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Prof. Joseph P. Y. Kao

at Univ of Maryland School of Medicine

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2008 Paper

Photostimulation of sensory neurons of the rat vagus nerve

Albert Rhee, Gong Li, Jonathon Wells, Joseph P. Kao

Proceedings Volume 6854, 68540E (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.772037

KEYWORDS: Photostimulation, Neurons, Nerve, Calcium, Sensors, Infrared radiation, Infrared sensors, Tissue optics, Molecules, Tissues

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We studied the effect of infrared (IR) stimulation on rat sensory neurons. Primary sensory neurons were prepared by enzymatic dissociation of the inferior (or "nodose") ganglia from the vagus nerves of rats. The 1.85-μm output of a diode laser, delivered through a 200-μm silica fiber, was used for photostimulation. Nodose neurons express the vanilloid receptor, TRPV1, which is a non-selective cation channel that opens in response to significant temperature jumps above 37 C. Opening TRPV1 channels allows entry of cations, including calcium (Ca²⁺), into the cell to cause membrane depolarization. Therefore, to monitor TRPV1 activation consequent to photostimulation, we used fura-2, a fluorescent Ca²⁺ indicator, to monitor the rise in intracellular Ca²⁺ concentration ([Ca²⁺]i). Brief trains of 2-msec IR pulses activated TRPV1 rapidly and reversibly, as evidenced by transient rises in [Ca²⁺]i (referred to as Ca²⁺ transients). Consistent with the Ca²⁺ transients arising from influx of Ca²⁺, identical photostimulation failed to evoke Ca²⁺ responses in the absence of extracellular Ca²⁺. Furthermore, the photo-induced Ca²⁺ signals were abolished by capsazepine, a specific blocker of TRPV1, indicating that the responses were indeed mediated by TRPV1. We discuss the feasibility of using focal IR stimulation to probe neuronal circuit properties in intact neural tissue, and compare IR stimulation with another photostimulation technique-focal photolytic release of "caged" molecules.

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