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To determine how lowering coronary blood flow during early postischemic reperfusion influences leukocyte accumulation and adhesion within coronary capillaries and postcapillary venules.

September 1, 1997AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Low-flow reperfusion after myocardial ischemia enhances leukocyte accumulation in coronary microcirculation

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To determine how lowering coronary blood flow during early postischemic reperfusion influences leukocyte accumulation and adhesion within coronary capillaries and postcapillary venules.
Isolated rat hearts were perfused for 30 min, subjected to 30 min of no-flow ischemia at 37°C, and allocated into four groups: nonischemic controls (NIC) and postischemic hearts reflowed at 100% (I/R100), 50% (I/R50), or 10% (I/R10) of full flow.
Fluorescently labeled leukocyte deposition was visualized in capillaries and venules via intravital microscopy at 5, 20, and 35 min of reperfusion, alongside venular blood cell velocity and shear rate measurements at 5 min (R5).
Full-flow reperfusion (I/R100) significantly elevated capillary leukocyte trapping compared to NIC at R5 (5.7 ± 0.6 vs. 2.0 ± 0.4 leukocytes/field; P < 0.05), but venular adhesion changes were not statistically significant (3.2 ± 0.4 vs. 1.5 ± 0.6 leukocytes/100-µm venule; P < 0.2).
Low-flow reperfusion at 10% flow (I/R10) markedly amplified leukocyte accumulation at R5 in both capillaries (9.2 ± 0.8; P < 0.05) and venules (4.4 ± 0.5; P < 0.05).
Leukocyte margination in coronary venules demonstrated a strong, statistically significant inverse correlation with venular shear rate (r = 0.99, P < 0.05).

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Experimental study demonstrates low-flow reperfusion increases leukocyte accumulation in rat coronary microcirculation, suggesting reduced flow exacerbates early reperfusion injury.

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Ritter et al. (1997) studied this question.

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Experimental study demonstrates low-flow reperfusion increases leukocyte accumulation in rat coronary microcirculation, suggesting reduced flow exacerbates early reperfusion injury.

Low-flow reperfusion after myocardial ischemia enhances leukocyte accumulation in coronary microcirculation

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Low-flow reperfusion after myocardial ischemia enhances leukocyte accumulation in coronary microcirculation

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