Dynamics of pial vessels reactivity after brief cerebral ischemia

Cerebral blood vessel reactivity is one of the main determinants of final outcome of brain ischemia. Most of studies on the vascular mechanisms of ischemic brain injury, however, focus on the acute changes within ischemic period or several hours after it. Dilatatory capacity of cerebral arterioles (perfusion reservoir) is considered as an important factor of brain perfusion elevation in critical situations.The aim of the present study was to examine the pial vessel reactivity in response to hypercapnia in rats, subjected to transient global cerebral ischemia, at 7, 14 and 21 days after ischemia. Materials and methods. Transient global cerebral ischemia was induced in anesthetized Wistar rats by bilateral common carotid artery occlusion for 12 min with simultaneous controlled hypotension to 45±3 mm Hg, followed by blood reinfusion and recovery from anesthesia. Three different groups of rats were re-anesthetized at 7, 14 or 21 days after ischemia and subjected to microvascular reactivity studies using in vivo video microscopy. Hypercapnia was caused by i.v. injection of acetazolamide. The changes in diameter of pial arteries and veins in response to hypercapnia were measured. Results and discussion. Global cerebral ischemia led to marked decrease in pial vessels (both arteries and veins) reactivity in response to hypercapnia, caused by i.v. injection of acetazolamide. In intact rats, i.v. injection of acetazolamide led to pial arteries dilation and pial veins constriction; in animals subjected to ischemia-reperfuion. the numbers of dilated large arteries and constricted small veins were much less, as well as the extent of arterial dilation. Reactivity changes were observed in all time points studied. Conclusions. Thus, transient global cerebral ischemia cause marked and long lasting (3 weeks) decrease in pial vessel reactivity in response to hypercapnia.

ишемия головного мозга, гиперкапния, реактивность пиальных сосудов, cerebral ischemia, pial vessels, hypercapnia

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