EFFECT OF REDUCED RED-CELL DEFORMABILITY ON FLOW VELOCITY IN CAPILLARIES OF RAT MESENTERY
EFFECT OF REDUCED RED-CELL DEFORMABILITY ON FLOW VELOCITY IN CAPILLARIES OF RAT MESENTERY
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00582631
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
4.5
通讯作者:
SCHMIDSCHONBEIN, H
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作者:
DRIESSEN, GK;HAEST, CWM;SCHMIDSCHONBEIN, H
A graded reduction of deformability of red blood cells (RBC) of rats was obtained by treatment with the SH-oxidizing agent diamide. Rigidified RBC were injected into rats by isovolemic exchange against 60% of the native RBC and RBC flow velocities was measured in capillaries of the rat mesentery. At normal mean arterial pressure RBC flow velocity decreases by 29% in rats receiving cells rigidified with 0.5 mmol/l diamide. A further rigidification of erythrocytes by 1.5 mmol/l diamide results in a decrease of flow by only 15%. During hypotension RBC flow velocities dropped precipitously to 8 .+-. 15% for the 0.5 nmol/l and to 2 .+-. 6% for the 1.5 mmol/l diamide group compared to velocities during normotension. By microscopy a stop of flow in many vessels was observed. The importance of a normal red cell deformability for the maintenance of sufficient perfusion of the microcirculation, in particular at low blood pressure gradients, is discussed.