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. 2010 Aug 31;588(Pt 20):4017–4027. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.197814

Table 2.

Forearm and systemic haemodynamics for subjects in primary experimental protocol

Baseline Dose 1 Dose 2 Dose 3 Dose 4





FBF MAP HR FBF MAP HR FBF MAP HR FBF MAP HR FBF MAP HR
ACh Young 2.1 ± 0.3 86 ± 2 55 ± 1 6.7 ± 1.0 86 ± 2 57 ± 3 7.4 ± 1.0 86 ± 2 55 ± 2 9.6 ± 1.0 87 ± 2 55 ± 2 14.4 ± 1.9 86 ± 2 55 ± 2
Young + AA 2.1 ± 0.2 89 ± 2 54 ± 2 6.3 ± 0.7 89 ± 2 54 ± 1 8.2 ± 1.0 89 ± 2 55 ± 2 10.1 ± 1.1 89 ± 2 54 ± 2 13.6 ± 1.5 89 ± 2 57 ± 2
Older 1.9 ± 0.1 98 ± 2 56 ± 1 3.5 ± 0.4* 99 ± 2 57 ± 1 4.6 ± 0.3* 100 ± 2 58 ± 2 5.3 ± 0.6* 99 ± 2 58 ± 2 6.3 ± 0.9* 100 ± 2 58 ± 2
Older + AA 1.9 ± 0.1 101 ± 2 56 ± 2 6.8 ± 1.1 102 ± 3 55 ± 2 7.7 ± 1.1 103 ± 2 57 ± 2 9.4 ± 1.2 103 ± 2 57 ± 2 12.2 ± 1.9 103 ± 2 57 ± 1
ATP Young 2.1 ± 0.2 86 ± 2 53 ± 3 8.2 ± 1.0 87 ± 2 55 ± 2 11.6 ± 1.5 88 ± 2 56 ± 2 14.2 ± 1.7 87 ± 2 56 ± 2 15.7 ± 2.1 87 ± 2 55 ± 2
Young + AA 2.0 ± 0.2 90 ± 2 54 ± 2 7.5 ± 1.0 91 ± 2 54 ± 2 10.1 ± 1.2 91 ± 2 55 ± 2 12.5 ± 1.9 90 ± 2 56 ± 1 15.1 ± 2.5 91 ± 2 57 ± 2
Older 2.0 ± 0.2 98 ± 2 56 ± 1 7.9 ± 0.9 99 ± 2 57 ± 2 9.8 ± 1.0 98 ± 2 58 ± 2 11.6 ± 1.6 98 ± 2 58 ± 2 13.9 ± 1.7 98 ± 2 58 ± 2
Older + AA 1.9 ± 0.1 100 ± 3 56 ± 2 8.1 ± 0.1 101 ± 3 56 ± 1 10.7 ± 1.4 102 ± 2 57 ± 2 12.9 ± 1.3 101 ± 2 58 ± 2 16.4 ± 1.7 102 ± 3 58 ± 2
SNP Young 2.1 ± 0.3 86 ± 2 55 ± 2 8.2 ± 1.2 87 ± 2 56 ± 2 11.7 ± 1.4 85 ± 2 56 ± 2 17.7 ± 1.9 83 ± 2 61 ± 2 21.3 ± 2.1 82 ± 2 62 ± 2
Young + AA 2.1 ± 0.2 89 ± 2 55 ± 2 8.4 ± 1.0 92 ± 2 56 ± 2 11.8 ± 1.3 90 ± 2 55 ± 2 17.9 ± 1.8 87 ± 2 57 ± 2 21.5 ± 2.0 85 ± 2 60 ± 2
Older 1.8 ± 0.1 98 ± 3 57 ± 1 7.8 ± 0.5 99 ± 3 57 ± 1 11.1 ± 1.2 96 ± 3 58 ± 1 15.6 ± 1.2 94 ± 2 59 ± 2 19.4 ± 1.8 89 ± 2 61 ± 2
Older + AA 2.0 ± 0.2 101 ± 3 56 ± 2 8.8 ± 1.1 103 ± 3 56 ± 2 12.0 ± 1.6 101 ± 2 57 ± 2 17.0 ± 1.6 96 ± 2 58 ± 2 20.6 ± 1.9 93 ± 2 61 ± 2

FBF, forearm blood flow (ml (100 ml)−1 min−1); MAP, mean arterial pressure (mmHg); HR, heart rate (beats min−1)

*

P < 0.05 vs. young

P < 0.05 vs. with AA; note, all absolute MAP values for older adults are significantly greater than young.