Cardiocirculatory pathophysiological mechanisms in severe acute pancreatitis

Figure 3 Response of arterial blood pressure to endothelin and angiotensin II is impaired in pancreatitic rats. Taurocholate was retrogradely infused through the pancreatic duct. Once mean arterial pressure in animals with pancreatitis diminished to around 20 mmHg with respect to basal values or at an equivalent time in controls, both endothelin (4 nmol/kg) and angiotensin II (225 ng/kg)