Apparent cellular ingress of albumin in Walker 256 tumor and rat muscle.
Tissue albumin distribution was measured in Walker 256 tumor and skeletal muscle in vivo in 36 rats. Vascular, extravascular-extracellular, and total tissue water spaces were determined for each tissue sample by isotopic techniques. Tissue interstitial and lymph albumin values were calculated from thoracic duct albumin concentrations, and vascular albumin was determined from serum albumin levels. Total tissue albumin was measured by dilution. These data demonstrate a third tissue albumin pool that equilibrates in 3 days compared to the rapid equilibration (2 hr) of vascular and extracellular-extravascular spaces. The pool is present in both muscle and tumor but appears to equilibrate more rapidly in tumor tissue. This finding suggests that cellular ingress of albumin occurs in vivo, which may explain increased albumin catabolism in tumor-bearing hosts.
D000418:Albumins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002279:Carcinoma 256, Walker / Q000378:metabolism*; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D008196:Lymph / Q000032:analysis; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000378:metabolism
D000418:Albumins; D012709:Serum Albumin