International Journal of Microcirculation
Original Paper
Microvascular Permeability of the Isolated Rat Heart to Various Solutes in Well-Oxygenated and Hypoxic ConditionsAl-Haboubi H.A. · Ward B.J.Department of Anatomy, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, UK
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Article / Publication Details
Received: June 12, 1996
Accepted: August 20, 1996
Published online: November 25, 2008
Issue release date: 1996
Number of Print Pages: 11
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 0167-6865 (Print)
eISSN: 1573-1057 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/IJC
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a moderate degree of hypoxia on coronary vascular permeability to various lipophobic solutes. Using the multiple indicator dilution method the permeability-surface area (PS) products were determined for 125I-albumin, 125I-insulin and 57Co-cyanocobalamin in perfused rat hearts (flow ≈10 ml·min-1 •g-1) either with well-oxygenated (pO2 ≈ 96 kPa) or hypoxic (pO2 ≈ 45 kPa) solutions. The PS products for albumin, insulin and cyanocobalamin during the well-oxygenated equilibration period were 0.20 ± 0.03, 0.29 ± 0.06 and 2.0 ± 0.3 ml·min-1.g-1 (mean ± SE), respectively, relative to 131I-n-globulin. The PS products for these solutes 15 min after the induction of hypoxia were 1.3 ± 0.3,0.8 ± 0.1 (p < 0.05) and 2.1 ± 0.2 (p > 0.05), respectively. In hearts perfused with well-oxygenated solution for 75 min, the PS products for these solutes remained stable throughout the period of the study. Electron-microscopic examination of hypoxic tissues showed the presence of endothelial gaps of approximately 1 µm which were underlined by an intact basal lamina. We conclude that a moderate degree of hypoxia produces a large increase in permeability of albumin and insulin but has no effect on the PS products for cyanocobalamin and that the endothelial gaps are the likely mechanism of the observed increase in permeability.
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Article / Publication Details
Received: June 12, 1996
Accepted: August 20, 1996
Published online: November 25, 2008
Issue release date: 1996
Number of Print Pages: 11
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 0167-6865 (Print)
eISSN: 1573-1057 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/IJC
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