Photoacoustic microscopy of microvascular responses to cortical electrical stimulation.
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Journal Article
Advances in the functional imaging of cortical hemodynamics have greatly facilitated the understanding of neurovascular coupling. In this study, label-free optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy (OR-PAM) was used to monitor microvascular responses to direct electrical stimulations of the mouse somatosensory cortex through a cranial opening. The responses appeared in two forms: vasoconstriction and vasodilatation. The transition between these two forms of response was observed in single vessels by varying the stimulation intensity. Marked correlation was found between the current-dependent responses of two daughter vessels bifurcating from the same parent vessel. Statistical analysis of twenty-seven vessels from three different animals further characterized the spatial-temporal features and the current dependence of the microvascular response. Our results demonstrate that OR-PAM is a valuable tool to study neurovascular coupling at the microscopic level.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Tsytsarev, V; Hu, S; Yao, J; Maslov, K; Barbour, DL; Wang, LV
Published Date
- July 2011
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 16 / 7
Start / End Page
- 076002 -
PubMed ID
- 21806263
Pubmed Central ID
- 21806263
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1560-2281
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1083-3668
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1117/1.3594785
Language
- eng