Table 2.
Blood pressure responses in WT and α1-adrenoceptor subtype KO mice
| Parameter | WT | α1A-KO | α1B-KO | α1D-KO | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conscious tail cuff SBP (mmHg) | 114 | 104* | / | / | [128] | |
| 99 | / | 99 | 93* | 1B/1D double KO: 92* | [89] | |
| 108.7 | / | / | 99.1* | 1A/1B double KO: 112 | [97] | |
| 111 | / | / | / | [129] | ||
| Conscious invasive MAP (mmHg) | 138 | 121* | / | / | 24 h post surgery | [128] |
| 119.3 | / | 118.5 | / | 3 h post surgery | [88] | |
| 118 | / | 111 | 109* | 1B/1D double KO: 103*; 24 h post surgery | [89] | |
| 116.5 | / | / | 106.9* | 24 h post surgery | [97] | |
| Phe pressor | No change [128] | Decrease [88] | Small decrease [97] | |||
| No change [89] | No change [89] | 1B/1D double KO: decrease [89] | ||||
| NA pressor | Small decrease [88] | Small decrease [97] | ||||
| Small decrease [89] | Decrease [89] | 1B/1D double KO: decrease [89] |
Results taken from [88, 89, 97, 128, 129]
SBP systolic blood pressure (recorded by tail cuff), HR heart rate, MAP mean arterial pressure (recorded by invasive cannula), phe pressor pressor response to phenylephrine relative to WT, NA pressor pressor response to noradrenaline relative to WT
*Significant difference from respective WT