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Constriction and dysfunction of pial arterioles after regional hemorrhage in the subarachnoid space

Chun-xi Wang1, Yi-xing Lin1, Guang-bin Xie1

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu Province, China.

Brain Research
|January 20, 2015
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Increasing evidence indicates that poor outcomes after brain hemorrhage, especially after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), can be attributed largely to dysfunction of the cerebral microcirculation. However, the cause of this dysfunction remains unclear. Here, we investigated changes in the cerebral microcirculation after regional hemorrhage in the subarachnoid space using the closed cranial window technique in mice. A single pial arteriole on the surface of the brain was punctured to induce a regional hemorrhage in the subarachnoid space. Physiological parameters were monitored during the procedure, and microvessel diameter was measured after hemorrhage. The vasoreactivity of the arterioles in response to hypercapnia as well as to topical application of the vasodilator acetylcholine (ACh) and S-nitroso-N-acetyl-penicillamine (SNAP) were assessed. The constriction of pial arterioles was detected without changes in other physiological parameters. Decreased reactivity of pial arterioles to all of the applied vasodilatory stimuli was observed after hemorrhage. Our results indicate that regional hemorrhage in the subarachnoid space can induce the vasospasm of microvessels and also reduce the vasoreactivity of pial arterioles.

Keywords:
MiceMicrocirculationPial arteriolesSubarachnoid hemorrhageVasoreactivity

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