The acute effect of dopamine infusion on lipid and cytokine concentrations in persons with a cervical spinal cord injury-a pilot study.

Dopamine infusion induced a sustained increase in triglyceride and ketone body concentrations in persons with CSCI. In contrast, cytokine concentrations were not affected by dopamine infusion. These findings suggest that circulating catecholamines can stimulate metabolism in people with CSCI despite the presence of autonomic dysfunction.