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ArticleScientific reports2025

Direct crosstalk between adult human retinas as suggested by interocular transfer of neurovascular coupling through photic stimulation.

João Jordão, João Figueira, Miguel Morgado, Pedro Guimarães, Pedro Serranho, Daniela Castro-Farías, Delia Cabrera DeBuc, Miguel Castelo-Branco, Michel Paques, Rui Bernardes

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João JordãoUniversity of Coimbra, Institute for Nuclear Sciences Applied to Health (ICNAS), Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research (CIBIT), Coimbra, Portugal.
João FigueiraUniversity of Coimbra, Faculty of Medicine, Clinical and Academic Centre of Coimbra (CACC), Coimbra, Portugal.
Miguel MorgadoUniversity of Coimbra, Institute for Nuclear Sciences Applied to Health (ICNAS), Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research (CIBIT), Coimbra, Portugal.
Pedro GuimarãesUniversity of Coimbra, Institute for Nuclear Sciences Applied to Health (ICNAS), Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research (CIBIT), Coimbra, Portugal.
Pedro SerranhoUniversity of Coimbra, Institute for Nuclear Sciences Applied to Health (ICNAS), Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research (CIBIT), Coimbra, Portugal.
Daniela Castro-FaríasCentre Hospitalier National des Quinze-Vingts, Paris Eye Imaging, Paris, France.
Delia Cabrera DeBucBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Miguel Castelo-BrancoUniversity of Coimbra, Institute for Nuclear Sciences Applied to Health (ICNAS), Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research (CIBIT), Coimbra, Portugal.
Michel PaquesCentre Hospitalier National des Quinze-Vingts, Paris Eye Imaging, Paris, France.
Rui BernardesUniversity of Coimbra, Institute for Nuclear Sciences Applied to Health (ICNAS), Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research (CIBIT), Coimbra, Portugal. rmbernardes@fmed.uc.pt.

Funding

The Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) 2022.07585.PTDCThe Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) FCT/UIDB/4950/Base/2020The Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) UI/BD/154285/2022
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Abstract

Crosstalk mechanisms between retinas were never documented in humans despite being documented for several other species, including non-human primates. Results of the first-in-human study that documents the crosstalk between retinas by measuring the vascular response in one retina to the photic stimulation of the contralateral eye in health and disease are reported herein. A stimulation apparatus was developed and integrated into an adaptive-optics fundus camera to image 32 healthy control (HC) subjects and 20 type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. Ipsilateral and contralateral neurovascular coupling effects were documented, and criteria were established to consider an actual response and find positive and negative responses. Ten (31.2%) and two (6.2%) subjects of the HC group presented contralateral positive and negative responses, respectively, and three (15.0%) positive and four (20.0%) negative responses were found for the DM group. Also, statistically significant differences in the ipsilateral (p < 0.001) and contralateral (p = 0.027) responses were found for the HC group, rejecting the null (non-response) hypothesis. This finding raises the need to revisit the current knowledge of neurovascular coupling mechanisms and the association between its dysregulation and neurological disorders. Further studies involving distinct populations and imaging centers are necessary to validate the findings herein.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1Neurovascular CouplingPhotic StimulationRetinaAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetinal VesselsYoung AdultCentral nervous systemCirculationFlicker-induced hyperemiaFunctional imagingNeurovascular couplingRetina

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PMID40258943
PMCPMC12012064

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