Sympathetic regulation of vascular tone via noradrenaline and serotonin in the rat carotid body as revealed by intracellular calcium imaging
Sympathetic regulation of vascular tone via noradrenaline and serotonin in the rat carotid body as revealed by intracellular calcium imaging
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细胞内钙成像揭示大鼠颈动脉体中去甲肾上腺素和血清素对血管张力的交感调节
DOI:
10.1016/j.brainres.2014.11.037
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发表时间:
2015
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Yoshio Yamamoto
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作者:
Takuya Yokoyama;Nobuaki Nakamuta;Tatsumi Kusakabe;Yoshio Yamamoto
Hypoxia-induced chemosensory activity in the carotid body (CB) may be enhanced by the sympathetic regulation of vascular tone in the CB. In the present study, we recorded cervical sympathetic nerve activity in rats exposed to hypoxia, and examined noradrenaline (NA)- and serotonin (5-HT)-induced intracellular Ca2+([Ca2+]i) responses in smooth muscle cells and pericytes in isolated blood vessels from the CB. Multifiber electrical activity recorded from the cervical sympathetic trunk was increased during the inhalation of hypoxic gas. NA induced [Ca2+]iincreases in smooth muscle cells in arteriole specimens, whereas 5-HT did not cause any [Ca2+]iresponses. However, NA did not induce [Ca2+]iincreases in pericytes in capillaries, whereas 5-HT did and this response was inhibited by the 5-HT2receptor antagonist, ketanserin. In conclusion, cervical sympathetic nerves enhanced by hypoxia may reduce blood flow in the CB in order to increase chemosensitivity. Thus, hypoxic chemosensitivity in the CB may involve a positive feedback mechanism via sympathetic nerves.