle. The morphological changes occurring in the diabetic include microangiopathy and macroangiopathy which are characterized by endothelial cell (EC) hyperplasia and basement membrane thickening. Also, significant functional changes in local control of vascular tone, such as an imbalance in the synthesis and secretion of vasoactive factors by the EC and abnormal reactivity of the vascular smooth muscle, are seen in the diabetic when compared to the nondiabetic. More specifically, vascular responses to both calcium-dependent pathways of vasoconstriction and nitric oxide pathways of vasorelaxation have been shown to significantly differ between the diabetic and nondiabetic. The emphasis of this discussion is to examine the molecular mechanisms by which diabetes alters vascular function, with emphasis placed on regulation of cerebral artery blood flow during CPB.

Perfusion, Vol. 11, No. 5, 363-370 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/026765919601100502


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