Direct visualization of interstitial flow distribution in aortic walls. 2022

Wataru Fukui, and Yoshihiro Ujihara, and Masanori Nakamura, and Shukei Sugita
Department of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8555, Japan.

Vascular smooth muscle cells are exposed to interstitial flow across aortic walls. Fluid shear stress changes the phenotype of smooth muscle cells to the synthetic type; hence, the fast interstitial flow might be related to aortic diseases. In this study, we propose a novel method to directly measure the interstitial flow velocity from the spatiotemporal changes in the concentration of a fluorescent dye. The lumen of a mouse thoracic aorta was filled with a fluorescent dye and pressurized in ex vivo. The flow of the fluorescent dye from the intimal to the adventitial sides was successfully visualized under a two-photon microscope. The flow velocity was determined by applying a one-dimensional advection-diffusion equation to the kymograph obtained from a series of fluorescent images. The results confirmed a higher interstitial flow velocity in the aortic walls under higher intraluminal pressure. A comparison of the interstitial flow velocity in the radial direction showed faster flow on the more intimal side, where hyperplasia is often found in hypertension. These results indicate that the proposed method can be used to visualize the interstitial flow directly and thus, determine the local interstitial flow velocity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D001783 Blood Flow Velocity A value equal to the total volume flow divided by the cross-sectional area of the vascular bed. Blood Flow Velocities,Flow Velocities, Blood,Flow Velocity, Blood,Velocities, Blood Flow,Velocity, Blood Flow
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001011 Aorta The main trunk of the systemic arteries. Aortas
D001013 Aorta, Thoracic The portion of the descending aorta proceeding from the arch of the aorta and extending to the DIAPHRAGM, eventually connecting to the ABDOMINAL AORTA. Aorta, Ascending,Aorta, Descending,Aortic Arch,Aortic Root,Arch of the Aorta,Descending Aorta,Sinotubular Junction,Ascending Aorta,Thoracic Aorta,Aortic Roots,Arch, Aortic,Ascending Aortas,Junction, Sinotubular,Root, Aortic,Sinotubular Junctions
D001018 Aortic Diseases Pathological processes involving any part of the AORTA. Aortic Disease,Disease, Aortic,Diseases, Aortic
D051379 Mice The common name for the genus Mus. Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus
D032389 Myocytes, Smooth Muscle Non-striated, elongated, spindle-shaped cells found lining the digestive tract, uterus, and blood vessels. They are derived from specialized myoblasts (MYOBLASTS, SMOOTH MUSCLE). Smooth Muscle Cells,Cell, Smooth Muscle,Cells, Smooth Muscle,Myocyte, Smooth Muscle,Smooth Muscle Cell,Smooth Muscle Myocyte,Smooth Muscle Myocytes

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