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Diameter variability and microvascular flow resistance

A R Pries1, D Schönfeld, P Gaehtgens

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

The American Journal of Physiology
|June 1, 1997
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Microvessel diameter variability significantly increases blood flow resistance. This finding helps explain why in vivo flow resistance is higher than predicted by in vitro studies.

Area of Science:

  • Physiology
  • Biophysics
  • Microcirculation Research

Background:

  • Microvessels deviate from ideal cylindrical shapes, impacting flow resistance calculations.
  • In vivo microvascular resistance is observed to be approximately twice that predicted by in vitro tube flow studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To create a detailed database of diameter variability in a rat mesenteric microvascular network.
  • To evaluate how diameter variations affect segmental flow resistance and overall network pressure drop.

Main Methods:

  • Intravital microscopy was used to measure microvessel diameters at 20-micron intervals.
  • Diameter measurements were taken along 546 vessel segments, totaling 6,319 measurements.
  • Mathematical flow simulations were employed to assess network pressure drop.

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Main Results:

  • Diameter variation amplitude decreased from ~15% in 5-micron vessels to ~5% in 60-micron vessels.
  • Segmental hindrance was 10-23% higher than predicted by mean diameter, depending on the model.
  • Overall network pressure drop increased by 7-13.5% due to diameter variability.

Conclusions:

  • Microvessel diameter irregularities substantially increase hydrodynamic resistance.
  • This increased resistance accounts for about 10% of the discrepancy between in vivo and in vitro flow resistance measurements.