A novel approach employing ultrasound guidance for percutaneous cardiac muscle injection to retrograde label rat stellate ganglion neurons

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• 作者：Fuller ; Brad C. ; Sumner ; Andrew D. ; Kutzler ; Michelle A. ; Ruiz-Velasco ; Victor
• 关键词：Ultrasound imaging ; Stellate ganglion ; Heart ; Ca²⁺ channels ; G-Proteins ; Signal transduction
• 刊名：Neuroscience Letters
• 出版年：2004
• 出版时间：June 17, 2004
• 年：2004
• 卷：363
• 期：3
• 页码：252-256
• 全文大小：196 K

文摘

Stellate ganglion (SG) neurons provide the main sympathetic innervation to the heart and help to regulate cardiac function. The purpose of this study was to determine if ultrasound imaging could be employed to retrograde label rat SG neurons innervating the heart without employing thoracotomy. In addition, electrophysiological experiments were performed to characterize the modulation of Ca²⁺ channels by neurotransmitters in unlabeled and dye-labeled SG neurons. Fluorescence imaging of actutely isolated cells revealed that dye uptake was successful within five days following injection of dye in the cardiac muscle. Whole-cell voltage-clamp recordings revealed that the majority of the Ca²⁺ current was carried by N-type Ca²⁺ channels. Finally, fluorescence dye uptake did not appear to affect the modulation of Ca²⁺ currents following exposure of SG neurons to norepinephrine, adenosine and neurokinin A. These results demonstrate that ultrasound imaging-guided percutaneous injection can be effectively employed to retrograde label neurons innervating the heart.