Hemorheological disorders in the microcirculation during septic shock in rats
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Tea Sordia1, Jemal Tatarishvili, George Mchedlishvili
1Microcirculation Research Center, I. Beritashvili Institute of Physiology, 14 Gotua St., 0160, Tbilisi 0160, Georgia. tiko_sordi@yahoo.com
Objectives:
The aim of the present study was the experimental analysis of blood rheological disorders in the microcirculation during endotoxic shock.
Methods:
Experiments were carried out on 30 white laboratory rats of both sexes weighing about 200 g. The experimental animals were divided in two groups: the control group and the group undergoing experimental endotoxic shock. The following specific hemorheological properties were investigated in all animals during the experiments: red blood cells (RBC) aggregability, their deformability and the systemic hematocrit.
Results:
We found that all the investigated hemorheological parameters appreciably changed underconditions of endotoxic shock. The RBC aggregability index was increased by a mean of 136%. As to the RBC deformability index was found to be decreased by 71%, and the systemic hematocrit lowered by 31%, as compared to the same parameters in the control group.
Conclusion:
The data obtained provide us with evidence that the hemorheological derangements associated with the development of the heavy microcirculatory disorders during endotoxic shock, are most significant factors.
