Abstract：
:The central retinal artery (CRA) is the main vessel for inner retinal oxygen and nutrition supply. While the intraocular branches lack autonomic innervation, the innervation pattern of the extra-ocular part of this vessel along its course within the optic nerve is poorly investigated. This part however is essential for maintenance of retinal blood supply, in physiological and pathological conditions. Therefore, the aim of this study was the characterization of the autonomic innervation of the preocular CRA in humans with morphological methods. Meeting the Declaration of Helsinki, eyes of body or cornea donors were processed for single or double immunohistochemistry against tyrosine hydroxilase (TH), dopamine-β-hydroxylase (DBH), choline acetyl-transferase (ChAT), vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT), neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), substance P (SP), vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), and cytochemistry for NADPH-diaphorase (NADPH-d). For documentation, light-, fluorescence-, and confocal laser-scanning microscopy were used. TH and DBH immunoreactive nerve fibres were detected in the CRA vessel wall, although a distinct perivascular plexus was missing. Further, nerve fibres immunoreactive for ChAT and VAChT were found, while CGRP, SP, and VIP were not detected. NADPH-d staining revealed scattered nerve fibres in the adventitia of the CRA and in close vicinity; however, nNOS-immunostaining could not confirm this finding. The CRA receives adrenergic and cholinergic innervations, indicating sympathetic and parasympathetic components, respectively. Remarkably, a peptidergic primary afferent innervation was missing. Since clinical results suggest an autoregulation of intraretinal vessels, further studies are needed to clarify the impact of CRA innervation for retinal perfusion.
journal_name
Exp Eye Resjournal_title
Experimental eye researchauthors
Bergua A,Kapsreiter M,Neuhuber WL,Reitsamer HA,Schrödl Fdoi
10.1016/j.exer.2012.11.020subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-05-01 00:00:00pages
142-7eissn
0014-4835issn
1096-0007pii
S0014-4835(12)00351-Xjournal_volume
110pub_type
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