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The Journal of Neuroscience | 2007

Suppressed neuronal activity and concurrent arteriolar vasoconstriction may explain negative blood oxygenation level-dependent signal.

Anna Devor; Peifang Tian; Nozomi Nishimura; Ivan C. Teng; Elizabeth M. C. Hillman; Suresh N. Narayanan; István Ulbert; David A. Boas; David Kleinfeld; Anders M. Dale

Synaptic transmission initiates a cascade of signal transduction events that couple neuronal activity to local changes in blood flow and oxygenation. Although a number of vasoactive molecules and specific cell types have been implicated, the transformation of stimulus-induced activation of neuronal circuits to hemodynamic changes is still unclear. We use somatosensory stimulation and a suite of in vivo imaging tools to study neurovascular coupling in rat primary somatosensory cortex. Our stimulus evoked a central region of net neuronal depolarization surrounded by net hyperpolarization. Hemodynamic measurements revealed that predominant depolarization corresponded to an increase in oxygenation, whereas predominant hyperpolarization corresponded to a decrease in oxygenation. On the microscopic level of single surface arterioles, the response was composed of a combination of dilatory and constrictive phases. Critically, the relative strength of vasoconstriction covaried with the relative strength of oxygenation decrease and neuronal hyperpolarization. These results suggest that a neuronal inhibition and concurrent arteriolar vasoconstriction correspond to a decrease in blood oxygenation, which would be consistent with a negative blood oxygenation level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging signal.


Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2010

Cortical depth-specific microvascular dilation underlies laminar differences in blood oxygenation level-dependent functional MRI signal

Peifang Tian; Ivan C. Teng; Larry D. May; Ronald Kurz; Kun Lu; Miriam Scadeng; Elizabeth M. C. Hillman; Alex de Crespigny; Helen D’Arceuil; Joseph B. Mandeville; John J. A. Marota; Bruce R. Rosen; Thomas T. Liu; David A. Boas; Richard B. Buxton; Anders M. Dale; Anna Devor

Changes in neuronal activity are accompanied by the release of vasoactive mediators that cause microscopic dilation and constriction of the cerebral microvasculature and are manifested in macroscopic blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) functional MRI (fMRI) signals. We used two-photon microscopy to measure the diameters of single arterioles and capillaries at different depths within the rat primary somatosensory cortex. These measurements were compared with cortical depth-resolved fMRI signal changes. Our microscopic results demonstrate a spatial gradient of dilation onset and peak times consistent with “upstream” propagation of vasodilation toward the cortical surface along the diving arterioles and “downstream” propagation into local capillary beds. The observed BOLD response exhibited the fastest onset in deep layers, and the “initial dip” was most pronounced in layer I. The present results indicate that both the onset of the BOLD response and the initial dip depend on cortical depth and can be explained, at least in part, by the spatial gradient of delays in microvascular dilation, the fastest response being in the deep layers and the most delayed response in the capillary bed of layer I.


The Journal of Neuroscience | 2013

In vivo Stimulus-Induced Vasodilation Occurs without IP3 Receptor Activation and May Precede Astrocytic Calcium Increase

Krystal Nizar; Hana Uhlirova; Peifang Tian; Payam A. Saisan; Qun Cheng; Lidia Reznichenko; Kimberly L. Weldy; Tyler Steed; Vishnu B. Sridhar; Christopher L. MacDonald; Jianxia Cui; Sergey L. Gratiy; Sava Sakadzic; David A. Boas; Thomas Ibsa Beka; Gaute T. Einevoll; Ju Chen; Eliezer Masliah; Anders M. Dale; Gabriel A. Silva; Anna Devor

Calcium-dependent release of vasoactive gliotransmitters is widely assumed to trigger vasodilation associated with rapid increases in neuronal activity. Inconsistent with this hypothesis, intact stimulus-induced vasodilation was observed in inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP3) type-2 receptor (R2) knock-out (KO) mice, in which the primary mechanism of astrocytic calcium increase—the release of calcium from intracellular stores following activation of an IP3-dependent pathway—is lacking. Further, our results in wild-type (WT) mice indicate that in vivo onset of astrocytic calcium increase in response to sensory stimulus could be considerably delayed relative to the simultaneously measured onset of arteriolar dilation. Delayed calcium increases in WT mice were observed in both astrocytic cell bodies and perivascular endfeet. Thus, astrocytes may not play a role in the initiation of blood flow response, at least not via calcium-dependent mechanisms. Moreover, an increase in astrocytic intracellular calcium was not required for normal vasodilation in the IP3R2-KO animals.


The Journal of Neuroscience | 2008

Stimulus-Induced Changes in Blood Flow and 2-Deoxyglucose Uptake Dissociate in Ipsilateral Somatosensory Cortex

Anna Devor; Elizabeth M. C. Hillman; Peifang Tian; Christian Waeber; Ivan C. Teng; Lana Ruvinskaya; Mark H. Shalinsky; Haihao Zhu; Robert H. Haslinger; Suresh N. Narayanan; István Ulbert; Andrew K. Dunn; Eng H. Lo; Bruce R. Rosen; Anders M. Dale; David Kleinfeld; David A. Boas

The present study addresses the relationship between blood flow and glucose consumption in rat primary somatosensory cortex (SI) in vivo. We examined bilateral neuronal and hemodynamic changes and 2-deoxyglucose (2DG) uptake, as measured by autoradiography, in response to unilateral forepaw stimulation. In contrast to the contralateral forepaw area, where neuronal activity, blood oxygenation/flow and 2DG uptake increased in unison, we observed, in the ipsilateral SI, a blood oxygenation/flow decrease and arteriolar vasoconstriction in the presence of increased 2DG uptake. Laminar electrophysiological recordings revealed an increase in ipsilateral spiking consistent with the observed increase in 2DG uptake. The vasoconstriction and the decrease in blood flow in the presence of an increase in 2DG uptake in the ipsilateral SI contradict the prominent metabolic hypothesis regarding the regulation of cerebral blood flow, which postulates that the state of neuroglial energy consumption determines the regional blood flow through the production of vasoactive metabolites. We propose that other factors, such as neuronal (and glial) release of messenger molecules, might play a dominant role in the regulation of blood flow in vivo in response to a physiological stimulus.


Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism | 2012

Frontiers in optical imaging of cerebral blood flow and metabolism

Anna Devor; Sava Sakadžić; Vivek J. Srinivasan; Mohammad A. Yaseen; Krystal Nizar; Payam A. Saisan; Peifang Tian; Anders M. Dale; Sergei A. Vinogradov; Maria Angela Franceschini; David A. Boas

In vivo optical imaging of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and metabolism did not exist 50 years ago. While point optical fluorescence and absorption measurements of cellular metabolism and hemoglobin concentrations had already been introduced by then, point blood flow measurements appeared only 40 years ago. The advent of digital cameras has significantly advanced two-dimensional optical imaging of neuronal, metabolic, vascular, and hemodynamic signals. More recently, advanced laser sources have enabled a variety of novel three-dimensional high-spatial-resolution imaging approaches. Combined, as we discuss here, these methods are permitting a multifaceted investigation of the local regulation of CBF and metabolism with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. Through multimodal combination of these optical techniques with genetic methods of encoding optical reporter and actuator proteins, the future is bright for solving the mysteries of neurometabolic and neurovascular coupling and translating them to clinical utility.


eLife | 2016

Cell type specificity of neurovascular coupling in cerebral cortex

Hana Uhlirova; Kıvılcım Kılıç; Peifang Tian; Martin Thunemann; Michèle Desjardins; Payam A. Saisan; Sava Sakadžić; Torbjørn V. Ness; Celine Mateo; Qun Cheng; Kimberly L. Weldy; Florence Razoux; Matthieu Vandenberghe; Jonathan A. Cremonesi; Christopher G. L. Ferri; Krystal Nizar; Vishnu B. Sridhar; Tyler Steed; Maxim Abashin; Yeshaiahu Fainman; Eliezer Masliah; Srdjan Djurovic; Ole A. Andreassen; Gabriel A. Silva; David A. Boas; David Kleinfeld; Richard B. Buxton; Gaute T. Einevoll; Anders M. Dale; Anna Devor

Identification of the cellular players and molecular messengers that communicate neuronal activity to the vasculature driving cerebral hemodynamics is important for (1) the basic understanding of cerebrovascular regulation and (2) interpretation of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) signals. Using a combination of optogenetic stimulation and 2-photon imaging in mice, we demonstrate that selective activation of cortical excitation and inhibition elicits distinct vascular responses and identify the vasoconstrictive mechanism as Neuropeptide Y (NPY) acting on Y1 receptors. The latter implies that task-related negative Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD) fMRI signals in the cerebral cortex under normal physiological conditions may be mainly driven by the NPY-positive inhibitory neurons. Further, the NPY-Y1 pathway may offer a potential therapeutic target in cerebrovascular disease. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.14315.001


Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B | 2016

The roadmap for estimation of cell-type-specific neuronal activity from non-invasive measurements

Hana Uhlirova; Kıvılcım Kılıç; Peifang Tian; Sava Sakadžić; Louis Gagnon; Martin Thunemann; Michèle Desjardins; Payam A. Saisan; Krystal Nizar; Mohammad A. Yaseen; Donald J. Hagler; Matthieu Vandenberghe; Srdjan Djurovic; Ole A. Andreassen; Gabriel A. Silva; Eliezer Masliah; David Kleinfeld; Sergei A. Vinogradov; Richard B. Buxton; Gaute T. Einevoll; David A. Boas; Anders M. Dale; Anna Devor

The computational properties of the human brain arise from an intricate interplay between billions of neurons connected in complex networks. However, our ability to study these networks in healthy human brain is limited by the necessity to use non-invasive technologies. This is in contrast to animal models where a rich, detailed view of cellular-level brain function with cell-type-specific molecular identity has become available due to recent advances in microscopic optical imaging and genetics. Thus, a central challenge facing neuroscience today is leveraging these mechanistic insights from animal studies to accurately draw physiological inferences from non-invasive signals in humans. On the essential path towards this goal is the development of a detailed ‘bottom-up’ forward model bridging neuronal activity at the level of cell-type-specific populations to non-invasive imaging signals. The general idea is that specific neuronal cell types have identifiable signatures in the way they drive changes in cerebral blood flow, cerebral metabolic rate of O2 (measurable with quantitative functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging), and electrical currents/potentials (measurable with magneto/electroencephalography). This forward model would then provide the ‘ground truth’ for the development of new tools for tackling the inverse problem—estimation of neuronal activity from multimodal non-invasive imaging data. This article is part of the themed issue ‘Interpreting BOLD: a dialogue between cognitive and cellular neuroscience’.


Archive | 2014

Functional Imaging of Cerebral Oxygenation with Intrinsic Optical Contrast and Phosphorescent Probes

Anna Devor; Sava Sakadžić; Mohammad A. Yaseen; Emmanuel Roussakis; Peifang Tian; Hamutal Slovin; Ivo Vanzetta; Ivan C. Teng; Payam A. Saisan; Louise E. Sinks; Anders M. Dale; Sergei A. Vinogradov; David A. Boas

Author(s): Devor, A; Sakadžic, S; Yaseen, MA; Roussakis, E; Tian, P; Slovin, H; Vanzetta, I; Teng, I; Saisan, PA; Sinks, LE; Dale, AM; Vinogradov, SA; Boas, DA | Abstract: Microscopic in vivo measurements of cerebral oxygenation are of key importance for understanding normal cerebral energy metabolism and its dysregulation in a wide range of clinical conditions. Relevant cerebral pathologies include compromised blood perfusion following stroke and a decrease in efficiency of single-cell respiratory processes that occurs in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease. In this chapter we review a number of quantitative optical approaches to measuring oxygenation of blood and cerebral tissue. These methods can be applied to map the hemodynamic response and study neurovascular and neurometabolic coupling, and can provide microscopic imaging of biomarkers in animal models of human disease, which would be useful for screening potential therapeutic approaches.


Frontiers in Neuroinformatics | 2014

Neurovascular Network Explorer 1.0: a database of 2-photon single-vessel diameter measurements with MATLAB® graphical user interface

Vishnu B. Sridhar; Peifang Tian; Anders M. Dale; Anna Devor; Payam A. Saisan

We present a database client software—Neurovascular Network Explorer 1.0 (NNE 1.0)—that uses MATLAB® based Graphical User Interface (GUI) for interaction with a database of 2-photon single-vessel diameter measurements from our previous publication (Tian et al., 2010). These data are of particular interest for modeling the hemodynamic response. NNE 1.0 is downloaded by the user and then runs either as a MATLAB script or as a standalone program on a Windows platform. The GUI allows browsing the database according to parameters specified by the user, simple manipulation and visualization of the retrieved records (such as averaging and peak-normalization), and export of the results. Further, we provide NNE 1.0 source code. With this source code, the user can database their own experimental results, given the appropriate data structure and naming conventions, and thus share their data in a user-friendly format with other investigators. NNE 1.0 provides an example of seamless and low-cost solution for sharing of experimental data by a regular size neuroscience laboratory and may serve as a general template, facilitating dissemination of biological results and accelerating data-driven modeling approaches.


Archive | 2009

Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy as a Tool to Study Cortical Vasodynamics Under Normal and Ischemic Conditions

Anna Devor; Andy Y. Shih; Philbert S. Tsai; Pablo Blinder; Peifang Tian; Ivan C. Teng; David Kleinfeld

This review focuses on the application of two-photon laser scanning microscopy (TPLSM) for in vivo imaging of vascular reactivity, neurovascular communication and as interventional tool for altering vascular and neuronal networks.

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Anna Devor

University of California

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Anders M. Dale

University of California

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Ivan C. Teng

University of California

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Hana Uhlirova

University of California

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Maxim Abashin

University of California

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