Neural substrate for atrial fibrillation: implications for targeted parasympathetic blockade in the posterior left atrium

被引：53

作者：

Arora, Rishi ^{[1
,2
]}

Ulphani, Joseph S. ^{[1
,2
]}

Villuendas, Roger ^{[1
,2
]}

Ng, Jason ^{[1
,2
]}

Harvey, Laura ^{[1
,2
]}

Thordson, Sarah ^{[1
,2
]}

Inderyas, Firdous ^{[1
,2
]}

Lu, Yi ^{[1
,2
]}

Gordon, David ^{[1
,2
]}

Denes, Pablo ^{[1
,2
]}

Greene, Rodney ^{[1
,2
]}

Crawford, Susan ^{[1
,2
]}

Decker, Robert ^{[1
,2
]}

Morris, Alexander ^{[1
,2
]}

Goldberger, Jeffrey ^{[1
,2
]}

Kadish, Alan H. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Northwestern Univ, Feinberg Sch Med, Div Cardiol, Chicago, IL 60611 USA

[2] Northwestern Univ, Feinberg Sch Med, Dept Med, Chicago, IL 60611 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY | 2008年 / 294卷 / 01期

关键词：

nervous system; autonomic; immunohistochemistry;

D O I：

10.1152/ajpheart.00732.2007

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

The parasympathetic (P) nervous system is thought to contribute significantly to focal atrial fibrillation (AF). Thus we hypothesized that P nerve fibers [and related muscarinic (M-2)receptors] are preferentially located in the posterior left atrium (PLA) and that selective cholinergic blockade in the PLA can be successfully performed to alter vagal AF substrate. The PLA, pulmonary veins (PVs), and left atrial appendage (LAA) from six dogs were immunostained for sympathetic ( S) nerves, P nerves, and M-2 receptors. Epicardial electrophysiological mapping was performed in seven additional dogs. The PLA was the most richly innervated, with nerve bundles containing P and S fibers (0.9 +/- 1, 3.2 +/- 2.5, and 0.17 +/- 0.3/ cm(2) in the PV, PLA, and LAA, respectively, P < 0.001); nerve bundles were located in fibrofatty tissue as well as in surrounding myocardium. P fibers predominated over S fibers within bundles (P-to-S ratio = 4.4, 7.2, and 5.8 in PV, PLA, and LAA, respectively). M2 distribution was also most pronounced in the PLA (17.8 +/- 8.3, 14.3 +/- 7.3, and 14.5 +/- 8 M-2-stained cells/cm(2) in the PLA, PV, and LAA, respectively, P = 0.012). Left cervical vagal stimulation (VS) caused significant effective refractory period shortening in all regions, with easily inducible AF. Topical application of 1% tropicamide to the PLA significantly attenuated VS-induced effective refractory period shortening in the PLA, PV, and LAA and decreased AF inducibility by 92% (P < 0.001). We conclude that 1) P fibers and M-2 receptors are preferentially located in the PLA, suggesting an important role for this region in creation of vagal AF substrate and 2) targeted P blockade in the PLA is feasible and results in attenuation of vagal responses in the entire left atrium and, consequently, a change in AF substrate.

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