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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 273: H2774-H2782, 1997;
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Vol. 273, Issue 6, H2774-H2782, December 1997

In vivo hydraulic conductivity of muscle: effects of hydrostatic pressure

El Rasheid Zakaria, Joanne Lofthouse, and Michael F. Flessner

Nephrology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York 14642

We and others have shown that the loss of fluid and macromolecules from the peritoneal cavity is directly dependent on intraperitoneal hydrostatic pressure (Pip). Measurements of the interstitial pressure gradient in the abdominal wall demonstrated minimal change when Pip was increased from 0 to 8 mmHg. Because flow through tissue is governed by both interstitial pressure gradient and hydraulic conductivity (K), we hypothesized that K of these tissues varies with Pip. To test this hypothesis, we dialyzed rats with Krebs-Ringer solution at constant Pip of 0.7, 1.5, 2.2, 3, 4.4, 6, or 8 mmHg. Tracer amounts of 125I-labeled immunoglobulin G were added to the dialysis fluid as a marker of fluid movement into the abdominal wall. Tracer deposition was corrected for adsorption to the tissue surface and for local loss into lymphatics. The hydrostatic pressure gradient in the wall was measured using a micropipette and a servo-null system. The technique requires immobilization of the tissue by a porous Plexiglas plate, and therefore a portion of the tissue is supported. In agreement with previous results, fluid flux into the unrestrained abdominal wall was directly related to the overall hydrostatic pressure difference across the abdominal wall (Pip = 0), but the interstitial pressure gradient near the peritoneum increased only ~40% over the range of Pip = 1.5-8 mmHg (20-28 mmHg/cm). K of the abdominal wall varied from 0.90 ± 0.1 × 10-5 cm2 · min-1 · mmHg-1 at Pip = 1.5 mmHg to 4.7 ± 0.43 ×10-5 cm2 · min-1 · mmHg-1 on elevation of Pip to 8 mmHg. In contrast, for the same change in Pip, abdominal muscle supported on the skin side had a significantly lower range of fluid flux (0.89-1.7 × 10-4 vs. 1.9-10.1 × 10-4 ml · min-1 · cm-2 in unsupported tissue). The differences between supported and unsupported tissues are likely explained in part by a reduced pressure gradient across the supported tissue. In conclusion, the in vivo hydraulic conductivity of the unsupported abdominal wall muscle in anesthetized rats varies with the superimposed hydrostatic pressure within the peritoneal cavity.

interstitium; convection; transport; solvent drag; peritoneal cavity


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