Postischemic Reperfusion Causes Smooth Muscle Calcium Sensitization and Vasoconstriction of Parenchymal Arterioles
Author(s) -
Marilyn J. Cipolla,
SiuLung Chan,
Julie Sweet,
Matthew Tavares,
Natalia I. Gokina,
Joseph E. Brayden
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.114.005888
Subject(s) - medicine , vasoconstriction , calcium , endocrinology , perfusion , ischemia , anesthesia , depolarization , arteriole , protein kinase c , anatomy , microcirculation , kinase , biochemistry , biology
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.
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