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Red cell distribution at microvascular bifurcations.

A R Pries1, K Ley, M Claassen

  • 1Department of Physiology, Freie Universität Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany.

Microvascular Research
|July 1, 1989
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Red blood cell distribution in rat mesenteric arterioles shows that smaller vessels exhibit greater plasma skimming. This red cell bias shifts towards plasma, especially in smaller daughter branches, influencing blood flow dynamics.

Area of Science:

  • Physiology
  • Microcirculation
  • Hemodynamics

Background:

  • Understanding red blood cell distribution is crucial for microvascular function.
  • Arteriolar bifurcations play a key role in regulating blood flow and hematocrit.
  • Plasma skimming, the preferential distribution of plasma to daughter branches, influences oxygen delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the distribution of red cell and blood volume flow at arteriolar bifurcations.
  • To quantify the relationship between red cell distribution and vessel diameter, hematocrit, and branch diameter ratio.
  • To model plasma skimming and predict hematocrit profiles in feeding arterioles.

Main Methods:

  • Simultaneous measurement of hematocrit and flow velocity in 65 rat mesenteric arteriolar bifurcations.

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  • Manipulation of blood flow distribution by occluding downstream side branches.
  • Analysis using a three-parameter logit function to describe fractional red cell volume flow.
  • Development of a model for plasma skimming based on a planar separating surface.

    • Main Results:

    • Fractional red cell volume flow parameters (X0, B, A) decrease with increasing feeding vessel diameter.
    • Phase separation is limited in vessels larger than 30 microns.
    • Nonlinearity parameter (B) decreases with decreasing feeding vessel hematocrit.
    • Smaller daughter branches receive proportionally more red cells than larger branches.
    • Calculated hematocrit profiles show decreased values towards the wall with a cell-free marginal zone.

    Conclusions:

    • Vessel diameter and branch geometry significantly influence red cell distribution at arteriolar bifurcations.
    • Plasma skimming is more pronounced in smaller arterioles and favors smaller daughter branches.
    • The developed model accurately predicts hematocrit profiles, highlighting the importance of plasma skimming in microcirculation.