L-NA-sensitive rCBF augmentation during vibrissal stimulation in type III nitric oxide synthase mutant mice

被引:75
作者
Ayata, C
Ma, JY
Meng, W
Huang, P
Moskowitz, MA
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,MASSACHUSETTS GEN HOSP,DEPT NEUROSURG & NEUROL,CHARLESTOWN,MA 02129
[2] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,MASSACHUSETTS GEN HOSP,CARDIOVASC RES CTR,CHARLESTOWN,MA 02129
[3] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,MASSACHUSETTS GEN HOSP,DEPT MED,CHARLESTOWN,MA 02129
关键词
nitric oxide; cerebral blood flow; mice; knockout; coupling;
D O I
10.1097/00004647-199607000-00002
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was studied in type III nitric oxide (NO) synthase (endothelial, eNOS) mutant and wild type mice during mechanical whisker stimulation before and after nitro-L-arginine (L-NA) superfusion using the closed cranial window technique. rCBF increased equally in cortical barrel fields in both strains during stimulation, as measured by laser Doppler-flowmetry, and was inhibited by L-NA superfusion (1 mM) in both groups. Hence, coupling of blood flow and metabolism appears neuronal NOS- (nNOS) but not eNOS-dependent in cortical barrel fields of the mouse.
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页码:539 / 541
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