Three-dimensional reconstruction of the human capillary network and the intramyocardial micronecrosis
Three-dimensional reconstruction of the human capillary network and the intramyocardial micronecrosis
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpheart.00486.2010
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发表时间:
2011-03-01
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4.8
通讯作者:
Shimamoto, Ken
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作者:
Kaneko, Noboru;Matsuda, Ryuko;Shimamoto, Ken
Kaneko N, Matsuda R, Toda M, Shimamoto K. Threedimensional reconstruction of the human capillary network and the intramyocardial micronecrosis. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 300: H754-H761, 2011. First published December 10, 2010; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00486.2010.-Three-dimensional reconstruction of the human heart was performed to define the structure of the intramyocardial microvasculature. A total of 200 consecutive serial sections of 6 mu m each were prepared from the left ventricular tissue of an autopsied human heart with normal coronary arteries. The corresponding arteriole, venule, and all capillaries were reconstructed using three-dimensional software. The capillary network extended right and left along the cardiomyocyte with major and minor axes of about 130 and 120 mu m, respectively. The capillary length from an arteriole to an adjacent venule was about 350 mu m. Two types of sack-like structures, the precapillary sinus and the capillary sinus, were present in the capillary network, and many capillaries diverged from these sinuses. The cardiomyocytes were covered with reticular capillaries. In contrast, the precapillary and capillary sinuses were surrounded by many cardiomyocytes. The arterial and venous capillaries were positioned alternately, forming a lattice pattern. Intramyocardial microcirculatory units forming a capillary network from an arteriole to adjacent venules on both sides were present. The sizes of myocardial micronecroses corresponded to that of the intramyocardial microcirculatory unit. These results show that the capillary network is an ordered and anatomically regulated structure and that the microcirculatory unit and the precapillary and capillary sinuses may play an important role in maintaining the intramyocardial microcirculation during contraction and relaxation.