Norepinephrine and NG-monomethyl-l-arginine in hyperdynamic septic shock in pigs: Effects on intestinal oxygen exchange and energy balance

Abstract

Neither treatment could reverse the ETX-induced derangements of cellular energy metabolism as reflected by the increased portal venous lactate/pyruvate ratios. The NOR-induced attenuation of ileal mucosal acidosis was possibly caused by a different pattern of blood flow redistribution compared with L-NMMA.