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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 274: H1248-H1254, 1998;
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Vol. 274, Issue 4, H1248-H1254, April 1998

Dissociation between volume blood flow and laser-Doppler signal from rat muscle during changes in vascular tone

Larisa V. Kuznetsova1, Nicole Tomasek2, Gisli H. Sigurdsson2, Andrej Banic3, Dominique Erni3, and Anthony M. Wheatley1

Departments of 1 Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, 2 Anesthesia and Intensive Care, and 3 Plastic Surgery, University of Berne, Inselspital, CH-3010 Berne, Switzerland

Although the laser-Doppler flowmetry (LDF) signal from skeletal muscle has been shown to provide a good measure of blood flow under some conditions, its behavior during administration of vasoactive substances has never been addressed. The aims of this study were to compare 1) changes in LDF signal with those in total muscle blood flow measured with radioactive microspheres after ganglionic blockade (chlorisondamine) and during administration of angiotensin II (ANG II), phenylephrine (PE), and isoproterenol (Iso) and 2) changes in vascular resistance estimated by the two techniques. The LDF signal from the biceps femoris muscle was investigated in anesthetized male Wistar rats. Ganglionic blockade led to a significant (P < 0.05) fall in mean arterial pressure (MAP) [medians (lower, upper quartiles): 78 (72, 83) vs. 127 (114, 138) mmHg under basal conditions], muscle blood flow (MBF, microsphere technique; 61%), and the LDF signal (29%). Muscle vascular resistance (MVR = MAP/MBF) was increased (64%, P < 0.05), but vascular resistance estimated as MAP/LDF signal (MVRLDF) was unchanged. During ANG II and PE infusions, MAP rose (P < 0.05) to 178 (155, 194) and 127 (124, 142) mmHg, respectively; MBF did not change compared with the preinfusion (postganglionic blockade) level and remained significantly (P < 0.05) lower than baseline, whereas the LDF signal increased up to a level not different from baseline. MVR rose and was significantly (P < 0.05) higher than baseline, whereas MVRLDF did not differ significantly from baseline. During Iso infusion, MAP fell [58 (56, 60) vs. 94 (92, 102) mmHg, P < 0.05], the LDF signal was reduced (49%, P < 0.05) despite a large increase in MBF (139%, P < 0.05), and MVR fell (74%, P < 0.05), whereas MVRLDF did not change vs. preinfusion level. Our results suggest that 1) changes in the LDF signal from muscle may not correlate with changes in total muscle blood flow measured by the microsphere technique during infusion of vasoactive substances and 2) the use of LDF data for estimation of MVR during changes in vascular tone in rat skeletal muscle is probably not appropriate.

vasoconstriction; vasodilation; radioactive microspheres; vascular resistance; angiotensin II; isoproterenol; phenylephrine


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