[SHORT REPORTS]Effect of L-Dopa on Human Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity

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This study was undertaken to clarify the mechanism of orthostatic hypotension, one of the side effects frequently encountered after administration of lovodopa (L-dopa). Muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) was measured concomitantly with blood pressure (BP), heart reate (HR) and calf blood flow (calf BF). The responses of these variables to head-up tilting (HUT) were analyzed before and after intravenous administration of L-dopa (50mg) in eight healthy subjects. L-Dopa induced significant increases in MSNA, with concomitant decreases in BP and no changes in calf BF in the supine posision. At each angle of HUT, both MSNA and the calf BF increased. following administration of L-dopa. The pattern of MSNA changes was dissociated from that of the calf BF under the influence of L-dopa. These results suggest that peripheral, rather than central, mechanisms are involved in L-dopa-induced orthostatic hypotension.
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