Pinacidil induces vascular dilation and hyperemia in vivo and does not impact biophysical properties of neurons and astrocytes in vitro
Cao R, Higashikubo B, Cardin J, Knoblich U, Ramos R, Nelson M, Moore C, Brumberg J. Pinacidil induces vascular dilation and hyperemia in vivo and does not impact biophysical properties of neurons and astrocytes in vitro. Cleveland Clinic Journal Of Medicine 2009, 76: s80-s85. PMID: 19380306, PMCID: PMC4406396, DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.76.s2.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood volumeApplication of pinacidilWhole-cell recordingsLocal blood volumeFunctional hyperemiaVascular dilationNeocortical slicesAnesthetized ratsAwake miceSmooth muscleSelective agonistPinacidilImpact of hemodynamicsIntrinsic modulatorHyperemiaNeural activityVasodilationNeuronsVivoBiophysical propertiesNeural systemsHemodynamicsAgonistsNeocortexRats