scholarly journals Investigating reproductive organ blood flow and blood perfusion to ensure healthy offspring

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caleb O. Lemley
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Blood Perfusion ◽  
Reproductive Organ ◽  
Organ Blood Flow

Reproductive organ blood flow measured using radioactive microspheres in diestrous and estrous mice

1992 ◽  
Vol 262 (4) ◽  
pp. R666-R670 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. T. Dowell ◽  
C. G. Gairola ◽  
J. N. Diana
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Reference Sample ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Reproductive Organ ◽  
Organ Blood Flow ◽  
Blood Flow Distribution ◽  
Primary Mechanism ◽  
C57bl Mice ◽  
Microfuge Tube

Blood flow is a primary mechanism controlling reproductive organ functions. In the present study, radioactive microsphere techniques were adapted to measure ovarian, uterine, and vaginal blood flow levels in C57BL mice. Anesthetized animals were tracheostomized and the left carotid artery was cannulated. The heart was exposed and 113Sn-labeled spheres (15 microns size, 2 microCi, 0.1 ml) were injected via the left ventricle. Reference sample was obtained by carotid artery blood "free flowing" into a tared microfuge tube for 1 min. The animal was killed, and selected tissues were excised for weighing and radioactivity measurement to determine flow. Absence of differences in flow levels (ml.min-1.g-1) to paired nonreproductive organs (adrenals and kidneys) validated the procedure. Blood flow levels were significantly higher in the ovaries, but not in the uterus and vagina of estrous mice vs. diestrous mice. Comparison of left vs. right ovaries suggested consistent blood flow distribution during diestrus. Ovarian blood flow level is enhanced during estrus and, in addition, is highly nonuniform regarding right-left flow distribution. Nonuniform ovarian blood flow distribution in estrous mice leads us to speculate that alternating right-left (i.e. nonuniform) ovulation predominates during each murine estrous cycle.

Local and systemic autonomic nervous effects on cell migration to the spleen

2003 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 469-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heiner Rogausch ◽  
Detlev Zwingmann ◽  
Mirjam Trudewind ◽  
Adriana del Rey ◽  
Karl-Heinz Voigt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Blood Perfusion ◽  
Sympathetic Nerves ◽  
Lymphoid Cells ◽  
Cell Uptake ◽  
Organ Blood Flow ◽  
Splenic Blood Flow ◽  
Circulating Cells ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Microsphere Method

This work is based on the hypothesis that sympathetic nerves regulate the uptake of circulating cells by the spleen by affecting splenic blood flow and that the quantity of cells sequestered depends on whether changes in noradrenergic transmission occur at local or systemic levels. Fluorescently labeled lymphoid cells were injected into rats, and organ blood flow was measured by the microsphere method. Increased retention of cells in the spleen paralleled by increased blood flow was detected after local denervation of this organ or administration of bacterial endotoxin. A comparable enhanced splenic blood flow was observed after general sympathectomy. However, the redistribution of blood perfusion during general vasodilatation resulted in deviation of leukocyte flow from the spleen, thus resulting in reduced uptake of cells by this organ. These results indicate that, although the uptake of cells by the spleen depends on arterial blood supply, enhanced perfusion does not always result in increased cell sequestration because general vasodilatation reduces cell uptake by this organ and even overrides stimulatory effects of endotoxin.

scholarly journals Diagnosis of Fibrotic Distal Ileum Stenosis after Ischemic Enteritis Using Transabdominal Ultrasonography

2021 ◽  
pp. 568-577
Author(s):  
Ryo Katsumata ◽  
Noriaki Manabe ◽  
Masaki Matsubara ◽  
Jun Nakamura ◽  
Kazuma Kawahito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Blood Perfusion ◽  
Distal Ileum ◽  
Wall Thickening ◽  
Current Case ◽  
Abdominal Ultrasonography ◽  
Transabdominal Ultrasonography ◽  
Stenotic Lesion ◽  
Ischemic Enteritis

Ischemic enteritis (IE) is a rare disorder which is caused by inadequate blood flow to small intestine. The diagnostic procedure of this disease has not sufficiently established because of its rarity. Here, we report a case of IE in a hemodialysis-dependent 70-year-old man and summarize the diagnostic options for IE. The patient was admitted to our hospital because of acute abdominal distention and vomiting. He presented with mild tenderness in the lower abdomen and slightly elevated C-reactive protein level as revealed by blood tests. Radiographic imaging showed small bowel obstruction due to a stricture in the distal ileum. Contrast-enhanced abdominal ultrasonography revealed a 7-cm stenotic site with increased intestinal wall thickening, which preserved mucosal blood perfusion. Elastography revealed a highly elastic alteration of the stenotic lesion, indicating benign fibrotic changes resulting from chronic insufficient blood flow. Based on a clinical diagnosis of IE with fibrous stenosis, a partial ileostomy was performed. After surgical treatment, oral intake was initiated without recurrence of intestinal obstruction. Pathological findings revealed deep ulceration with inflammatory cell infiltration at the stenotic site. Occlusion and hyalinization of the venules in the submucosal layer indicated IE. In addition to current case, we reviewed past case reports of IE. Through this case presentation and literature review, we summarize the usefulness and safety of transabdominal ultrasonography for diagnosing IE.

Metabolic responses of the whole body, portal-drained viscera and hindquarter to adrenaline infusion: Effects of nonselective and selective β-adrenoceptor blockade

1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. O. O. Miaron ◽  
R. J. Christopherson
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Portal Vein ◽  
Influencing Factor ◽  
External Iliac Artery ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Organ Blood Flow ◽  
Β Blocker ◽  
Β Blockers

Propranolol, a nonselective β-blocker and selective β-blockers (metoprolol a β1-blocker and ICI 118551 a β2-blocker) were used to investigate the β-adrenoceptor-mediated adrenaline-induced increase in whole-body and organ VO2 in five whether sheep. Transit time blood flow probes were chronically implanted on the portal vein and the external iliac artery and sampling catheters were placed in the mesenteric artery, iliac vein and portal vein. Oxygen consumption by the whole body was measured by open circuit calorimetry, and oxygen consumption by the portal-drained viscera and the hindquarter was determined from A-VO2 differences and organ blood flow. Absolute pre-infusion VO2 values for the whole body, portal-drained viscera and hindquarters were 236 ± 7.4, 61 ± 6.0 and 13 ± 3.1 mL min−1 respectively. The mean changes in VO2 in response to infusion were 74 vs. 11, 26, 10 and 12 mL min−1 (SE = 9.1) for whole body; 31 vs. −2, −15, 13 and −4 mL min−1 (SE = 7.3) for portal-drained viscera and 8 vs. −0.4, 2.1, 1.0 and −2.7 mL min−1; SE = 4.3) for hindquarters during adrenaline, control, propranolol, metoprolol and ICI 118551 treatments, respectively. Adrenaline increased VO2 (P < 0.05) in the whole body and portal-drained viscera, but not hindquarters relative to controls. All β-blockers suppressed (P < 0.05) the adrenaline-induced increase in VO2 except for the portal-drained viscera where metoprolol was less effective and the hindquarters where β-blockers had no effect. The blood flow pattern was similar to VO2 responses for the portal-drained viscera. The nonselective β1 and β2 blockers were effective in reducing the adrenaline-induced increases in blood flow from the portal-drained viscera and to the hindquarters, with more pronounced β-adrenoceptor-mediated haemodynamic effects. The results indicate that the β-adrenoceptor system modulates whole body VO2, clearly establishes that adrenaline induces an increased VO2 in portal-drained viscera which can be reversed by a β2 or nonselective β blocker and implicates β adrenoceptors as an influencing factor in the maintenance energy requirements of ruminants. Key words: Calorimetry, adrenaline, β blockers, blood flow, sheep

Effect of xenopsin on blood flow, hormone release, and acid secretion

1982 ◽  
Vol 243 (3) ◽  
pp. G195-G199 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Zinner ◽  
F. Kasher ◽  
I. M. Modlin ◽  
B. M. Jaffe
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Acid Secretion ◽  
Gastric Acid ◽  
Regional Blood Flow ◽  
Acid Output ◽  
Significant Inhibition ◽  
Organ Blood Flow ◽  
Hormone Release ◽  
Change In Mean ◽  
Specific Influence

We investigated the effects of the neurotensin analogue xenopsin on regional blood flow, central hemodynamics, and stimulated acid secretion in awake conscious dogs. Organ blood flow, estimated using the radioactive microsphere technique, was significantly increased during the xenopsin infusion to the adrenals, pancreas, and ileum. There was no change in mean arterial pressure or cardiac output (measured by thermodilution). Along with changes in blood flow, there was a significant increase in the hormone output from the pancreas. These included rises in plasma pancreatic polypeptide, insulin, and glucagon. There also was a rise in plasma cortisol levels during the infusion. Substance P levels rose slowly but significantly during the xenospin infusion. There was no change in plasma gastrin levels. Xenopsin produced a significant inhibition of tetragastrin-stimulated gastric acid output. Thus, xenopsin appears to have region-specific influence on blood flow that correlates with region-specific hormonal secretion. In addition, xenopsin, like its mammalian analogue neurotensin, is an inhibitor of stimulated gastric acid secretion. A mammalian xenopsinlike peptide may well be involved in the modulation of gastrointestinal function.

scholarly journals Blood Perfusion of the Kidney of Lophius Piscatorius L.

1953 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Brull ◽  
E. Nizet ◽  
E. B. Verney
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Critical Level ◽  
Perfusion Pressure ◽  
Blood Perfusion ◽  
Urine Flow ◽  
The Other ◽  
Protein Nitrogen ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Flow Through

Lophius kidneys perfused with the heparinized blood (venous) of the fish secrete urine in which total non-protein nitrogen is concentrated, magnesium highly concentrated, and chloride only slightly so or not at all. Oxygenation of the blood, or lowering the temperature of the perfusate from c. 20° to c. 5° C. does not appear to influence secretion. The blood flow through the kidneys increases with the perfusion pressure, the increase often becoming disproportionately large. The urine flow, on the other hand, above a certain critical level is largely independent of changes in perfusion pressure.

scholarly journals Pentoxifylline prevents the transition from the hyperdynamic to hypodynamic response during sepsis

1999 ◽  
Vol 277 (3) ◽  
pp. H1036-H1044 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaolong Yang ◽  
Mian Zhou ◽  
Douglas J. Koo ◽  
Irshad H. Chaudry ◽  
Ping Wang
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Cardiac Output ◽  
Cardiovascular Response ◽  
Cecal Ligation ◽  
Organ Blood Flow ◽  
Adult Rats ◽  
Male Adult ◽  
Morphological Alterations ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Renal Oxygen

The cardiovascular response to sepsis includes an early, hyperdynamic phase followed by a late, hypodynamic phase. Although administration of pentoxifylline (PTX) produces beneficial effects in sepsis, it remains unknown whether this agent prevents the transition from the hyperdynamic to the hypodynamic response during the progression of sepsis. To study this, male adult rats were subjected to polymicrobial sepsis by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). At 1 h after CLP, PTX (50 mg/kg body wt) or vehicle was infused intravenously over 30 min. At 20 h after CLP (i.e., the late stage of sepsis), cardiac output and organ blood flow were measured by radioactive microspheres. Systemic and regional (i.e., hepatic, intestinal, and renal) oxygen delivery (Do 2) and oxygen consumption (V˙o 2) were determined. Moreover, plasma levels of lactate and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were measured, and histological examinations were performed. In additional animals, the necrotic cecum was excised at 20 h after CLP, and mortality was monitored for 10 days thereafter. The results indicate that cardiac output, organ blood flow, and systemic and regional Do 2decreased by 36–65% ( P < 0.05) at 20 h after CLP. Administration of PTX early after the onset of sepsis, however, prevented reduction in measured hemodynamic parameters and increased systemic and regional Do 2 andV˙o 2 by 50–264% ( P < 0.05). The elevated levels of lactate (by 173%, P < 0.05) and ALT (by 718%, P < 0.05), as well as the morphological alterations in the liver, small intestine, and kidneys during sepsis were attenuated by PTX treatment. In addition, PTX treatment decreased the mortality rate from 50 to 0% ( P < 0.05) after CLP and cecal excision. Because PTX prevents the occurrence of hypodynamic sepsis, this agent appears to be a useful adjunct for maintaining hemodynamic stability and preventing lethality from sepsis.

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