title: Changes in rat mesentery interstitial matrix due to superfusate.
abstract: Animal preparations for microscopy often require a superfusate solution to cover surgically exposed tissue. There are few, if any, data concerning the effects of this solution on extravascular protein concentration and hydration. The effect of superfusion on mesenteric tissue in anesthetized male Sprague-Dawley rats was studied. Tissue samples were taken from nonsuperfused and superfused tissue and analyzed for hydration, albumin, and transferrin content. The mesenteric tissue interstitial matrix was rapidly altered by normal saline superfusate. After superfusion, there was a decrease (P < 0.01) in tissue albumin concentration from 1.17 +/- 0.27 to 0.10 +/- 0.08 g/dl (n = 9). Tissue hydration increased from 4.98 +/- 0.8 micrograms water/microgram dry wt in controls to 7.38 +/- 1.2 micrograms water/micrograms dry wt after superfusion. When a range of superfusate albumin concentrations was used (0, 1, 2, and 3 g/dl), tissue albumin concentration changed 0.59 +/- 0.09 g/dl for each gram per deciliter change in superfusate concentration (P < 0.0001). The large changes in interstitial matrix protein content and hydration suggest that superfusate solution effects need to be considered in microvascular protein transport experiments.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40506-0070.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Babbitt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parameswaran
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001834:Body Water / Q000378:metabolism; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000378:metabolism*; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010477:Perfusion; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014168:Transferrin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin; D014168:Transferrin; D012965:Sodium Chloride