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Limitations of collateral flow after occlusion of a single cortical penetrating arteriole.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20842163     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Occlusions of penetrating arterioles, which plunge into cortex and feed capillary beds, cause severe decreases in blood flow and are potential causes of ischemic microlesions. However, surrounding arterioles and capillary beds remain flowing and might provide collateral flow around the occlusion. We used femtosecond laser ablation to trigger clotting in single penetrating arterioles in rat cortex and two-photon microscopy to measure changes in microvessel diameter and red blood cell speed after the clot. We found that after occlusion of a single penetrating arteriole, nearby penetrating and surface arterioles did not dilate, suggesting that alternate blood flow routes are not actively recruited. In contrast, capillaries showed two types of reactions. Capillaries directly downstream from the occluded arteriole dilated after the clot, but other capillaries in the same vicinity did not dilate. This heterogeneity in capillary response suggests that signals for vasodilation are vascular rather than parenchymal in origin. Although both neighboring arterioles and capillaries dilated in response to topically applied acetylcholine after the occlusion, the flow in the territory of the occluded arteriole did not improve. Collateral flow from neighboring penetrating arterioles is neither actively recruited nor effective in improving blood flow after the occlusion of a single penetrating arteriole.
Authors:
Nozomi Nishimura; Nathanael L Rosidi; Costantino Iadecola; Chris B Schaffer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-09-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1559-7016     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Cereb. Blood Flow Metab.     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-12-01     Completed Date:  2010-12-20     Revised Date:  2011-08-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8112566     Medline TA:  J Cereb Blood Flow Metab     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1914-27     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acetylcholine / pharmacology
Animals
Arterioles / drug effects
Brain / blood supply*,  drug effects
Intracranial Thrombosis*
Male
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Vasodilator Agents / pharmacology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
NS37853/NS/NINDS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Vasodilator Agents; 51-84-3/Acetylcholine
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