In:
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, SAGE Publications, Vol. 16, No. 6 ( 1996-11), p. 1319-1324
Abstract:
We investigated whether trigeminal nerve fibers contribute to enhanced regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in a rat model of experimental bacterial meningitis. rCBF was measured continuously for 6 h by laser Doppler flowmetry through thinned bone over the frontal cortex. Meningitis was induced with pneumococcal cell wall components and confirmed by a significant increase of (a) leukocytes within the cerebrospinal fluid, (b) brain water content, (c) intracranial pressure and (d) rCBF. The increase of rCBF was significantly attenuated ( p 〈 0.05) at 3, 4, 5, and 6 h in animals after a chronic (200 ± 21% versus 138 ± 13% at 6 h on the intact and denervated sides, respectively) but not after an acute section of the nasociliary branch of the trigeminal nerve. We conclude that elevations in blood flow during the early phase of bacterial meningitis are mediated in part by the trigeminal nerve, probably by local perivascular release of neuropeptides from afferent axons innervating the meninges.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0271-678X
,
1559-7016
DOI:
10.1097/00004647-199611000-00029
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1996
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2039456-1
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