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Uptake of low density lipoprotein, albumin, and water by deendothelialized in vitro minipig aorta. 1986

D L Fry, and J F Cornhill, and H Sharma, and J M Pap, and J Mitschelen

The purpose of this research was to study the effect of pressure on arterial hydration in vitro and the effect of pressure and flow (stirred reagent) on the in vitro transport of 125I-albumin and 125I-LDL into deendothelialized minipig aortas over a 24-hour period. It was found that the arterial hydration (fractional mass of water) was 0.740 +/- 0.0043 SEM for control tissue; after 24 hours this rose to 0.745 +/- 0.0038 for 0 mm Hg, 0.752 +/- 0.0046 for 100 mm Hg, and 0.755 +/- 0.0065 for 200 mm Hg. In the transport studies, the following effects were found. The reagent radioactivity concentration and composition did not change with pressure or stirring over the 24-hour period. For unpressurized tissue, the 24-hour normalized uptake [uptake (M mg cm-2) divided by reagent concentration (co mg cm-3)] of albumin was (4.86 +/- 0.43 cm) X 10(-3) from stirred and (5.46 +/- 0.36 cm) X 10(-3) from nonstirred reagent; that of LDL was (0.31 +/- 0.02 cm) X 10(-3) from stirred and (0.37 +/- 0.02 cm) X 10(-3) from nonstirred reagent. Pressurization (100 mm Hg) of the tissue increased albumin uptake by 52% from stirred and by 125% from nonstirred reagent and the LDL uptake by 52% from stirred and 241% from nonstirred reagent. Pressure increased the intimal surface concentration of albumin and LDL at the nonstirred, but not at stirred, interfaces. The electrophoretic properties of the intimal surface fluid showed only minor differences from those of the bulk reagent. These data demonstrate that pressure causes a slight, but significant, increase in arterial hydration and that radiolabeled albumin and LDL appear to be sieved by the superficial intimal layers of the deendothelialized porcine aorta under the in vitro conditions of this study.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008077	Lipoproteins, LDL	A class of lipoproteins of small size (18-25 nm) and light (1.019-1.063 g/ml) particles with a core composed mainly of CHOLESTEROL ESTERS and smaller amounts of TRIGLYCERIDES. The surface monolayer consists mostly of PHOSPHOLIPIDS, a single copy of APOLIPOPROTEIN B-100, and free cholesterol molecules. The main LDL function is to transport cholesterol and cholesterol esters to extrahepatic tissues.	Low-Density Lipoprotein,Low-Density Lipoproteins,beta-Lipoprotein,beta-Lipoproteins,LDL(1),LDL(2),LDL-1,LDL-2,LDL1,LDL2,Low-Density Lipoprotein 1,Low-Density Lipoprotein 2,LDL Lipoproteins,Lipoprotein, Low-Density,Lipoproteins, Low-Density,Low Density Lipoprotein,Low Density Lipoprotein 1,Low Density Lipoprotein 2,Low Density Lipoproteins,beta Lipoprotein,beta Lipoproteins
D008855	Microscopy, Electron, Scanning	Microscopy in which the object is examined directly by an electron beam scanning the specimen point-by-point. The image is constructed by detecting the products of specimen interactions that are projected above the plane of the sample, such as backscattered electrons. Although SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY also scans the specimen point by point with the electron beam, the image is constructed by detecting the electrons, or their interaction products that are transmitted through the sample plane, so that is a form of TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY.	Scanning Electron Microscopy,Electron Scanning Microscopy,Electron Microscopies, Scanning,Electron Microscopy, Scanning,Electron Scanning Microscopies,Microscopies, Electron Scanning,Microscopies, Scanning Electron,Microscopy, Electron Scanning,Microscopy, Scanning Electron,Scanning Electron Microscopies,Scanning Microscopies, Electron,Scanning Microscopy, Electron
D001834	Body Water	Fluids composed mainly of water found within the body.	Water, Body
D004586	Electrophoresis	An electrochemical process in which macromolecules or colloidal particles with a net electric charge migrate in a solution under the influence of an electric current.	Electrophoreses
D006874	Hydrostatic Pressure	The pressure due to the weight of fluid.	Hydrostatic Pressures,Pressure, Hydrostatic,Pressures, Hydrostatic
D000418	Albumins	Water-soluble proteins found in egg whites, blood, lymph, and other tissues and fluids. They coagulate upon heating.	Albumin
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
D001158	Arteries	The vessels carrying blood away from the heart.	Artery
D001692	Biological Transport	The movement of materials (including biochemical substances and drugs) through a biological system at the cellular level. The transport can be across cell membranes and epithelial layers. It also can occur within intracellular compartments and extracellular compartments.	Transport, Biological,Biologic Transport,Transport, Biologic
D013552	Swine	Any of various animals that constitute the family Suidae and comprise stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammals with thick skin, usually covered with coarse bristles, a rather long mobile snout, and small tail. Included are the genera Babyrousa, Phacochoerus (wart hogs), and Sus, the latter containing the domestic pig (see SUS SCROFA).	Phacochoerus,Pigs,Suidae,Warthogs,Wart Hogs,Hog, Wart,Hogs, Wart,Wart Hog