Abstract：
:We have videorecorded spontaneous cyclic contractions of capillary walls which often stopped the flow of blood cells, in spleens of rat and mouse. An inverted microscope and oblique lighting were key elements in obtaining images in which the boundaries of cells composing vessel walls were clearly distinguishable. Using slow motion replay, we measured the widths of endothelial cells (C), pericytes (P, when present) and capillary lumens (L; at the site of constriction; U; 15-20 micron upstream), throughout 11-12 min sequences containing many contraction/relaxation cycles. In roughly 50% of contractions L decreased to 0-1 micron, such luminal "closures" occurring within 2-12 sec and lasting for less than 1 sec to greater than 1 min. Intervals between contractions ranged from 12 sec to 3 min (average 1 min). Documentation of one such cycle by sequential photographs from the video monitor is presented, showing dramatic bulging of an endothelial cell into the lumen. Comparison of records of L and C versus time showed that almost invariably when L decreased C increased, and vice versa; highly significant correlations existed between C and L in every case (P less than 0.0005). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that changes in C were responsible for 18-77% of the total variance in L, whereas P contributed only 0-4%; changes in U, covariance between C, P, and U, and unexplained variance were responsible for 0-20, 11-30, and 11-53%, respectively, of the total variance in L. We conclude that these spontaneous capillary contractions were primarily due to endothelial contractility.
journal_name
Microvasc Resjournal_title
Microvascular researchauthors
Ragan DM,Schmidt EE,MacDonald IC,Groom ACdoi
10.1016/0026-2862(88)90035-0subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1988-07-01 00:00:00pages
13-30issue
1eissn
0026-2862issn
1095-9319pii
0026-2862(88)90035-0journal_volume
36pub_type
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