CO2 signalling mediates neurovascular coupling in the cerebral cortex
Patrick Steven Hosford, Jack A. Wells, Shereen Nizari, Isabel N. Christie, Shefeeq M. Theparambil, Pablo A. Castro, Anna Hadjihambi, L. Felipe Barros, Iván Ruminot, Mark F. Lythgoe, Alexander V. Gourine
This study shows that CO2 signalling is critical for neurovascular coupling in the somatosensory cortex, as disrupting CO2-sensitive vasodilation or HCO3-/CO2 transport abolishes the response to neuronal activity.
Nature Communications · Apr 19, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience