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Hand* ; Regional Blood Flow*

Naloxone, specific opiate antagonist, selectively elevates plasma dopamine level, with the dopamine changes significantly correlated with improved cardiovascular function and reduces the release of endorphin in the endorphin stress system. As the results, naloxone increases both, systemic blood pressure and regional blood flow, limiting secondary ischemic changes and improving neurological function in the C.N.S. lesion by the experimental studies. We have studied the clinical effects of naloxone on the 40 cases of C.N.S. lesions from April to October, 1983. We have discussed our results and reviewed literatures.
Blood Pressure ; Dopamine ; Endorphins ; Ischemia ; Naloxone* ; Plasma ; Regional Blood Flow

Blood supply is believed to be an important aspect in the development of pathological scars. However, there are controversies about vascular distribution, vascular structure and blood flow in pathological scars. Additionally, hypoxic microenvironment plays an important role in the vascularization of pathological scar tissues, and hypoxic conditions can be reflected by metabolic indexes and some cytokines. Furthermore, the correlation between blood supply and tissue hypoxia is controversial. The aim of this article is to review the literature on the characteristics of blood supply and tissue hypoxia in pathological scars, from which we can see pathological scars have unique characteristics of blood supply that are closely associated with tissue hypoxia. Moreover, development in the treatment of pathological scars is herein reviewed.
Cell Hypoxia ; Cicatrix ; blood ; metabolism ; Humans ; Regional Blood Flow

BACKGROUND: One of the characteristics of hypoglycemic encephalopathy (HE) is selective vulnerability of different brain regions. CASE REPORT: We observed a patient with unilateral HE affecting the right internal capsule and the subcortical white matter. The patient had a preexisting stroke in the opposite hemisphere. The hemisphere that was affected by HE exhibited greater regional blood flow (single positron-emission tomography) and higher fractional anisotropy (diffusion-tensor imaging) than the unaffected hemisphere. CONCLUSIONS: This case suggests that the degree of metabolism required to maintain the function of brain structures and neuronal integrity is an important factor determining the selective vulnerability in HE.
Anisotropy ; Brain ; Humans ; Internal Capsule ; Neurons ; Regional Blood Flow ; Stroke

Pulsatile blood flow plays an important role in maintaining normal vascular endothelial function. Quantitative measurement of pulsatility of artery blood pressure and blood flow in dogs and effects of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) on the pulsatility were taken in this study. Common carotid artery blood pressure and blood flow were measured in 6 beagle dogs that had suffered from an acute myocardial infarction 6 weeks before. A 6F tip transducer catheter was inserted into the right common carotid artery to measure blood pressure, and blood flow was measured in the left common carotid artery by an electromagnetic blood flow probe under anesthesia before and during EECP. Blood pulse pressure, pulsatility index (ratio of peak pressure to end diastolic pressure) and standard deviation of blood pressure were calculated to evaluate the pulsatility of arterial blood pressure. Blood pulse flow, pulsatility index (ratio of peak flow to trough flow) and standard deviation of blood flow were calculated to evaluate the pulsatility of blood flow. Mean vascular resistance (MVR) was calculated as MVR = mean blood pressure/mean blood flow. Blood pulse pressure, pulsatility index and standard deviation of blood pressure were elevated from 30 +/- 9 mmHg, 1.26 +/- 0.05 and 8.7 +/- 2.5 mmHg to 43 +/- 8 mmHg (P < 0.05), 1.54 +/- 0.13 and 12.4 +/- 2.0 mmHg (P < 0.05) before and during EECP, respectively. Blood pulse flow, pulsatility index and standard deviation of blood flow were elevated from 317 +/- 48 ml/min, 2.85 +/- 0.21 and 96 +/- 21 ml/min to 447 +/- 88 ml/min, 4.56 +/- 0.90 and 131 +/- 39 ml/min before and during EECP (P < 0.05). MVR was decreased from 578 +/- 72 before EECP to 476 +/- 85 Wood units during EECP(P < 0.05). These data demonstrate that EECP gives an elevation of pulsatility to blood pressure and blood flow, thus it may lead to the decrease of vascular resistance.
Animals ; Blood Pressure ; Carotid Arteries ; physiology ; Counterpulsation ; Dogs ; Hemodynamics ; Pulsatile Flow ; Regional Blood Flow ; Vascular Resistance

To understand the local hemodynamics of modified TF-AHCB carotid bifurcation model, using particle image velocimetry technique to measure the instantaneous velocity distribution of the model attatched to a circuit. The velocity was controlled by regulating the height of the reservoir. The working fluid consists of glycerine and water mixture with viscosity of 3.75 mPa.s similar to human blood. Instantaneous velocity fields were obtained by PIV and the shear stresses were calculated according to the velocity. The results showed that inside the model, there were a large flow separation and an anticlockwise rotating vortex on the lateral wall of ICA, The location and distance of the vortex changed with the flow velocity. The higher the flow velocity, the smaller the vortex distance, and the farther the location. The shear stresses on the lateral wall were significantly lower in all work condition. And there a low shear stress kernel when the velocity was lower than 0.839 m/s. The location of the low shear stress was just the position of atherosclerosis. The flow pattern inside the model consists of large flow separation and vortex zones. And there are low shear stress zones at the lateral wall of ICA, Where are thought to be associated with the genesis of atherosclerosis.
Blood Flow Velocity ; Carotid Arteries ; physiology ; Models, Cardiovascular ; Pulsatile Flow ; Regional Blood Flow ; physiology ; Rheology ; methods ; Stress, Mechanical

Intravenous membrane oxygenator (IVOX), an artificial lung usually located in vena caval system, can provide extra oxygen outside the lung for patients suffering from respiratory failure. However, gas exchange areas of IVOX are limited because of confined space in caval system. The increase of the diameter of IVOX may impede the return of venous blood to heart, and result in serious low blood pressure. Thus, it is important to increase the efficiency of IVOX by reducing the diffusive resistance of boundary layers. In the present study, the hollow member fiber of IVOX was weaved in braids; we tested the oxygen transfer efficiency and blood flow resistance of this IVOX in vitro. The results showed that the total transferred oxygen, the oxygen transfer rate and blood resistance increased with the increase of blood flow. The oxygen volume transferred by the IVOX and the oxygen transfer rate were (55.97 +/- 0.51) ml/min and (127.19 +/- 0.66) ml/(min x m)2 respectively at the blood flow of 5 L/min and hemoglobin of 120 g/L. They were significantly higher than those at 4 L/min and 3.5 L/min, respectively. The pressure drop also increased from (11.87 +/- 1.57) cmH2O at 3.5 L/min of blood flow to (18.53 +/- 0.99) cmH2O at 4 L/min and 19.77+/- 0.51 cmH2O at 5 L/min. However, they are safe to the patients (< 20 cmH2O). These results suggest that this braid type of IVOX can safely provide 20%-30% oxygen outside the lung for an adult patient.
Animals ; Carbon Dioxide ; blood ; Hemoglobin A ; analysis ; Oxygen ; blood ; Oxygenators, Membrane ; classification ; Regional Blood Flow ; Swine

Utilizing the third-order polynomial curve fitted to the experimental data, which represents the relationship between cerebral blood flow (CBF) and mean artery blood pressure (MABP), we constructed a lumped-parameter dynamic model with 5 elements. In this model; the resistance is not constants it is determined by the fitted curve. We simulated the process of CBF autoregulation numerically by solving the govern equation of this model and got quite accurate results. Furthermore, we studied the influence of hemodynamic parameters on the CBF autoregulation by this model and proved that the characteristic resistance is the most important factor.
Blood Flow Velocity ; Blood Pressure ; physiology ; Cerebrovascular Circulation ; physiology ; Homeostasis ; Humans ; Hypotension ; physiopathology ; Models, Biological ; Oxygen ; metabolism ; Regional Blood Flow

A hemodynamic model of capillary and tissue, in which tissue pressure changed with swing manipulation of Traditional Chinese Medical Massage (TCMM), is presented in this paper to explain the hemodynamic mechanism of swing manipulation. Blood flowed in capillary with low Reynolds number. Plasma exuded through capillary according to the Starling's Law. Tissue pressure changed linearly with the massage force measured. Blood apparent viscosity, plasma protein concentration and red cell's hematocrit were taken into account. Capillary flow rate, blood apparent viscosity, filtration rate and filtration fraction with dynamical change of tissue pressure were calculated numerically, and were compared with those in static tissue pressure condition. Results showed that, dynamical change of tissue pressure led to the increase of capillary flow rate and the decrease of blood apparent viscosity, which qualitatively explained the hemodynamic mechanism of "promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis" in swing manipulation of TCMM.
Biomechanical Phenomena ; Blood Flow Velocity ; Blood Viscosity ; Capillaries ; physiology ; Hematocrit ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Massage ; Models, Cardiovascular ; Pressure ; Regional Blood Flow

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the changes of cerebral blood flow (CBF) with real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEU) in a canine model of acute cerebral ischemia.

METHODSCerebral perfusion was assessed in 6 dogs subjected to craniotomy with CEU at the time of 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 min after occlusion of the left common carotid artery (LCCA). The microvascular volume (A) and blood flow velocity (beta) in the brain were measured from the time-versus-acoustic intensity plots, and the value of Axbeta were calculated. 99mTc-ECD brain single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was performed on the day before the experiment and at 120 min after LCCA occlusion. The radioactive counts on both sides of the cerebral cortex were calculated.

RESULTSA significant correlation was found between Axbeta from CEU and volume of the blood flow of the CCA from Doppler flowmetry. A, beta and Axbeta values varied significantly between the different time points (P>0.001). The ipsilateral hemisphere showed a low-perfusion state while the contralateral hemisphere showed a high-perfusion state immediately after the occlusion.

CONCLUSIONSThe changes of beta is the main regulation mechanism during acute cerebral ischemia in dogs.

Animals ; Blood Flow Velocity ; Brain ; blood supply ; Brain Ischemia ; diagnostic imaging ; Cerebrovascular Circulation ; Dogs ; Male ; Regional Blood Flow ; Ultrasonography