Human nasociliary nerve with special reference to its unique parasympathetic cutaneous innervation

被引:5
作者
Hosaka, Fumio [1 ]
Yamamoto, Masahito [2 ]
Cho, Kwang Ho [3 ]
Jang, Hyung Suk [4 ]
Murakami, Gen [5 ]
Abe, Shin-ichi [1 ]
机构
[1] Iwamizawa Municipal Hosp, Div Ophthalmol, Iwamizawa, Japan
[2] Tokyo Dent Coll, Dept Anat, Chiba, Japan
[3] Wonkwang Univ, Inst Wonkwang Med Sci, Dept Neurol, Sch Med & Hosp, Iksan, South Korea
[4] Ongoul Rehabil Hosp, Div Phys Therapy, Jeonju, South Korea
[5] Iwamizawa Kojin Kai Hosp, Div Internal Med, Iwamizawa, Japan
关键词
Nasocialliary nerve; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves; Immunohisto-chemistry; Human anatomy;
D O I
10.5115/acb.2016.49.2.132
中图分类号
R602 [外科病理学、解剖学]; R32 [人体形态学];
学科分类号
100101 ;
摘要
The frontal nerve is characterized by its great content of sympathetic nerve fibers in contrast to cutaneous branches of the maxillary and mandibular nerves. However, we needed to add information about composite fibers of cutaneous branches of the nasociliary nerve. Using cadaveric specimens from 20 donated cadavers (mean age, 85), we performed immunohistochemistry of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP). The nasocilliary nerve contained abundant nNOS-positive fibers in contrast to few TH- and VIP-positive fibers. The short ciliary nerves also contained nNOS-positive fibers, but TH-positive fibers were more numerous than nNOS-positive ones. Parasympathetic innervation to the sweat gland is well known, but the original nerve course seemed not to be demonstrated yet. The present study may be the first report on a skin nerve containing abundant nNOS-positive fibers. The unique parasympathetic contents in the nasocilliary nerve seemed to supply the forehead sweat glands as well as glands in the eyelid and nasal epithelium.
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