Table 1.

Effect of preconditioning either with heat or geldanamycin on changes in mean systemic arterial pressure in control and haemorrhaged rats

Experimental conditions	n	Baseline (mmHg)	Before shock (mmHg)	End of shock (mmHg)	Before instillation (mmHg)	End of experiment (mmHg)
No preconditioning
Controls – no shock	6	101 ± 7	106 ± 7	100 ± 4	99 ± 4	103 ± 5
Controls + alveolar adrenaline	3	105 ± 6	102 ± 6	108 ± 4	100 ± 5	108 ± 7
Haemorrhagic shock	6	110 ± 5	108 ± 3	35 ± 4*	103 ± 6	102 ± 9
Haemorrhagic shock + alveolar adrenaline	5	108 ± 5	105 ± 6	36 ± 4*	97 ± 5	101 ± 5
Stress preconditioning with heat
Controls + alveolar adrenaline	4	105 ± 5	108 ± 6	104 ± 4	98 ± 5	102 ± 12
Haemorrhagic shock + alveolar adrenaline	5	108 ± 7	102 ± 4	37 ± 5*	99 ± 4	99 ± 5
Stress preconditioning with geldanamycin
Controls + alveolar adrenaline	4	114 ± 5	97 ± 4	106 ± 3	100 ± 3	101 ± 4
Haemorrhagic shock + alveolar adrenaline	4	114 ± 8	103 ± 8	36 ± 2*	102 ± 5	107 ± 5

Data are given as means ± s.e.m.

^*P < 0.05 vs. baseline.