Summary:We determined the effect of 4-5 weeks of di abetes on ATP recovery following global incomplete ce rebral ischemia. 31p magnetic resonance spectra of ATP, intracellular pH (pHj), and CBF (radiolabeled micro spheres) were measured in three groups of anesthetized dogs (n = 8/group): chronic hyperglycemic diabetes (pan createctomy followed by blood glucose of > to mM for 4-5 weeks); acute hyperglycemia (blood glucose of> to mM) during ischemia and reperfusion in nondiabetic dogs; and normoglycemic controls. Twenty minutes of incomplete ischemia was produced by ventricular fluid infusion to keep cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) at to mm Hg during spontaneous variations in MABP. Intra cranial pressure was increased initially to similar levels, resulting in a similar Cushing response among the groups. However, during the final 8 min of ischemia, MABP de creased to a greater extent in diabetic (86 ± 42 mm Hg) than in hyperglycemic (162 ± 30 mm Hg) and normogly cemic (135 ± 54 mm Hg) groups and remained lower throughout 3 h of reperfusion. CPP was kept constant during ischemia, but was lower throughout reperfusion in diabetic dogs. During ischemia CBF was reduced simi larly among groups: 5 ± 3 ml . min -I • 100 g -1 in hyper glycemic and normoglycemic and 4 ± 3 ml . min -I . 100 g -I in diabetic dogs. During reperfusion early hyperemia During global cerebral ischemia, acute hypergly cemia is associated with increased neurologic dam age; however, the effects of chronic hyperglycemia secondary to diabetes on the cerebral ischemic re sponse are unclear. This is particularly true in aniReceived September 12, 1994; final revision received Novem ber 10, 1994; accepted November 11, 1994. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. S. C. Palmon at Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Med icine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Meyer 8-134, Baltimore, MD 21287-7834, U.S.A.Abbreviations used: CPP, cerebral perfusion pressure; ICP, intracranial pressure; MRS, magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
673was attenuated and delayed hypoperfusion was aug mented (7 ± 17 ml . min -I . 100 g-I by 180 min) as a result of low perfusion pressure in diabetics. However, medullary blood flow was similar among groups. End ischemic ATP was similar among groups (25 ± 34, 30 ± 25, and 4 ± 11% of baseline in normoglycemic, hypergly cemic and diabetic dogs, respectively). Following 180 min of reperfusion ATP was 87 ± 15,45 ± 38, and 7 ± 19% of control in normoglycemic, hyperglycemic and diabetic dogs, respectively. End-ischemic pHj was lower in hyper glycemic (5.94 ± 0.16) and diabetic (5.96 ± 0.08) than normoglycemic (6.32 ± 0.04) groups. By 45 min of reper fusion, pHi recovered in normoglycemic (7.02 ± 0.09) but not in diabetic (6.l3 ± 0.38) or hyperglycemic dogs (6.44 ± 0.28). This study shows that MABP, CBF, ATP, and pHi following global incomplete ischemia did not recover in diabetic dogs. In diabetics poor metabolic recovery was related to the MABP decreases during ischemia and reperfusion. These results contrast wi...