TY - JOUR
T1 - Hemodilution accelerates the passage of plasma (not red cells) through cerebral microvessels in rats
AU - Lin, S. Z.
AU - Chiou, T. L.
AU - Chiang, Y. H.
AU - Song, W. S.
AU - LaManna, J. C.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - Background and Purpose: Hemodilution lowers the total circulatory red cell mass and blood viscosity and thereby may alter the time of passage of red cells and plasma through cerebral microvessels. This study was designed to clarify this question. Methods: Adult Wistar-Kyoto rats, aged approximately 32 weeks, were divided into hemodilution and control groups. Local cerebral blood flow and microvascular red cells and plasma volumes in 14 brain structures were measured with the use of [14C]iodoantipyrine. 55Fe- labeled red cells, and [14C]inulin, respectively. Results: In the control group, the hematocrit in cerebral microvessels ranged from 0.29 to 0.45 with a mean of 0.36, which was 71% of the systemic hematocrit (0.51). The mean transit times of blood, red cells, and plasma through microvessels were 0.62 to 1.77 seconds (mean, 0.92 second), 0.44 to 1.15 seconds (mean, 0.65 second), and 0.78 to 2.5 seconds (mean, 1.25 seconds), respectively. In the hemodilution group, the mean hematocrit in microvessels was 0.28, which was 89% of the systemic hematocrit (0.32). Local cerebral blood flow was approximately 59% higher (P
AB - Background and Purpose: Hemodilution lowers the total circulatory red cell mass and blood viscosity and thereby may alter the time of passage of red cells and plasma through cerebral microvessels. This study was designed to clarify this question. Methods: Adult Wistar-Kyoto rats, aged approximately 32 weeks, were divided into hemodilution and control groups. Local cerebral blood flow and microvascular red cells and plasma volumes in 14 brain structures were measured with the use of [14C]iodoantipyrine. 55Fe- labeled red cells, and [14C]inulin, respectively. Results: In the control group, the hematocrit in cerebral microvessels ranged from 0.29 to 0.45 with a mean of 0.36, which was 71% of the systemic hematocrit (0.51). The mean transit times of blood, red cells, and plasma through microvessels were 0.62 to 1.77 seconds (mean, 0.92 second), 0.44 to 1.15 seconds (mean, 0.65 second), and 0.78 to 2.5 seconds (mean, 1.25 seconds), respectively. In the hemodilution group, the mean hematocrit in microvessels was 0.28, which was 89% of the systemic hematocrit (0.32). Local cerebral blood flow was approximately 59% higher (P
KW - cerebral blood flow
KW - cerebral blood volume
KW - hemodilution
KW - rats
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M3 - Article
C2 - 7482667
AN - SCOPUS:0028844616
VL - 26
SP - 2166
EP - 2171
JO - Stroke
JF - Stroke
SN - 0039-2499
IS - 11
ER -