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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 256: H1675-H1683, 1989;
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AJP - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol 256, Issue 6 1675-H1683, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Hydraulic conductivity of endothelial cell monolayers cultured on human amnion

P. M. Luckett, J. Fischbarg, J. Bhattacharya and S. C. Silverstein
Rover Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.

Hydraulic conductivity (Lp) of endothelial cell monolayers cultured on a supporting matrix of human amnion was measured. Bovine aortic (Baec), bovine microvascular (Bmec), and human umbilical vein endothelial cell (Huvec) monolayers were mounted in a water-jacketed chamber maintained at 37 degrees C. The lower compartment of the chamber was connected to an electronic sensor-aspiration system that served to volume clamp the lower compartment. The aspirated volume was displayed on a chart recorder, providing continuous measurements of volume flow per unit area (Jv). In 36 monolayers, Jv was linearly related to hydrostatic pressure. The average slope of this relationship (Lp) was 1.14 +/- 0.8 X 10(-6), 1.67 +/- 1.49 X 10(-6), and 2.9 +/- 0.85 X 10(-6) cm.s-1.cmH2O-1 for Baec, Bmec, and Huvec, respectively. The effect of increased luminal oncotic pressure was studied in seven monolayers. The oncotic pressure difference (delta pi) ranged from 3.1 to 7.1 cmH2O (measured with a Wescor oncometer). In all cases, there was an immediate fall in Jv and a displacement to the right of the x-intercept of the line Jv vs. change in pressure (delta P) without a change in the slope (Lp). These results indicate that the Lp of endothelial cell monolayers cultured on amnion is within the range of values previously reported for single capillaries in vivo and that these monolayers appear to sustain delta pi sufficient to generate an osmotically driven water flow.


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