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Structural changes during microvascular rarefaction in chronic hypertension.

F Hansen-Smith1, A S Greene, A W Cowley

  • 1Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan.

Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)
|June 1, 1990
PubMed
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Chronic hypertension in rats causes skeletal muscle microvessel degeneration, supporting anatomic rarefaction. Ultrastructural examination revealed significant microvascular damage in hypertensive rat cremaster muscles.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Biology
  • Renal Physiology
  • Skeletal Muscle Research

Background:

  • Physiological studies suggest microvessel loss (anatomic rarefaction) in skeletal muscle during chronic hypertension.
  • The precise structural alterations underlying anatomic rarefaction remain poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate ultrastructural changes in skeletal muscle microcirculation.
  • To identify microvessel degeneration correlating with anatomic rarefaction in chronic hypertension.

Main Methods:

  • Cremaster muscles were obtained from rats with reduced renal mass hypertension and age-matched controls.
  • Histological examination using light and electron microscopy was performed.
  • Hypertension was induced by 75% kidney mass reduction followed by 4 weeks of salt loading.

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Main Results:

  • Hypertensive rats showed atrophy and degeneration of endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells in arterioles.
  • Severe degeneration in some arterioles obscured original cell identity.
  • Capillary degeneration, red blood cell extravasation, and lymphatic uptake were observed in hypertensive rats.

Conclusions:

  • Ultrastructural evidence supports anatomic rarefaction in the cremaster muscle of chronically hypertensive rats.
  • The study elucidates the cellular mechanisms of microvascular damage in hypertension.
  • Findings correlate structural changes with previously observed physiological data.