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In Vivo/In Vitro Comparison of Rat Abdominal Aorta Wall Viscosity
Influence of Endothelial Function
From the Départements de Pharmacologie (P.B., S.L.) and Médicine Interne (M.S.), Hôpital Broussais, and INSERM U337 (P.B., Y.B., P.L., P.C.-C., A.B., J.F.R. de la F., M.S., S.L.), Paris; and URA-CNRS 879, Saint Cyr l’Ecole (P.C.), France.
Abstract
Abstract Arterial wall viscosity (AWV) is a potential source of energy dissipation in circulation. That arteries, which are known to be markedly viscous in vitro, have lower viscosity in vivo has been suggested but not demonstrated under similar pressure conditions. Endothelium, which may modulate AWV through smooth muscle tone, could contribute to the low level of viscosity in vivo. Our objectives were first to compare AWV of the rat abdominal aorta, in vivo and in vitro, with similar pulse-pressure waves, and second, to determine whether endothelial function influences AWV in vivo and in vitro. The diameter of the abdominal aorta and distending pressure were measured in vivo and in vitro with a high-resolution echotracking system and a micromanometer, respectively. AWV was calculated as the area of the pressure-volume curve hysteresis. After in vivo examination, the arterial segments were isolated in vitro and submitted to resynthesized pressure waves identical to those recorded in vivo. Deendothelialization was performed in vivo by balloon rubbing; then arteries were examined either in vivo or in vitro. AWV was markedly lower in vivo than in vitro (6.6±0.7 versus 22.7±3.7 J · m-1 · 10-5, respectively; P<.001). After deendothelialization, a sustained 40% increased AWV was observed during a 15-minute follow-up (P<.01). In vitro, deendothelialized arteries have a 64% higher AWV than segments with endothelium (P<.01). Our results indicate that the physiological effective viscosity, measured in vivo in intact animals, is threefold lower than the intrinsic viscosity of the arterial wall, measured in vitro. Endothelium removal determines a sustained increase in AWV, either in vivo or in vitro. These results suggest that active mechanisms compensate for intrinsic viscosity under physiological conditions. One of these energy-saving mechanisms might be dependent on normal endothelial function.
Key Words: viscosity • endothelium • arterial compliance • aorta
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