QUANTITATION OF THE HEPATIC ARTERIAL BUFFER RESPONSE TO GRADED CHANGES IN PORTAL BLOOD-FLOW
QUANTITATION OF THE HEPATIC ARTERIAL BUFFER RESPONSE TO GRADED CHANGES IN PORTAL BLOOD-FLOW
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DOI:
10.1016/0016-5085(90)90029-z
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发表时间:
1990-04-01
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影响因子:
29.4
通讯作者:
EZZAT, WR
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作者:
LAUTT, WW;LEGARE, DJ;EZZAT, WR
Hepatic arterial blood flow changes inversely in response to altered portal blood flow. The hepatic arterial capacity to buffer portal flow changes was studied over a wide range of portal flow with arterial pressure held steady (the active buffer response) or uncontrolled. The active component of the buffer response led to nearly full dilation of the hepatic artery at low portal flows as shown by inability to dilate further in response to adenosine infusion; at high portal flows the hepatic artery was nearly fully constricted as shown by lack of further constriction to norepinephrine. With pressure uncontrolled, active and passive effects combined to produce an increased compensation with similar efficiency (44% .+-. 4%) over the full range of portal blood flows. Thus, although the active component of the hepatic arterial buffer response becomes less efficient at very high and low portal flows, the combination of active and passive effects leads to a larger buffer capacity which is equally efficient over a wide range of portal blood flow changes.