Journal
STROKE
Volume 45, Issue 8, Pages 2425-2430Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.005888
Keywords
arterioles; brain infarction; calcium; no-reflow phenomenon; smooth muscle
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- National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke [NS045940]
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [PO1 HL095488, R01 HL088245]
- Totman Medical Research Trust
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Background and Purpose-Parenchymal arterioles (PAs) are high-resistance vessels in the brain that connect pial vessels to the microcirculation. We previously showed that PAs have increased vasoconstriction after ischemia and reperfusion that could increase perfusion deficit. Here, we investigated underlying mechanisms by which early postischemic reperfusion causes increased vasoconstriction of PAs. Methods-Isolated and pressurized PAs from within the middle cerebral artery territory were studied in male Wistar rats that were either nonischemic control (n= 34) or after exposure to transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) by filament occlusion for 2 hours with 30 minutes of reperfusion (MCAO; n= 38). The relationships among pressure-induced tone, smooth muscle calcium (using Fura 2), and membrane potential were determined. Sensitivity of the contractile apparatus to calcium was measured in permeabilized arterioles using Staphylococcus aureus a-toxin. Reactivity to inhibition of transient receptor potential melastanin receptor type 4 (9-phenanthrol), Rho kinase (Y27632), and protein kinase C (G 6976) was also measured. Results-After MCAO, PAs had increased myogenic tone compared with controls (47+/-2% versus 35+/-2% at 40 mm Hg; P< 0.01), without an increase in smooth muscle calcium (177+/- 21 versus 201+/-16 nmol/L; P>0.05) or membrane depolarization (-38+/-4 versus -36+/-1 mV; P> 0.05). In a-toxin-permeabilized vessels, MCAO caused increased sensitivity of the contractile apparatus to calcium. MCAO did not affect dilation to transient receptor potential melastanin receptor type 4 or protein kinase C inhibition but diminished dilation to Rho kinase inhibition. Conclusions-The increased vasoconstriction of PAs during early postischemic reperfusion seems to be due to calcium sensitization of smooth muscle and could contribute to infarct expansion and limit neuroprotective agents from reaching their target tissue.
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